Senior Java Developer with French or German

Sollers Consulting assists insurance companies in developing industry-leading operations. Its international teams, comprising business and IT experts from 42 nations, work out of sixteen offices across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific. Since its inception in 2000, Sollers has partnered with over 150 organisations globally, implementing both core and front-end systems. Sollers has collaborated with renowned companies such as Admiral, Amica, Aviva, AXA, Baloise, Beazley, FMNE, Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Liberty, MS&AD, QBE, Red River Mutual, Sompo, Texas Mutual, Tokio Marine, VHV and Zurich. By leveraging its local insurance expertise, Sollers supports insurers in customising technology solutions to meet their specific needs. Company’s partnerships include major core system providers like Guidewire and Salesforce, modern data solution providers such as Snowflake and Databricks, all major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, and Azure), process automation platforms, like Appian and Camunda, and insurance-specific solutions in areas like pricing and underwriting from SEND and Hyperexponential.

• At least 4 years of commercial experience as a programmer, preferably in Java.
• Experience in the insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP), design patterns, clean code, and best practices.
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts.
• Proficient English language skills at B2/C1 level.
• Proficient French or German language skills at B2 level.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Practical experience with Web services (REST/SOAP), Microservices, JMS, Spring or similar.
• Ability to work within the European Union.

Nice to have:

• Experience and certifications in Guidewire.
• Consulting experience.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and solutions.
• Readiness for regular travel.

• Implement and customize Guidewire core insurance system, working with alternative JVM language.
• Develop internal R&D systems.
• Support the team by sharing knowledge.
• Act as an authority figure for junior team members.
• Design IT solutions and prepare documentation.
• Create unit tests.
• Work directly with clients as an active member of an agile project team.