Lead Software Engineer, Madrid (M, ES)

Swiss Re - Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft; Madrid; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Supportive team environment

Cutting-edge technologies

Professional growth opportunities

Flexible working time and location

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading global insurance provider is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to oversee significant cross-domain initiatives and guide engineering teams. This role requires technical leadership, ownership of delivery quality, and the ability to mentor engineers. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background and a collaborative mindset. The position provides generous compensation between €60,000 and €100,000, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.

Competenze

• Proven ability to lead complex engineering efforts.
• Ownership and accountability for domain quality and delivery.
• Strong collaborative skills across engineering and product teams.

Mansioni

• Drive and deliver multi-quarter cross-domain initiatives.
• Lead technical grooming for cross-domain features.
• Shape and communicate technical proposals for decision-making.
• Provide guidance on architectural decisions.
• Design and develop high-quality features.
• Mentor and elevate technical capabilities of engineers.

Conoscenze

Technical depth in multiple components of stack

Leadership in engineering efforts

Collaboration skills across teams

Mentoring and technical leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset

Strumenti

Kotlin

Java

SpringBoot

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

ReactJS

TypeScript

Descrizione del lavoro

At iptiQ by Swiss Re, we are building the next generation of digital life and health insurance. Our engineering teams are driving 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.

About the role

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will take ownership of significant cross-domain initiatives, influence architectural direction, and guide engineering teams through complex technical challenges. You will partner closely with Senior Engineering Managers (SEMs), architects, and cross-functional leads to plan and deliver large, strategic programs.

You will also serve as a technical role model—driving high-quality engineering practices, ensuring robust delivery forecasting, and elevating the technical maturity of your domain.

Our cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platform runs on AWS. We use Kotlin, Java, SpringBoot, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL on the backend, and ReactJS and TypeScript on the frontend. Our continuous delivery pipeline leverages GitLab. We are using Prometheus, ElasticSearch, Kibana and Grafana as our logging and monitoring stack.

Our mission

iptiQ is not just an insurance company; we are at the forefront of integrating technology into the life and health insurance space. We employ people with diverse technical backgrounds who are eager to solve some of the industry's most complex problems and make a lasting impact on our customers globally. At iptiQ, you'll not only be a part of transforming the insurance industry but also work on large-scale applications and new platforms that redefine how insurance products are developed and delivered. From revolutionizing underwriting processes to creating user‑centric digital health tools, our engineers are at the heart of iptiQ's mission to transform the world of insurance.

Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong technical depth in several components of our stack, with proven ability to lead complex engineering efforts.
• Operates with ownership and accountability over domain-quality and cross-domain delivery.
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset, continuously seeks improvement, and motivates teams through influence rather than authority.
• Demonstrates exceptional collaboration skills across engineering, product, architecture, and operations.
• Acts as a mentor and technical leader for engineers across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive and deliver multi‑quarter, cross‑domain initiatives and support SEMs with planning, estimation accuracy, and technical alignment.
• Lead technical grooming for complex, cross‑domain features and guide story preparation for small to medium domain work.
• Shape and communicate technical proposals (RFCs) and guide them through CTO‑level decision‑making.
• Act as a domain expert, providing guidance on architectural decisions and integration impacts.
• Independently design and develop high‑quality features while continuously improving domain quality (logging, error handling, documentation, API clarity).
• Maintain strong engineering discipline by following DoR/DoD, avoiding unaligned refactoring, and ensuring clear, maintainable documentation.
• Achieve high delivery predictability (90–100% estimation accuracy) and effectively manage unplanned work within planned capacity.
• Mentor and support engineers across teams, elevating technical capabilities and cross‑domain collaboration.

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technologies
• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• Flexible working time and location

For Spain, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 60,000 and EUR 100,000 (for a full‑time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

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 global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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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. 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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