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This is not a role where you step away from the code; you'll remain hands-on, leading by example while driving architectural excellence, AI-enabled engineering practices and the delivery of secure, scalable and resilient solutions that matter to clients worldwide.\nWorking closely with Product Owners, Architects, Platform Engineering teams and Engineering Leadership, you'll have real influence over technical strategy while building a culture where engineers thrive, innovate and grow.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnical Leadership (70%)\nLead architecture, design and engineering decisions across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), setting the technical direction for L&H Solutions.\n\nDrive the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering practices, including AI-supported coding, testing, code reviews, documentation and developer productivity tooling.\n\nChampion modern engineering practices such as Cloud-native development, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), DevSecOps, CI/CD, Platform Engineering and Observability.\n\nStay hands-on by actively contributing to solution design, code reviews, technical problem-solving and the definition of engineering standards.\n\nPromote engineering quality through automation, security-first thinking, performance optimisation and a culture of continuous improvement.\n\nEngineering Management (30%)\nBuild, lead, coach and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering individual growth and collective excellence.\n\nPartner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to align engineering delivery with strategic initiatives and business outcomes.\n\nDrive Agile delivery, engineering KPIs and continuous improvement practices across teams.\n\nFoster a culture of innovation, ownership and collaboration, where technical excellence is celebrated and engineers are empowered to do their best work.\n\nAbout the Team\nAt L&H Solutions, we build and commercialise cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for Swiss Re's Life & Health insurance clients. Our portfolio spans more than six products - including the well-established Magnum, trusted by over 60 active clients worldwide, and innovative offerings such as UW Ease. Operating as a software house within Swiss Re, we bring together more than 150 technical professionals with multidisciplinary skills across multiple countries, delivering multi-regional, highly available solutions that are transforming the insurance industry.\nJoining L&H Solutions means becoming part of a collaborative, innovative environment where your expertise directly shapes the quality and reliability of products used by clients around the globe. We value diverse perspectives, bold ideas and the kind of engineering rigour that turns ambition into impact.\nAbout You\nYou are a seasoned engineering architect who leads with both technical depth and human empathy. You bring a rare combination of architectural vision, hands-on coding capability and the ability to inspire and grow the people around you. You are energised by complexity, driven by quality and excited about the transformative potential of AI in modern software engineering. 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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 15,000 employees across the world.\nOur 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. 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