Senior Application Architect - Java Fullstack

Location: Hyderabad, India

About the Role

As an Senior Application Architect within L&H; Solutions, you'll be at the heart of engineering delivery — balancing deep technical leadership with the inspiration and development of a talented, globally distributed team. This is not a role where you step away from the code; you'll remain hands-on, leading by example while driving architectural excellence, AI-enabled engineering practices and the delivery of secure, scalable and resilient solutions that matter to clients worldwide.

Working closely with Product Owners, Architects, Platform Engineering teams and Engineering Leadership, you'll have real influence over technical strategy while building a culture where engineers thrive, innovate and grow.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (70%)

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Lead architecture, design and engineering decisions across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), setting the technical direction for L&H; Solutions.

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Drive the adoption of AI-assisted software engineering practices,



including AI-supported coding, testing, code reviews, documentation and developer productivity tooling.

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Champion up-to-date engineering practices such as Cloud-native development, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), DevSecOps, CI/CD, Platform Engineering and Observability.

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Stay hands-on by actively contributing to solution design, code reviews, technical problem-solving and the definition of engineering standards.

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Promote engineering quality through automation, security-first thinking, performance optimisation and a culture of continuous improvement.

Engineering Management (30%)

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Build, lead, coach and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering individual growth and collective excellence.

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Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to align engineering delivery with strategic initiatives and business outcomes.

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Drive Agile delivery, engineering KPIs and continuous improvement pract

📌 Senior Application Architect (India)
🏢 Swiss Re
📍 India