Swiss Re
Quality Assurance / Test Engineer - Product Area Research & Sustainability
🇸🇰Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia7 days ago
€21,600 – €34,800MidFull Time
Are you someone who genuinely cares about quality, loves understanding how complex systems fit together, and wants to make a real impact from the very start of your career? If you enjoy asking "why" as much as "how" - and you're ready to grow in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment - this could be the perfect next step for you.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and curious Junior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Engineer to join our Product Area Research & Sustainability, part of Risk Management IT. In this role, you will be at the heart of ensuring the reliability, quality, and trustworthiness of digital products that support research, sustainability, and risk-informed decision-making across the organisation.
You will work closely with product managers, developers, data engineers, and business stakeholders in agile teams - gaining hands-on exposure to business-critical platforms and real-world risk and sustainability use cases. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at an early stage of their career who is eager to learn, grow, and build a strong foundation in quality engineering.
Key Responsibilities
Contribute to functional and exploratory testing of applications, data pipelines, and integrations within the product area
Design, execute, and document test cases based on requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Collaborate closely with developers and product managers to identify, analyse, and clearly describe defects
Help ensure end‑to‑end quality across systems by understanding upstream and downstream dependencies
Contribute to maintaining and improving test documentation, test data, and quality standards
Leverage modern tooling, including AI-assisted techniques where appropriate, to improve test design, coverage, and efficiency
Participate in agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retrospectives) and actively contribute a quality perspective
Gradually build an understanding of business processes and domain concepts to improve test coverage and relevance
About the Team
The Research & Sustainability product area is a dynamic, cross-functional part of Risk Management IT at Swiss Re. Rather than operating as a single dedicated team, we work as a collaborative community of shared resources - bringing together diverse skills and perspectives across a broad technology stack to deliver impactful solutions.
We support a wide range of critical platforms and products serving Group Risk Management, Group Underwriting, and the Swiss Re Institute - enabling data-driven decision-making, risk analytics, and sustainability insights at scale. Our work sits at the intersection of technology, research, and business impact, making quality engineering a truly meaningful and visible function within the area.
About You
You care deeply about quality and take pride in helping teams deliver reliable, meaningful products. You're not just looking for bugs - you understand that great testing is about building confidence in systems and enabling teams to move forward with clarity. You're curious, structured in your thinking, and comfortable raising concerns early. You thrive in collaborative environments and are excited by the opportunity to learn from experienced engineers while contributing your own perspective from day one.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
Basic understanding of software development lifecycles and agile ways of working
Ability to think analytically and structured, with strong attention to detail
Curiosity and willingness to understand how systems work end‑to‑end, not only single components
Good communication skills and confidence to ask questions and raise quality concerns early
These are additional nice to haves:
Basic knowledge of SQL, APIs, or data‑centric applications
Exposure to test management tools
First experience with test automation concepts or scripting (not mandatory)
First experience with C# and/or TypeScript
Interest in risk management, insurance, reinsurance, or data‑driven platforms
For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,800 and EUR 2,900 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.
Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
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