API Developer

Our opportunity

API & Model Serving Developer

Are you a motivated, hands-on, and innovative person interested in working for one of the largest global insurers? Are you excited by building high-performance APIs and serving real-time calculations that drive critical risk decisions? Then this role is definitely something for you. We are looking for an API & Model Serving Developer to join the newly formed Risk Accumulation Management Platform (RAMP) team.

The position is planned as a 1‑year assignment for now.

Your role
As an API & Model Serving Developer, your main responsibilities will involve: 

• Design, build, and deploy high-performance catastrophe modelling calculations exposed as APIs using Databricks Model Serving technology.
• Develop geospatial lookup APIs for risk classification, distance measurements, geocoding, etc.
• Implement and optimize real-time and near-real-time serving endpoints using Databricks Feature Serving for low-latency risk data retrieval.
• Ensure API performance, reliability, and scalability through automated health monitoring, load testing, and alerting.
• Design API contracts and integration patterns for downstream consumers such as accumulation dashboards, underwriting tools, and reporting systems.
• Collaborate with and provide backup to the Data Engineer on the team, ensuring no key-person dependencies exist across the platform.
• Work in close collaboration with the wider technology and business teams to deliver excellent user experience.

Your Skills and Experience

As an API & Model Serving Developer, your skills and experience will ideally include:

• Strong experience with Python (preferably with Pandas, NumPy, and geospatial libraries such as GeoPandas, Shapely, or H3).
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, particularly Model Serving and/or Feature Serving.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Familiarity with SQL and working with structured data in Lakehouse or data warehouse environments.
• Understanding of geospatial concepts (coordinate systems, geocoding, spatial indexing, proximity calculations).
• Familiarity with software development best practices (Git, CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a performance-optimization mindset.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Good to Have

• Experience with catastrophe modelling concepts or exposure management.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services (Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure Storage).
• Knowledge of MLFlow for model lifecycle management.
• Experience with .NET (C#) or other compiled languages for performance-critical components.
• Familiarity with Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, and ETL workflows.
• Prior work experience in insurance or financial services.

We offer

Compensation for roles at Zurich depends on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific role, skill set, level of experience, and subject to applicable law. Zurich thus provides a range of compensation aligned to internal job architecture and market benchmarks to ensure fair and consistent pay for comparable roles. The starting base salary range for this position is 2930 Eur.

Working time benefits

Personal days off, Concentrated work week, Additional vacation, Home office, Extra days off at occasion of childbirth, Sabbatical leave, Workation

Monetary benefits

Life insurance from Zurich Austria, Compensation for salary loss during sick leave, 3rd pension pillar contribution, Risk Life Insurance, Meal contribution on top of the legally required minimum, Years of service bonus, Wedding bonus, Baby bonus

Other benefits

Electronic cafeteria, Maternity leave benefits, Massages in the office

Learning/Development

Professional Certifications, Online Education Portals, Extensive Onboarding program, Strengths based culture (GALLUP)

• Location: Bratislava
• Schedule: full-time
• Form: hybrid - occasional home office possible

About us

At our company, we recognize the importance of fostering an open-minded, safe and inclusive environment for everyone. We stand with diversity and respect different backgrounds and lifestyles. That's why we've implemented numerous initiatives to ensure our employees feel comfortable, accepted, and respected at all times.