Senior UI/API Software Engineer – Platform Modernization

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

USAA Life Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer embedded in an Agile team. You will provide hands-on expertise across legacy platforms, modern cloud technologies, integrations, and modernization efforts to deliver reliable systems for millions of members.

The role requires ownership, collaboration with architects and product teams, and the ability to work across technologies from PL/I to AWS. Office four days a week in San Antonio with hybrid flexibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 6 years of software development experience.
• 4 years delivering technology solutions across the SDLC including code/design reviews.
• Deep understanding of listed technologies and cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and production support.
• Experience with cloud technologies and modern development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, code, and test complex solutions across many technologies.
• Lead code/design reviews and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Develop complex algorithms to meet business needs.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize end-to-end solutions.
• Mentor engineers and review teammates' code.
• Influence domain architecture and quality standards.
• Identify and address performance issues and technical debt.
• Ensure risk and compliance policies are followed.

Skills

Software development

Code reviews

Cloud technologies

Security coding

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

USAA Life Insurance Company in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer embedded in an Agile team. You will provide hands-on expertise across legacy platforms, modern cloud technologies, integrations, and modernization efforts to deliver reliable systems for millions of members.

The role requires ownership, collaboration with architects and product teams, and the ability to work across technologies from PL/I to AWS. Office four days a week in San Antonio with hybrid flexibility.