Data Engineer / Application Engineer
Place of work
Twin City B, Mlynské nivy, Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
Twin City B, Mlynské nivy, Bratislava, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
Contract type
full-time
full-time
Wage (gross)
1 600 - 2 600 EUR/monthFor Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,600 and EUR 2,600 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, specialization, skills and experience. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
1 600 - 2 600 EUR/monthFor Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,600 and EUR 2,600 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, specialization, skills and experience. In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
About the role
As a Data/Application Engineer supporting the Alternative Capital Partners IT unit (ACP), you will cooperate closely with other engineers on maintaining and enhancing an IT application. The application is embedded in an environment that serves the business and integrates with other systems and platforms. It is currently in production and operational use. The mid-/long term plan is to migrate the solution to the Palantir Foundry platform. This includes:
• Operating and delivering monthly and quarterly reports to the business
• Monitoring batch processes and data ingestion feeds
• (Re-)designing, implementing and optimizing the application using test-driven development principles
The role requires communication with an international user community as well as a wide range of IT peers across the globe.
About the team
We are a small, dynamic, and international team of experienced specialists that design, build, and operate the ACP IT landscape in collaboration with our business partners. We follow agile methodologies (daily stand-up, bi-weekly sprints, product increments) and utilize DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Ensure processing of reporting deliverables, data feeds in due time according to closing cycles
• Operational support, monitoring and issue handling within the team
• Implement change requests, bug fixing and adequate test cases for system/application
• Produce (and maintain) system & application documentation
As a Data/Application Engineer supporting the Alternative Capital Partners IT unit (ACP), you will cooperate closely with other engineers on maintaining and enhancing an IT application. The application is embedded in an environment that serves the business and integrates with other systems and platforms. It is currently in production and operational use. The mid-/long term plan is to migrate the solution to the Palantir Foundry platform. This includes:
• Operating and delivering monthly and quarterly reports to the business
• Monitoring batch processes and data ingestion feeds
• (Re-)designing, implementing and optimizing the application using test-driven development principles
The role requires communication with an international user community as well as a wide range of IT peers across the globe.
About the team
We are a small, dynamic, and international team of experienced specialists that design, build, and operate the ACP IT landscape in collaboration with our business partners. We follow agile methodologies (daily stand-up, bi-weekly sprints, product increments) and utilize DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities
• Ensure processing of reporting deliverables, data feeds in due time according to closing cycles
• Operational support, monitoring and issue handling within the team
• Implement change requests, bug fixing and adequate test cases for system/application
• Produce (and maintain) system & application documentation
Employee perks, benefits
You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including:
- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card
- Attractive performance-based bonus
- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card
Information about the selection process
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
Requirements for the employee
Candidates with education suit the position
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Language skills
English - Upper intermediate (B2)
Personality requirements and skills
You are an experienced software engineer with a university degree in IT, engineering, or a related field, who enjoys being hands-on. You have a proven track record of delivering sustainable solutions and setting high standards. You are comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams, collaborating with business SMEs, and value security, quality, user experience, documentation, testing, and teamwork.
Professional background and key skills:
• 2+ years of experience as a software engineer, application engineer or data engineer
• Strong abstraction, fast comprehension, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools (preferably AzureDevOps)
• Ability to prioritize tasks and drive objectives to completion, capable of working independently and as part of a global team
• Passion for continuous improvement and accountability
• Proficiency in English (written and verbal)
• Strong knowledge of SQL and databases (e.g. Postgres SQL, Oracle)
• Proficient in Python and PySpark (Spark)
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Foundry or Azure),especially on Azure Data Factory and Data Bricks
• Familiarity with batch processing and application operations, monitoring, and orchestration
• Prior experience with Palantir Foundry is a plus
• Willingness to learn new technologies and languages (including platforms like UC4/Windows Server)
Professional background and key skills:
• 2+ years of experience as a software engineer, application engineer or data engineer
• Strong abstraction, fast comprehension, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools (preferably AzureDevOps)
• Ability to prioritize tasks and drive objectives to completion, capable of working independently and as part of a global team
• Passion for continuous improvement and accountability
• Proficiency in English (written and verbal)
• Strong knowledge of SQL and databases (e.g. Postgres SQL, Oracle)
• Proficient in Python and PySpark (Spark)
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Foundry or Azure),especially on Azure Data Factory and Data Bricks
• Familiarity with batch processing and application operations, monitoring, and orchestration
• Prior experience with Palantir Foundry is a plus
• Willingness to learn new technologies and languages (including platforms like UC4/Windows Server)
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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: Juraj Naderer
ID: 5100153
Dátum zverejnenia: 16.6.2025
2025-06-16
lokalita: Bratislava Pozícia: Programmer, Python Programmer, Software Engineer Spoločnosť: Swiss Re
Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 1 600 EUR/month