Senior Application Engineer - Java Fullstack

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**Senior Application Engineer** **Hyderabad, India | Hybrid** Are you a full stack engineer who thrives at the intersection of elegant frontend experiences, robust backend systems, and the cutting edge of AI-assisted engineering Do you want to build software that matters at scale, in production, and with real business impact If youre ready to own delivery end-to-end and help shape the future of engineering practice, this role is for you. **About the Role** As a Senior Application Engineer, you will be a cornerstone of our engineering capability designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications across the full stack. Youll work with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, and Oracle to deliver production-ready solutions while contributing to system architecture, cloud platform engineering, and security design. This is not just a coding role, its an opportunity to lead technical thinking, mentor peers, and actively participate in the evolution of how we build software in an era of AI-assisted development. Youll collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners, architects, and fellow engineers to translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions. If youre excited about modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development tools, and building high-quality software through clear specifications and strong validation, youll find a great fit here. **Tech Stack:** Java, Spring Boot, Angular, TypeScript, REST APIs, Oracle/SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, CI/CD, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT **Key Responsibilities** **End-to-End System Delivery** - **Design, build, and deploy** enterprise-grade Angular applications with Java and Spring Boot-based REST API services that are production-ready and scalable - **Develop reusable components** , APIs, and backend integrations that power seamless user experiences. - **Own the full delivery lifecycle** : from technical design and implementation through to production deployment and ongoing support - **Debug, optimize, and maintain** production codebases across the full stack with a focus on performance and reliability **System Design Architecture** - **Translate business requirements** into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions - **Define component interactions** , API contracts, event flows, and integration patterns that stand up at enterprise scale - **Collaborate with Technical Product Owners** to refine requirements, resolve ambiguity, and align technical direction with business goals - **Evaluate architectural trade-offs** and recommend pragmatic, forward-thinking solutions **Cloud, Containers Platform Engineering** - **Build and deploy containerized applications** using Docker and Kubernetes in cloud-native environments - **Work with Azure services** and implement CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation practices - **Ensure operational stability** through proactive monitoring, diagnostics, and timely incident resolution **Security Identity** - **Design and implement authentication and authorization solutions** using OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and JWT-based security patterns - **Ensure secure integration** between frontend and backend systems and enterprise identity providers - **Apply secure development practices** consistently across the entire application lifecycle **AI-Assisted Engineering (Emerging)** - **Leverage AI-assisted development tools** to accelerate delivery and improve engineering outcomes - **Validate AI-generated outputs** for correctness, security, maintainability, and performance - **Contribute to the evolution** of machine-readable technical specifications and deterministic design definitions - **Participate in validation-oriented engineering workflows** , helping shape the teams approach to agentic development patterns **Technical Leadership** - **Lead technical design discussions and code reviews** , raising the bar for engineering quality across the team - **Mentor engineers** and actively contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement - **Foster a culture** of innovation, experimentation, and learning within the team **About the Team** Our team is the global LH Reinsurance Engineering team, responsible for the technical Architecture and Engineering for LH Reinsurance business unit. The team members are passionate about technology with deep understanding of reinsurance business. We closely collaborate with other teams and colleagues around the globe to share knowledge and engineer solutions. Growing experience will, over time, give you a broad view on Architecture Engineering of a global reinsurer and enable you to have a comprehensive understanding, people and systems involved and how these systems shape business outcomes. This will allow you to build a strong engineering team in Hyderabad and become a key technology leader in Swiss Re. This is a fast-paced, high-energy environment where bold ideas are welcomed, and engineers have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the direction of the business. **About You** You are a seasoned, curious, and collaborative engineer who takes pride in building systems that work not just in theory, but in production. You think in end-to-end systems, communicate technical ideas with clarity, and bring both the depth to solve hard problems and the breadth to guide others. Youre energized by emerging technologies, comfortable with ambiguity, and committed to continuous learning. You bring a growth mindset to everything you do and are excited about where AI is taking software engineering. **We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:** - 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong recent experience in full-stack enterprise application development. - Proven experience designing scalable frontend and backend architectures, including APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous messaging, and integration patterns. - Strong