Mid-Level Software Engineer - UI/API Application Development

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

USAA Life Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and support a portfolio of Property Core Platform applications. You will collaborate within an Agile team to deliver high-quality software and strong system reliability for members.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 4 years of software experience, and familiarity with Java, Spring Boot, and cloud/container tooling. Hybrid work with 4 days in office is supported.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education/experience.
• 4 years of software development experience in core tech stack.
• 2 years delivering technology solutions across full lifecycle; lead code/design reviews.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, code, and test complex software solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support system reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and review teammates' code.
• Ensure compliance with risk and security policies.

Conocimientos

Java

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

COBOL

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Docker

Git

Descripción del empleo

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values - honesty, integrity, loyalty and service - define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs.

The Opportunity

Join a high-impact engineering team responsible for maintaining and evolving the Property Core Platform that supports homeowners, renters, and other Property insurance products. As a Mid-Level Software Engineer embedded within an Agile team, you will provide hands-on expertise in application development, production support, system integrations, testing, and platform enhancements across a portfolio of business-critical applications.

We are looking for a collaborative engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, improving system reliability, and delivering high-quality solutions for our members. This is an opportunity to expand your influence across a broad technology landscape, contribute to modernization efforts, and work alongside experienced engineers to strengthen platforms that are essential to the Property business.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in the following location: San Antonio, TX.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, code, and test complex technical solutions.
• Investigates and resolves complex application and system technical problems and production issues through troubleshooting techniques.
• Continually improves operations by conducting complex systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Prepares and installs complex solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Follows the software development lifecycle.
• Participates in design reviews and learns key system design principles.
• Mentors junior engineers and may begin mentoring peer engineers; Review teammates' code.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 4 years of software development experience demonstrating depth of technical understanding within a specific discipline(s)/technology(s).
• 2 years of experience delivering technology solutions in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle to include leading code/design reviews.
• Basic understanding of one or more of the following:
• AI-Assisted Software Engineering
• Java, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, Go, Python, JSON, XML, SOAP, REST APIs, Spring Boot, React, Redux, Git, GitLab, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, Open Liberty, SQL, JUnit, Mockito, Kafka or MQ, Dynatrace
• zOS, TSO/ISPF, PL/I, Cobol, SQL, JES2 / JES, RACF, WLM, SMF, JCL, PROCs, Job Scheduling concepts, Fault Analyzer, REXX, Python on z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, UDB, Oracle, IBM z/OS Connect
• Developing level of business acumen in the areas of business operations, risk management, industry practices and emerging trends.
• Experience supporting efforts to address production issues through troubleshooting applications and systems.
• Experience articulating technical challenges and solutions.
• Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart:

• Experience applying Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering practices to accelerate software development, improve code quality, enhance production support, automate operational processes, support application modernization, and improve overall engineering productivity across complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working across both legacy and modern technology stacks, including technologies such as PL/I, COBOL, CICS, DB2, Mainframe, Java, AWS, and cloud-native platforms.
• Proven success by reducing technical debt while maintaining production stability and meeting business commitments.
• Experience supporting operational health metrics, service-level objectives (SLOs), service-level agreements (SLAs), and production availability goals.
• AWS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, SAFe Agile, Java, Cloud, or Security-related certifications.
• Experience working across technologies ranging from Mainframe and PL/I to AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong production support background with proven success resolving complex incidents and improving application reliability.
• US military experience gained through military service or gained as a military spouse /