Back End Developer

About The Job

As an Advanced Back End Developer for the Core Insurance Platform at Allianz Technology, you will design, develop, and maintain core insurance applications, and help the team adopt AI-enabled capabilities and AI-assisted ways of working.

You will act as a senior technical expert across the full application lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design to development, testing, release, and production support, and guide colleagues across the wider IT organization with your deep development expertise and insurance domain knowledge.

What You Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain core insurance applications (PL/SQL, SQL, Oracle Forms and Reports) and integrations, including SOAP/RESTful web services.
• Analyze business and system requirements and translate them into technical specifications and application designs.
• Support the adoption of AI-enabled features in core insurance applications as the platform evolves, to improve automation and decision-making.
• Adopt AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) as they are introduced, to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and security.
• Ensure applications follow change management processes, secure coding practices, and security standards, including code reviews and technical documentation.
• Provide production support, resolve incidents, and perform root-cause analysis to ensure system stability and availability, and perform application monitoring, support security patching, and manage vulnerabilities together with infrastructure teams.
• Mentor junior developers on coding standards, system design, and change management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver projects on time and within budget, in line with security, audit, and IT governance requirements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 5-8 years of experience in application design, development, and support, ideally in the insurance industry.
• Experience in, and a good understanding of, the life and health insurance business.
• Strong PL/SQL and SQL skills, including performance tuning, with hands-on experience in Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports and working knowledge of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.
• Working knowledge of WebLogic, Tomcat, and development tools (Oracle Developer Suite, PL/SQL or SQL Developer, JDeveloper, Eclipse); basic Java knowledge is helpful.
• Experience with SOAP/RESTful web services and system integration.
• Comfortable working in Windows and Linux environments, with solid networking fundamentals (load balancing, clustering, sFTP, TCP/IP) and basic understanding of AWS Cloud.
• Strong systems analysis and design skills, with proven experience in change and project management in an IT development environment.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor junior developers.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.
• Experience integrating AI models into applications to enhance capabilities and decision-making is an advantage.
• Experience with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) is an advantage, along with a willingness to learn and adopt AI tools as they are introduced.
• Experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure automation) is an advantage.

What We Offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
• Access to over 10,000 on-demand learning resources and programs, to support you in taking control of your career development.Work from home allowance.
• In recognition of the evolving work landscape, our company is proud to provide a work-from-home allowance to our employees.
• We nurture the well-being of our employees and their cherished families.
• We extend our care beyond their professional lives by providing comprehensive health insurance that encompasses not only our employees but also their loved ones.
• We take pride in offering our employees a premium gym membership, recognizing the immense value it places on their well-being and commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• At our company, we offer an on-site playroom and a myriad of exciting activities, ensuring that our employees can unwind, recharge, and truly enjoy their time within our vibrant community.

About Allianz TechnologyWith its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked with running, optimizing, transforming, and innovating the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience. We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction. In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.
Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & InclusionAllianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

To Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. When we engage with recruitment agencies, the partnership is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate is ultimately employed by Allianz.