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Location:Bratislava, SK

Imagine this: Breaking news on TV - a hurricane is approaching the US coastline and is about to bring chaos and devastation upon millions of people in the region!

You know that now is the time your work is put to the test: will your application scale out as designed under the heavy load of calculating the financial impact this storm may have?

The application you're responsible for sits at the core of natural catastrophe simulation at Swiss Re.

About the role:

In this role you would have the outstanding possibility to work on some of the most exciting engineering challenges the industry can offer. You craft and implement reliable, highly parallelized applications hosted on Azure, our public cloud hosting platform of choice.

In close collaboration with natural catastrophe experts, you lead the design, implementation and testing of our core applications.

Numerous challenges make this work exciting. High availability and extreme scaling requirements are equally important as quality and security aspects. Do you feel up for it, then apply now!

The NatCat Engineering Manager leads the engineering organization responsible for delivering and operating critical Natural Catastrophe (NatCat) platforms and systems. The role combines engineering leadership, people management, technical strategy, and operational accountability to ensure reliable, scalable, and business-aligned technology solutions that support Swiss Re's business strategies.

You will drive engineering excellence, enable high-performing teams, partner with business stakeholders, and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives across the NatCat technology landscape. The role requires balancing long-term platform evolution with operational stability and business delivery commitments.

About the team:

We are a highly motivated, collaborative engineering team that is responsible for building and running sophisticated, scalable and high-quality public cloud applications. Our team consists of architects, developers and test engineers with a shared company mission: to make the world more resilient.

In close collaboration with our business peers and surrounding tech teams we act in true start-up fashion - innovative and cross-functional.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, platform engineers, and technical specialists.

• Create a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Conduct performance, career development, hiring, succession planning, and talent management activities.

• Support engineers in growing technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and AI adoption practices.

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and drive the technology roadmap for NatCat platforms and services.

• Guide architectural decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.

• Promote engineering best practices across software development, testing, security, cloud adoption, and operational excellence.

• Drive modernization initiatives and continuous improvements to platform scalability, resiliency, and maintainability.

• Champion adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and emerging technologies.

Product Delivery & Execution

• Own successful delivery of engineering commitments across NatCat products and programs.

• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders to convert strategy into executable roadmaps.

• Manage priorities, dependencies, capacity planning, and resource allocation.

• Ensure delivery predictability, quality, and transparency through data-driven decision making.

Required Qualifications:

• Significant experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or technology delivery.

• Demonstrated success managing large scale business-critical applications and services.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strategic thinking and execution focus.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

Leadership Skills

• Experience leading engineering teams in complex enterprise environments.

• Experience operating within large scale agile delivery models.

• Strong people leadership and coaching capabilities.

• Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and enterprise architecture.

• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, observability, automation, and platform engineering practices.

• Knowledge of software quality, security, and operational excellence principles.

• Background in software development (preferably in Java)

• Experience with data-intensive and analytics-driven applications is advantageous.

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 3,800] and [EUR 6,300] per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.

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