Platforms Engineer I

Platforms Engineer I

Are you passionate about building the engineering foundations that power data-driven decisions at a global scale? Join Swiss Re's GDS-Data Platforms SRE team in Bangalore and help shape the future of resilient, intelligent data platforms.

About the Role

As a Platform Engineer within the Data Platforms SRE unit, you will play a key role in shaping and strengthening the engineering foundations behind Swiss Re's structured and unstructured data platforms, including Palantir Foundry and DocuSign. This is a highly impactful role at the intersection of platform engineering, DevOps, software development, and data architecture. You will help design and build scalable, resilient solutions that enable teams across Swiss Re to develop, deploy, and operate data-driven applications with confidence. Combining hands-on engineering with architectural thinking, you will drive automation, reliability, security, and engineering excellence across our platforms — designing and implementing automated, reliable, and maintainable software and data-transformation delivery processes, while continuously improving how these solutions are operated in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Spearhead the design and development of complex data and software engineering solutions, establishing best practices while simplifying implementation choices for teams across the organisation

• Drive the continuous and incremental evolution of existing solutions, improving their scalability, reliability, maintainability, and overall developer and customer experience

• Advance the prescriptive capabilities of our platforms in line with industry developments in data analytics, access modelling, security, and engineering standards

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business to identify and prioritise high-value opportunities, translating business needs into scalable and resilient data solutions, integrations, and analytics applications

• Review solution designs and implementations, ensuring alignment with architectural principles, engineering standards, security requirements, and internal guidelines

• Design, implement, and continuously enhance CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, enabling automated, dependable, and repeatable build, deployment, and operational processes

About the Team

The GDS-Data Platforms SRE team is a globally connected, engineering-focused unit responsible for the reliability, scalability, and continuous evolution of Swiss Re's core data platforms — including Palantir Foundry and DocuSign. The team sits at the heart of Swiss Re's data strategy, owning the engineering foundations that enable business units and technology teams worldwide to build, deploy, and operate data-driven applications with speed and confidence. With a strong culture of DevOps excellence, automation, and secure-by-design thinking, the team drives platform innovation while ensuring the highest standards of operational resilience across Swiss Re's data ecosystem.

About You

You are a technically deep, curious, and collaborative engineer who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments. You bring a strong blend of hands-on engineering expertise and strategic thinking, and you are energised by the challenge of building platforms that others rely on to do their best work. You communicate with clarity, take ownership of outcomes, and are committed to continuous improvement — both in the systems you build and in yourself.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Extensive experience in data engineering and Java-based software engineering, including hands-on solution design and architecture

• Deep technical expertise in Java 8+, SQL, OpenAPI, and RESTful API design, with experience in Palantir Foundry, Python, and Apache Spark considered a strong advantage

• Strong experience with modern DevOps practices and tooling, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudInit, deployment automation, and major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

These are additional nice to haves:

• Familiarity with AI-assisted software engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Codex, combined with a solid understanding of system-design concepts including application and platform security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and secure-by-design principles

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated experience leading or steering complex technical initiatives in a multinational and cross-functional environment, along with business English proficiency

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred; applicants with a strong track record of contributions to large open-source projects are equally encouraged to apply

• Experience working in regulated environments with rigorous change-management and compliance requirements, or within the insurance or financial-services sectors

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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 15,000 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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