Backend Software Developer

About the Job 

As a Backend Software Developer, you will be responsible for planning, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions for the "Tribe Kranken Leistung" within the agile "Digital Health Solutions" team. You will oversee the technical design and application development, ensuring the software is thoroughly tested and meets quality standards. Additionally, you will provide support and consultation during the concept phase of application planning, contributing your expertise to shape innovative and effective digital health solutions.

What you do

• Evaluate functional and technical requirements for feasibility and translate them into technical software designs.


• Design, test, debug, document, and implement software components, including third-party and operating system-related applications.


• Ensure the solution meets non-functional requirements such as performance, data protection, IT security, and usability.


• Maintain the future sustainability of systems while considering the technical and functional environment during software development.


• Collaborate in agile teams and apply software engineering techniques and methods.


• Develop backend applications using Java and common cloud frameworks.


• Implement best practices for Allianz Private Health Insurance (APKV) customers in prevention, health services, and digital services (e.g., electronic patient file, eBilling), primarily remotely.


• Engage in modern Java-based development using Spring microservices and web APIs.

What you bring

• Strong expertise in FCP AWS, including Kubernetes, cluster management, and Infrastructure as Code with ArgoCD


• Proficiency in CI/CD Pipelining using GitHub, Jenkins, Dockerfiles, and Helm Charts


• Experience with application metrics and monitoring using Prometheus, Thanos, and Grafana


• Expert knowledge in Java, SpringBoot, and SpringIntegration frameworks


• Proficient in REST and SOAP Webservices, with advanced expertise in MongoDB and understanding of document-based databases


• Good understanding of messaging systems like Kafka and Websphere MQ


• Basic knowledge of Dynatrace and proficiency in documentation tools such as Confluence and Jira


• Expertise in demand, configuration, release, deployment, and test management, with a degree in business informatics, mathematics, or equivalent knowledge


• Language skills: English at C1 level and  nice to have, but not mandatory: German at B1 level


• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

 What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.


• 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.

About Allianz Technology

With 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 to run, optimize, transform, and innovate 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 centers, 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 & Inclusion

Allianz 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 agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement 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 was ultimately employed by Allianz.