Software Engineer - Mid level

USAA Life Insurance Company; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class benefits

401(k) and pension

Paid time off + 16 volunteer hours

Wellness programs

Job summary

USAA seeks a Java/Spring Boot-focused engineer to design, develop, and test complex enterprise solutions on a P&C policy platform. You will troubleshoot production issues, drive performance improvements, and participate in system design reviews.

The role emphasizes containerized services with Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift and collaboration across teams. Four days in-office in San Antonio or Plano is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 4 years of software development experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs or similar enterprise tech.
• 2 years delivering tech solutions across the full SDLC, including code/design reviews.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift containerized services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, code, and test complex technical solutions.
• Investigate and resolve complex application and system issues through troubleshooting.
• Improve operations by conducting complex systems analysis and recommending changes.
• Follow the software development lifecycle and participate in design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and review teammates' code.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Kafka

Troubleshooting

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

4 years of relevant education/experience

Tools

OpenShift

Kafka

Job description

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

Provides support to the Enterprise by delivering reliable technology solutions for a business-critical P&C Auto policy administration platform. Engaged throughout the software systems and application development lifecycle, with an emphasis on Java and Spring Boot development, production troubleshooting, system stability, observability, resilience, refactoring, and performance optimization within a containerized OpenShift and Kubernetes environment.

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 one of the following locations: San Antonio, TX or Plano, 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 technical depth in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, or similar enterprise application technologies.
• 2 years of experience delivering technology solutions in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle to include leading code/design reviews.
• Experience developing and supporting containerized services using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Experience with event-driven architecture or messaging technologies such as Kafka.
• 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.

What sets you apart:

• Experience supporting applications that integrate with mainframe or other legacy technologies.
• Experience applying DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering practices to business-critical production applications.
• Experience with AWS technologies and services.
• Experience using automation or AI-assisted tools to improve engineering and production support processes.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $ 93,770.00 - $179,240.00 .

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits:

• At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness.
• These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs.
• Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.