Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)

Allianz
Munich
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Accountability","Troubleshooting","Operational mindset","Collaboration","Communication","Proactive learning"]

Build and operate cloud-native backend services and REST APIs powering AI-enabled solutions for Allianz Partners’ central AI team. You’ll deliver microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, run reliable CI/CD pipelines, and standardize API exposure and observability using Azure tools. Partnering with ML Engineers, Platform Engineers, AI Architects, and DevOps, you’ll ensure security, resilience, and audit-friendly engineering practices from design through production operations.

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Allianz
Allianz
2 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)

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Job Summary

Build and operate cloud-native backend services and REST APIs powering AI-enabled solutions for Allianz Partners’ central AI team. You’ll deliver microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, run reliable CI/CD pipelines, and standardize API exposure and observability using Azure tools. Partnering with ML Engineers, Platform Engineers, AI Architects, and DevOps, you’ll ensure security, resilience, and audit-friendly engineering practices from design through production operations.
Location: Munich
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and maintain backend services and REST APIs powering AI-enabled solutions, including domain models and maintainable data access patterns.
  • •Deliver cloud-native microservices using Docker and Kubernetes with scalability, resilience, and cost in mind.
  • •Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated tests, quality gates, and secure delivery practices.
  • •Integrate and standardize API exposure via gateway patterns (usage policies, throttling, authentication/authorization, and versioning).
  • •Establish and maintain observability standards using Azure Monitor and Application Insights, and troubleshoot issues across microservices, clusters, and pipelines.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years professional backend engineering experience, with MLOps or AI platform experience as a strong plus.
  • •Expert-level Python with experience using FastAPI, Pydantic, and SQLAlchemy (or equivalent).
  • •Strong software engineering fundamentals, including testing strategies, REST API versioning, documentation, code quality, and system design.
  • •Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes, plus strong CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions preferred; ArgoCD or similar relevant).
  • •Familiarity with Azure services including AKS, ACR, Key Vault, Azure Monitor/Application Insights, and Azure API Management (APIM), plus strong PostgreSQL experience and Kafka familiarity.
Experience:5+ yearsMLOpsAI platformCloud-nativeMicroservicesBackend engineering
Skills:OwnershipAccountabilityTroubleshootingOperational mindsetCollaborationCommunicationProactive learning
Tech Stack:PythonFastAPIPydanticSQLAlchemyREST APIsDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsArgoCDAzureAKSACRAzure Key VaultAzure MonitorApplication InsightsAzure API ManagementPostgreSQLKafkaGitHub Copilot

Company Brief

Allianz
Global insurance and financial services group offering property-casualty insurance, life and health insurance, asset management, and corporate risk solutions to individuals, businesses, and institutions across more than 70 countries.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Founded: 1890
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