Senior Lead Software Engineer, UI/API & Cloud Modernization

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA Life Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to steer a portfolio of Property Core Platform applications. You will provide technical leadership, modernize legacy systems, and ensure production stability while guiding architectural decisions that impact members and families.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to mentor engineers within an Agile environment. Office presence is required 4 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education/experience.
• 8 years of software development with leadership exposure.
• Experience delivering solutions across the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, code and test complex technical solutions.
• Lead code/design reviews and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Organize work and lead multiple teams on features.
• Resolve production issues and drive end-to-end troubleshooting.
• Mentor junior and seasoned engineers in design principles.
• Collaborate with architects on cross-functional tech directions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

REST APIs

GitLab

Cloud platforms

Code reviews

AI awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

SQL

Kafka

Job description

USAA Life Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to steer a portfolio of Property Core Platform applications. You will provide technical leadership, modernize legacy systems, and ensure production stability while guiding architectural decisions that impact members and families.

The role emphasizes servant leadership, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to mentor engineers within an Agile environment. Office presence is required 4 days per week.