Senior Java Software Engineer

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of Risk, Strategy and People. MMC is undertaking a major transformational initiative that will disrupt how essential financial services are delivered to customers worldwide. The Blue[i] programme is revolutionising the industry by providing capabilities and functionality built on innovative and reusable components to enable the rapid and low-cost delivery of insurance solutions on a global scale.

We are now building an Engineering Team in Cluj to work alongside our teams in Dublin and across the world, leveraging the architectural & engineering standards, best practices, and processes that will guide the scaled development of the platform. We are seeking a hands-on Backend Engineer for Digital Experiences & Application Development based in the EMEA Hub in the vibrant Cluj offices.

Marsh McLennan (MMC) has established its EMEA Technology Hub in Cluj, Romania, reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. This hub is central to our digital strategy, addressing emerging challenges and enhancing service delivery through advanced technology solutions that empower our clients and promote sustainable growth.

This role will be a technical expert for the global team, engaged in the development and implementation of this exciting innovative, strategic technology platform. The focus area for this role will be the technical development of applications within this domain.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to shape this critical technology initiative, working with other senior engineers around the world to deliver a large-scale Platform that will transform our business.

We will count on you to:

• Provide hands-on technical expertise to distributed technology teams in building and maintaining RESTful APIs and Java apps.
• Work effectively within cross-functional teams and contribute to project planning and execution.
• Be involved in designing core software components and enterprise-wide applications.
• Identify areas for improvement in the development process and suggest solutions to enhance team productivity and software quality.
• Be a change agent with technology development using cloud-native architecture patterns in a distributed environment.
• Collaborate with Marsh McLennan teams to identify and develop new and existing product opportunities.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and share insights with the team to foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Help define and ensure adherence to technology standards, agreed architecture, and engineering best practices across the platform and implementation teams.
• Work with senior business and technology stakeholders across the world to translate business needs into technical solutions that drive value.

What you need to have:

• 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, customer-facing digital products in a global context.
• Understanding of design patterns and applicability to use cases.
• Core Java development experience, familiar with Java 17 and higher.
• Hands-on experience in Java back-end development with a strong focus on the Spring Boot framework.
• Experience in Microservices design and best practices.
• Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
• Experience in documenting APIs using OpenAPI Specification to ensure clear and comprehensive API documentation for developers and stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge of securing APIs using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and role-based access control to protect sensitive data.
• Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
• Knowledge of implementing scheduled jobs and background processing to handle asynchronous tasks efficiently.
• Knowledge of code quality parameters and GIT branching concepts.
• Experience writing test cases, understanding static code analysis, code coverage, vulnerability management, etc.
• Ability to mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices to improve code quality and team performance.
• Experience with observability tools for managing distributed services, SaaS platform operational analytics, including insights on user activity and other relevant metrics to track performance and troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Familiarity with security and identity management best practices, with experience in OIDC, OAuth2, and Okta being a plus.
• DevOps knowledge, including CI/CD tooling, automated testing, microservice release management and associated best practices.

What makes you stand out:

• Your a technical expert with a strong curiosity for emerging technologies, trends, and industry standards.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to thrive in a distributed work environment.
• You have experience with event-driven, asynchronous and reactive programming patterns.
• You have experience with the AWS product stack - SQS, SNS, Redis, Kafka, etc. and have experience with API Gateways such as Apigee.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders;
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities;
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being;
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
• 30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
• Performance Bonus scheme;
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
• Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other less represented groups tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on what is needed, please still get in touch.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.