IT Senior Application Developer – Tech Lead

Location
New York , United States

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The Insurance Operations

Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI) provides extensive, specialty property and casualty insurance solutions to customers through select brokers, Managing General Agents, program administrators, cover holders and insurtech partners. Products include: property, casualty, professional liability and other specialty insurance solutions. Our comprehensive, customized solutions are provided by A+ rated carriers and are tailored to clients’ needs. We offer superior service levels, industry-recognized underwriting and claims expertise and innovative approaches to complex and evolving risks.

Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI) is a description for the insurance business operations of affiliated companies in the Munich Re Group that share a common directive to offer and deliver specialty property and casualty insurance products and services in North America. For more information on MRSI, including licensing, regulatory-required, and other information on the operating companies, visit https://www.munichre.com/us-non-life/en/general/munich-re-specialty-insurance-disclosures.html.

The Opportunity
The Tech Lead, Digital Underwriting, will be part of a cross-functional Agile development team to deliver high-quality digital solutions across a broad range of innovation initiatives, while championing quality and good coding practices.
The right candidate will have strong design and technical delivery skills while remaining future focused.

Major Accountabilities:

• Designs, builds and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable code leveraging agreed or established specifications and standards.
• Integrates developed applications and standard components for end-to-end business solutions.
• Establishes and enforces coding standards and code templates.
• Translates use cases into functional applications by developing prototypes to validate business hypothesis or architecture design.
• As part of our DevOps mode (build, own, run), supports stable and smooth maintenance of the products.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Creates required business and/or technical documentation to support product needs including documentation for security and operational compliance.
• Collaborates with the Global Development community - The development teams at Munich Re typically consist of internal external consultants and provider resources across multiple locations onshore and nearshore.
• Willing to Coach and Mentors junior members of the team.

The Company is open to considering candidates in numerous locations, including NYC. The salary range posted below applies to the Company’s NYC location.

The base salary range anticipated for this position is $142,400-208,800, plus opportunity for company bonus based upon a percentage of eligible pay. In addition, the company makes available a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

The salary estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for candidates hired in this position in NYC. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. Most candidates will start in the bottom half of the range.

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Successful Candidate Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in hands on software development, demonstrating in depth knowledge of clean coding, object-oriented development principles, patterns, and agile development practices.
• Strong programming background and knowledge of building and implementing applications in the cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) and delivering interactive web sites and user interfaces
• 10+ Years’ experience in implementing solutions using either Microsoft Tech stack (ASP. Net Core, C#, Visual Studio / VS Code).
• Experience with micro service architectures, containers and cloud services (including integrating with micro service).
• Expertise in modern API technologies: REST APIs, API guides, API guidelines, API management, JSON, Swagger, Authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, TLS).
• Background in frontend technologies, e.g., JavaScript, Angular, React, Polymer, jQuery.
• Knowledge of Interface technologies like web-services: O/JDBC, XML, SOAP
• Clear understanding of DevOps principles, preferably with VSTS and Git - source control, branching, merging and code reviews.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps for code versioning and solution continuous deployment.
• Knowledge of maintenance topics like version control, automated deployment/testing and experienced with usage and design of databases (SQL Server, NoSQL).
• Know-how about TDD (test driven design), unit testing and automated testing (frameworks).
• Excellent analysis, modeling, and design skills; ability to apply consistent architectural patterns and coding frameworks to new development efforts.
• Good interpersonal communications skills: competency to interact with business users as well as team members in a professional way.
• Bachelor’s Degree – Computer Science / Information Systems specialization preferred
• Comprehensive understanding of the MRSI landscape and detailed knowledge of how the unit operates today is highly preferred
• Highly organized, energetic, and charismatic change leader, who has the ability to unite a team around a specific objective and build partnerships.
• Knowledge of product and project management principles and practices.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to share a vision and convince others to embrace and embed in their organization.
• Consulting and collaborative working style creating a culture of accountability and sharing.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and simplify complex concepts and issues.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment, dealing with ambiguity.

At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About us

Founded in 1917, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. is one of the largest reinsurers in the United States. Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. has earned the A+ (Superior) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company - that's among the highest in the industry. Over 1,000 employees serve our clients from our Princeton, New Jersey campus and regional offices throughout the United States.

As a member of Munich Re's US operations, we offer the financial strength and stability that comes with being part of the world's preeminent insurance and reinsurance brand. Our risk experts work together to assemble the right mix of products and services to help you stay competitive - from traditional reinsurance coverages, to niche and specialty reinsurance and insurance products.