Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Reporting to: Lead Software Engineer

Position Type: Permanent

Why Tokio Marine HCC?

Standing still is not an option in the current world of Insurance. TMHCC are one of the world’s leading Specialty Insurers. With deep expertise in our chosen lines of business, our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheet, TMHCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the industry. Looking beyond profit, empowering our people and delivering on our commitments are at the core of our customer values, and so is a desire to grow and provide creative and innovative solutions to our clients.

The UWP Innovation Team has been established to empower underwriters and management by providing richer information at the point of decision making.  We are working toward this by

Building out a cross-functional team sitting on the underwriting floorDeveloping the team’s understanding of insuranceCreating tools that delight underwriters

About the Opportunity

The London Market Underwriting & Reinsurance Performance team consists of Actuaries, Reinsurance Specialists and Engineers reporting into the Chief Underwriting Officer (London Market).

As a Software Engineer with experience of Agile and DevOps working within the Underwriting Performance Innovation team, you will research, design, test, develop and support software solutions to transform our market-leading Property & Casualty underwriting business.

We are building and running full-stack solutions from Underwriting Dashboards to an Actuarial Model Management platform, working closely with the central Innovation & Analytics function to define our developing Data Platform and identify opportunities to demonstrate its value.

Core Responsibilities

Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, underwriters and actuaries to define and deliver the future of Property & Casualty underwriting at TMHCC InternationalContinually improve ways of working, responding to change and maintaining focus on the underwriting experienceDeliver valuable software in small incrementsDrive technical excellence to preserve and enhance agilityOptimise the flow of value to the business

Ways of working and behaviours:  

Able to quickly learn new technologies, platforms and languagesFocus on quality and write tests before code (TDD, BDD)Seek out ways to measure the impact your solutions have on the business and use them to inform future work

Skills and Experience Specification

Essential:

Relevant qualifications and experience i.e. BSc in Computer Science or Engineering, Software Development certifications, etc.3+ years demonstrable experience in configuring and developing complex software solutionsExperience with at least one frontend technologies (HTMX/React/Angular)Experience of Python and FastAPI / FlaskStrong understanding of object-oriented programming and test driven development (TDD and BDD)Strong understanding of agile software engineering practicesAppetite for continual experimentation & learningExperience of AWS or AzureAwareness of modern technology techniques and patterns such as Domain Driven Design (DDD), integration patterns, microservices, containerisation

Desirable:

Experience with databases and their use cases (SQL/NoSQL)Experience of Terraform and deployment pipelines in AWS or AzureUnderstanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices and experience in Observability / monitoringAny knowledge of Actuarial/Commercial Insurance is a bonus.

What We Offer

The Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies offers a competitive salary and employee benefit package. We are a successful, dynamic organization experiencing rapid growth and are seeking energetic and confident individuals to join our team of professionals.

The Tokio Marine HCC Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer.  Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies.

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