Analytics Software Engineer

Place of work
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
From 1 700 EUR/monthMinimum base salary for this job is from 1700 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About the Role
Since our international Digital and Smart Analytics team in Bratislava is growing, we are looking for a new Analytics Software Engineer to join us. You will have a great opportunity to be part of the following activities:
• Work on various projects in the text-mining and machine learning space and develop stable applications with your state-of-the-art knowledge on software engineering
• Design and implement new features and components within our analytics platform and develop prototypes quickly to enable an iterative approach
• Deliver high-quality code, focusing on simplicity, performance, maintainability and scalability
• You will collaborate with Data Scientists and Software Engineers to develop robust software products - which are used both internally and externally
• You will work with various engineering and operations teams - but you will have a clear idea on how to bring machine learning algorithms into production

About the Team
The Digital & Smart Analytics Services unit supports Swiss Re's business functions in developing state-of-the-art technology solutions using advanced analytics techniques applied to both structured and unstructured data for their business and strategic initiatives (e.g. Product Development). We are a global team of highly skilled engineers and scientists specialised in data & text mining.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

About You

Are you the one we are looking for?
• You have a higher education degree (B.Sc. or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
• Strong software development skills, i.e. 4+ years hands-on experience as a full-stack developer
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Javascript and possess experience in data/text processing
• Good analytical and conceptual skills to understand complex technology stacks and their dependencies
• Experience with micro services based architectures and methodologies around designing, scaling and monitoring concurrent systems (using RESTful APIs)
• Good knowledge of data science methods and algorithms
• You are familiar with Agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, DevOps, Kanban)
• Very good verbal and written skills in English are a must

Nice to have
• Understanding of (Re-) insurance and/or financial services information needs
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud or similar cloud providers
• Knowledge of container technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes and orchestration tools, Puppet, Ansible
• Experience in machine learning and productive usage of machine learning models

Behavioural Competences:
• You are a great teammate with a ‘can do’ attitude, at ease with working in an interdisciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
• You are forward-thinking, ambitious, want to bring in your own ideas and use your creativity and motivation to push product development further. You are curious, a self-learner and have great interest in learning new things.
• As a matter of trust, we give you a high degree of flexibility which matches your independent working style. Also, you are able to work on multiple colliding priorities - still keeping your strong dedication to quality and timely customer service. You carefully evaluate design trade-offs and strive for simple, elegant and reusable solutions.

Join us!
If you think that you can bring the right knowledge, experience and personality for this job opportunity, you might be a perfect fit to our team and we would love to hear from you!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive work places that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.

*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 2478064  Dátum zverejnenia: 14.2.2020  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 1 700 EUR/month