Lead Application Development Engineer

American Family Insurance; Saint Joseph (MO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled software engineer to lead the design and development of complex applications. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical guidance and innovative solutions to meet business needs. You will leverage your extensive experience in software development, particularly in the Payments domain, to craft high-performing applications. This forward-thinking company offers a flexible work environment, robust benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this position is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

Paid time off (23 days annually)

Student loan repayment program

Paid family leave

9 paid holidays

Qualifications

• 10+ years in developing scalable applications for large enterprises.
• 5+ years experience in Payments domain and integration with processors.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex business solutions for various applications.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership for development teams.

Skills

Customer-driven solutions

Complex software analysis

Technical communication

Solution delivery

Programming languages

Project estimation

Technical guidance

Software development methodologies

Infrastructure technologies

SDLC knowledge

Application architecture

Integration strategies

Tools

Java

Spring Framework

Git/GitLab

Job description

This position collaborates with others in the division to provide and maintain applications to meet business needs. Responsible for design and development for complex and/or large-scale business solutions, providing technical guidance and leadership for specific applications.

Position Compensation Range:

Pay Rate Type: Salary. Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

1. Provides expertise during the initial phases of the project including estimating resources, skill requirements, time requirements, identifying tools and technologies, participating in proof of concepts, etc.
2. Analyzes high level system specifications, business requirements and/or use cases.
3. Converts information into the appropriate level specifications and system design plan for the development team.
4. Understands and identifies system dependencies.
5. Consults with others to validate complex design decisions. Provides advanced coding expertise to mitigate high risk features or technical challenges.
6. Provides appropriate documentation for design decisions, estimating assumptions, code modules, and performance metrics as required by organization standards.
7. Defines, conducts, mentors others, and/or participates in testing (i.e. unit, system integration). Prepares, leads and/or participates in development walkthroughs.
8. Collaborates with others regarding effectiveness of systems flow, data usage and manual or automated processes to verify requirements.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

1. Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
2. Demonstrated experience analyzing and understanding complex software/systems.
3. Demonstrated experience communicating technical information.
4. Demonstrated experience developing different solution-delivery and design approaches and solutions to customers.
5. Demonstrated experience developing complex software/systems using one or more programming languages.
6. Demonstrated experience analyzing and estimating project size and work efforts for software solutions.
7. Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance and leadership to less experienced staff.
8. Extensive knowledge and understanding of software development and design standards and methodologies.
9. Extensive knowledge and understanding of infrastructure technologies, operating systems, and the interconnectivity between infrastructure platforms and software tools.
10. Extensive knowledge and understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC).
11. Solid knowledge and understanding of application architecture and design alternatives.
12. Solid knowledge and understanding of integration and migration strategies and technologies.

Travel Requirements

Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Additional Job Information:

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

1. 10+ years of hands-on experience crafting and developing scalable, high-performing, and fault-tolerant applications for large enterprises.
2. 5+ years of experience in the Payments domain, with a good understanding of payment processing, wallet management and integrating with 3rd party payment processors.
3. Expertise in measuring, evaluating, and tuning application performance.
4. Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & standard methodologies for the SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
5. Own and operationalize the critical metrics for Payments, building industry leading telemetry/logging to resolve state and health for the applications you own.
6. Lead research and initiatives for cloud native designs and implementation within public clouds, primarily AWS.
7. Build enterprise architecture and influence coding standards (scalable, performant, readable, and tested code) and ensure your code reviews set the bar for the rest of the team.
8. Strong experience in Java and Spring Framework.
9. Demonstrated experience in Git/GitLab for source code control, branching, bug tracking, and CI/CD pipelines.

In this flex office/home role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110.

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.