Principal Engineer

A new adventure awaits…  

In Zurich, we strive to be Australia's Leading Digital Insurance. The Technology strategy focuses on strengthening foundations through security, stability and scalability; it builds for the future through enabling agility, simplicity and efficiency, and it enables the art of the possible through innovation, digitalization experience.

This newly created position is an excellent opportunity to help establish a modern technology stack and help define and build our Digital future.

The Principle Full Stack Engineering will be responsible for helping build up our future frontend, microservices, and cloud foundations to scale out for the rest of the organisation. This role will build the new chapter and work with our agile delivery and architecture teams on a transition roadmap.

The role will focus on providing technical expertise, steering the technology capability, and bring in industry standards and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and building out a roadmap for technology modernisation.
• Building Zurich’s future frontend, microservices, and cloud foundations.
• Continuous improvement and excellence; recruiting, developing an engineering-first mindset.
• Continuous improvement and excellence; developing, delivering, and evaluating new technologies aligning to technology and business strategy.

Important to your success - let's grow together.  

You will require the following experience:

• Multiple years technology experience.
• Experience designing and building decoupled BFF and Domain APIs.
• Experience designing and building decoupled user experience with modern JS frameworks like ReactJS and AngularJS.
• Hands-on development, delivery, and operate technology platform at scale.
• Experience in DevOps and CI/CD tools and techniques.
• Excellent adaptive leadership capabilities, including fostering productive team dynamics and coaching.
• Successful record of managing distributed resources and partners (both offshore & onshore)
• Preferably Insurance or Financial Services Industry experience
• Alignment of Technology roadmap and business strategy.  

Belong. Zurich is here to support you 

There are many reasons why Zurich is the right choice for you, but here are just a few – grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it); work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role; access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier; Flexwork@Zurich; become an activist in your community with the support of Z Zurich Foundation; award winning training programs; state-of-the-art Green Star rated office in North Sydney; we plant a tree for every new employee – one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets.  

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a place that you can truly belong and thrive! 

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know at the time of your application.  

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!