Application Engineer II
Location: Bangalore, KA, IN
Application Engineer II (R Developer)
Join our innovative team at Swiss Re and help shape the future of actuarial analytics! We're seeking a talented Application Engineer II (R Developer) in Bangalore to enhance our Experience Studies ecosystem, delivering critical insights that drive business decisions across our global organization.
About the Role
As an Application Engineer II (R Developer), you'll be at the forefront of developing sophisticated analytical solutions that power Swiss Re's actuarial capabilities. You'll collaborate with experts across the organization while having the autonomy to implement creative technical solutions that make a real impact.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build and deliver key capability within the Experience Studies engine, analyzing requirements from our Experience Studies Centre of Excellence who expect and welcome challenges to ensure a robust, performant, and complete solution
Support and empower our Experience Studies community in the effective use of our engine
Participate actively in agile activities to boost your and your peers' skills and quality of work
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of solutions
Optimize and maintain existing codebase for performance and reliability
About the Team
We are a cross-functional team with a keen eye on the detail who put our clients first. We work together to create a robust dependable solution. Our role is to bring together our collective knowledge and expertise for Swiss Re's Experience Studies community.
About You
You're a problem-solver at heart with a passion for clean, efficient code. Your technical expertise is matched by your collaborative spirit and desire to continuously learn and improve. You thrive in an environment where you can apply analytical thinking to complex challenges while working alongside talented peers.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
Advanced R programming skills with relevant experience over the last 12-24 months, especially with packages like tidyverse, dplyr, data.table, dtplyr, Rcpp, testthat, and shiny
Experience building production-grade applications (version controlled, with unit and functional tests, packaged format)
Strong data science and analytical skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Demonstrated desire to learn and improve continually
Experience using Posit commercial products: Posit Workbench, Posit Connect and Posit Package Manager
These are additional nice to haves:
Experience with performance optimization of R code (dtplyr, data.table, Rcpp, cpp11)
Background in deploying R solutions using CI/CD pipelines and cloud providers (e.g. Azure DevOps)
Ability to provide technical guidance, help & leadership to other R developers within the team
Familiarity with agile working methodologies
Actuarial knowledge or experience working with actuarial teams
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.
Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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