Senior Development Experience Engineer & Technical Lead
Full-time
As the market leader for health and accident insurance software in Switzerland, Adcubum is driving the digital transformation of the insurance industry. Our steady growth is based on the consistent further development of innovative solutions designed by our experts at the interface between insurance knowledge and IT expertise. With locations in Switzerland, Germany and Croatia, we combine international perspectives with a local understanding of the industry - for insurance solutions that impress today and set standards tomorrow.
Are you a seasoned engineering professional ready to take on a technical leadership role? Do you excel at both advanced solution design and leading technical teams? We're seeking a Senior DevEx Engineer who will drive our developer experience platform forward while providing technical leadership, steering team priorities, and ensuring code quality excellence.
Shape the Future of Developer Experience as Senior Engineer & Technical Lead!
The Developer Integration team designs, builds, and maintains an advanced development environment for Adcubum developers to craft modules and applications on Adcubum Syrius. Our products and responsibilities include:
- DevDocs & Dev Portal (Developer documentation and portal)
- Gradle & custom build plugins, Container Signing
- Resource and Object Management tools
Your Dual Role: Senior Engineering & Technical Leadership
- Lead end‑to‑end software solution design and architecture decisions for developer tools
- Drive high‑impact technical initiatives that revolutionize how developers write and ship code
- Design and build next‑generation development environments enabling ultra‑fast feedback cycles
- Create cutting‑edge developer tooling focusing on productivity, testing, and release automation
- Mentor team members on advanced software engineering principles and solution design
- Implement and automate development best practices and strategies
Technical Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead and manage technical backlog for developer experience tools and platform capabilities
- Prioritize development of build tools, CI/CD enhancements, and developer portal features
- Collaborate with development teams to understand their needs and deliver solutions that improve their workflows
- Provide clear technical direction for developer tooling evolution and technology adoption
- Steer team priorities focusing on maximum developer productivity impact
- Ensure comprehensive code quality assurance and establish review processes for all DX tools
- Coordinate development timelines with teams using our developer experience platform
- Ensure timely escalation of issues affecting developer productivity or release processes
- Act as technical point of contact for developer experience architecture and tooling decisions
- Guide technical decisions for build plugins, CI/CD pipelines, and developer portal enhancements
Our requirements
- Experience: 7+ years of senior‑level development experience with proven track record of leading technical teams and owning application development across the full lifecycle
- Architecture & Leadership: Deep expertise in advanced software engineering principles, including structured design methodologies for maintainable architectures and team leadership experience
- Priority Management: Strong skills in technical prioritization and data‑driven decision making for engineering productivity
- Ownership / Leadership: 3+ years of experience leading technical teams, mentoring developers, and driving technical initiatives
- CI/CD Excellence: Extensive experience designing and optimizing CI/CD systems (Jenkins preferred) at enterprise scale
- DevOps & Tools: Advanced knowledge of artifact repositories (Maven, JFrog), container workflows (Docker), and build automation
- Build Systems: Senior‑level experience with build tools (Gradle, Maven) and scripting (Groovy, Bash, Python)
- Source Control: Advanced understanding of source control management and branching strategies (BitBucket or similar)
- Programming: Strong software development experience in Java or Kotlin, with ability to guide technical decisions
- Quality Leadership: Experience implementing code quality frameworks, automated testing strategies, and leading technical reviews
- Communication & Language: Excellent communication skills and team‑oriented mindset, Good English language skills (German language skills is a plus)
We offer
- The opportunity to shape critical infrastructure decisions
- Work with cutting‑edge technologies in a dynamic environment
- A collaborative and innovative team culture
- Flexible working arrangements
- Competitive compensation package
Join us in revolutionizing developer experience with cutting‑edge technology.
“At Adcubum, I especially value the culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Openness and support from colleagues make it easy to grow together and bring in new ideas. It’s an environment that actively promotes personal and professional growth.”
Account Manager
"At Adcubum, we're shaping the future of the Swiss accident and health insurance software together. You are in the right place if you bring curiosity in technology, take ownership of hard problems, and want to build something lasting with colleagues who care as much as you do."