Lead Software Engineer

iptiQ by Swiss Re
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
€ 60K

Job location

Municipality of Madrid, Spain

Tech stack

Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
TypeScript
Data Logging
React
Spring-boot
Kotlin
Kubernetes
Kafka
Docker

Job description

architectural direction, and guide engineering teams through complex technical challenges. Partner closely with Senior Engineering Managers (SEMs), architects, and cross-functional leads to plan and deliver large, strategic programs. Serve as a technical role model-driving high-quality engineering practices, ensuring robust delivery forecasting, and elevating the technical maturity of your domain. Drive and deliver multi-quarter, cross-domain initiatives and support SEMs with planning, estimation accuracy, and technical alignment. Independently design and develop high-quality features while continuously improving domain quality (logging, error handling, documentation, API clarity). Qualifications Strong technical depth in several components of our stack (Kotlin, Java, SpringBoot, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ReactJS, TypeScript). Proven ability to lead complex engineering efforts and, operate with ownership and accountability over domain-quality and cross-domain

Requirements

delivery, Benefits & Compensation For Spain, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 60,000 and EUR 100,000 for a full-time role. 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 integral and location-specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract. Working Conditions Flexible working time and location. Hybrid working in offices across the world. Legal During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for special needs are available upon request. 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.

About the company

Overview At iptiQ by Swiss Re, we are building the next generation of digital life and health insurance. Our engineering teams drive innovation across large-scale, cloud-native platforms that power millions of customer interactions. We blend modern software engineering with deep industry expertise to create solutions that are accessible, reliable, and user-centric. Our technology extends well beyond traditional insurance and encompasses data-intensive systems, modern architectures, digital health solutions, advanced analytics, and secure, high-performance services. It is deployed on a cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platform running on AWS. We use Kotlin, Java, SpringBoot, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, PostgreSQL on the backend, and ReactJS and TypeScript on the frontend. Our continuous delivery pipeline leverages GitLab and we monitor with Prometheus, ElasticSearch, Kibana, and Grafana. Responsibilities Take ownership of significant cross-domain initiatives, influence

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