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Are you excited by building high-performance APIs and serving real-time calculations that drive critical risk decisions? Then this role is definitely something for you. We are looking for an API & Model Serving Developer to join the newly formed Risk Accumulation Management Platform (RAMP) team.\nThe position is planned as a 1-year assignment for now.\nYour role\nAs anAPI & Model Serving Developer, your main responsibilities will involve:\nDesign, build, and deploy high-performance catastrophe modelling calculations exposed as APIs using Databricks Model Serving technology.\nDevelop geospatial lookup APIs for risk classification, distance measurements, geocoding, etc.\nImplement and optimize real-time and near-real-time serving endpoints using Databricks Feature Serving for low-latency risk data retrieval.\nEnsure API performance, reliability, and scalability through automated health monitoring, load testing, and alerting.\nDesign API contracts and integration patterns for downstream consumers such as accumulation dashboards, underwriting tools, and reporting systems.\nCollaborate with and provide backup to the Data Engineer on the team, ensuring no key-person dependencies exist across the platform.\nWork in close collaboration with the wider technology and business teams to deliver excellent user experience.\nYour Skills and Experience\nAs anAPI & Model Serving Developer, your skills and experience will ideally include:\nStrong experience with Python (preferably with Pandas, NumPy, and geospatial libraries such as GeoPandas, Shapely, or H3).\nHands-on experience with Databricks, particularly Model Serving and/or Feature Serving.\nExperience designing and building RESTful APIs with a focus on performance and scalability.\nFamiliarity with SQL and working with structured data in Lakehouse or data warehouse environments.\nUnderstanding of geospatial concepts (coordinate systems, geocoding, spatial indexing, proximity calculations).\nFamiliarity with software development best practices (Git, CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing).\nStrong problem-solving skills and a performance-optimization mindset.\nExcellent written and spoken English.\nGood to Have\nExperience with catastrophe modelling concepts or exposure management.\nExperience with Microsoft Azure services (Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure Storage).\nKnowledge of MLFlow for model lifecycle management.\nExperience with .NET (C#) or other compiled languages for performance-critical components.\nFamiliarity with Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, and ETL workflows.\nPrior work experience in insurance or financial services.\nWe offer\nCompensation for roles at Zurich depends on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific role, skill set, level of experience, and subject to applicable law. 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