Application Developer

Gen Re; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global reinsurance company in Cape Town is seeking an Application Developer to support a Global Life Health business application. The candidate should have extensive experience in SQL Server and C#, capable of managing the complete development process. The role involves working closely with stakeholders and requires a flexible schedule for international collaboration. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative projects in the Life Health portfolio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in MS programming, particularly C#.
• Strong experience with MS SQL Server, including TSQL.
• Ability to coordinate with international users across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain applications as part of a team.
• Integrate applications with other Life Health systems.

Skills

SQL Server

C#

.Net

Agile

MS DevOps

Tools

Visual Studio

DevExpress

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Gen Re seeks an Application Developer for development and support of a Global Life Health business application.

As an integral part of the Gen Re Global Life Office of the Customer team, this role will work closely with cross‑functional stakeholders and external clients to deliver the best‑in‑class solutions for the Life Health portfolio of projects.

The primary responsibility will be support and development of the international client accounting and claim assessment application.

They should be comfortable with SQL Server and MS technologies.

The ideal candidate will have a strong data background in SQL Server database technologies, Net and C#.

The successful candidate should be comfortable managing the complete development process from conception to deployment, as well as maintaining and upgrading software post deployment.

This is an international team and requires a flexible schedule to work with associates around the globe.

Specific responsibilities:

• Develop, test and maintain applications per specifications as part of a project team that includes project manager, business analyst, and stakeholders.
• Ensure the successful integration of the applications to other LH systems as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of Agile / MS DevOps for task tracking and code management to include pipelines for build and deployment.
• Strong MS SQL Server development experience.
• Experience writing complex TSQL queries, views, stored procedures.
• MS Programming languages (C#) and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work / meet during flexible hours and coordinate with international users across different time zones (Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US).

Additional Experience / Skills Desired

• Net framework Winforms and Console application development.
• Third Party tool experience including DevExpress Express Application Framework (XAF) for WinForms.
• Visual Studio experience, preferably version ???.
• Experience working with DbUp is a plus.
• Understanding of reinsurance business strongly desired.
• Ability to work directly with business users, including limited business analysis tasks, to develop best‑in‑class software.