Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Reporting to: Lead Software Engineer

Direct Reports: N/A

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 and innovative creative 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 solutions which 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 Senior 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 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, and underwriters 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 agilityWork with and coach junior team members to support and encourage their professional growth

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:

Experience of application development using Python (FastAPI desirable)Relevant qualifications and experience i.e. BSc in Computer Science or Engineering, Software Development certifications, etc.Demonstrable experience in configuring and developing complex software solutionsStrong understanding of object-oriented programming and test driven development (TDD and BDD)Strong understanding of agile software engineering practicesAppetite for continual experimentation & learning

Desirable:

Experience of AWS or AzureHands-on knowledge of Domain Driven Design (DDD)Some experience with frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, HTMX, ReactExperience of C# with .NET Web and API developmentUnderstanding of git, CI/CD and DevOps practices and experience in Observability / monitoringAny knowledge of Actuarial/Commercial InsuranceSome exposure to or interest in Terraform and deployment pipelines in AWS or AzureAwareness of modern software techniques such as integration patterns, microservices, containerisation

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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