Job Details

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.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a versatile high level Software Engineer who has Full Stack development experience to join our New Business Ventures and Innovation Solutions Engineering Team at USAA's Enterprise Chief Information Office. You will be joining the team to contribute on developing and maintaining UI applications and backend Java services/RESTful APIs within the AWS cloud environment. You will use full stack technologies such as React JS , Node JS, JAVA Spring boot framework, AWS SDK for Java, AWS CDK, Secrets Manager, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora Postgres and DynamoDB and other AWS Services. Additionally, you will ensure that quality, security, and compliance requirements are met in solution engineering development.

Provides support to the Enterprise through delivering best in class technology solutions. Engaged in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle which include gathering and analyzing requirements, designing, testing, documenting, and implementing software, responding to outages.

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, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, or Charlotte, NC. 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 additional years of experience beyond the minimum requirement can be used in lieu of a degree OR Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT).
• 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: Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python
• 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:

• 4+ years of strong experience with ReactJS, Node JS, Redux and React Context for state management, Java/J2EE services/APIs in AWS cloud with java Spring boot framework, AWS SDK for Java, AWS CDK, Secrets Manager, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora Postgres, DynamoDB.
• 4+ years of good experience working on Distributed in-memory data store solutions like ElastiCache, AWS Message oriented middle wear Kafka Producer, AWS SQS etc.
• 4+ years of developing automated solutions with Golang or equivalent programming scripting languages
• 4+ years' experience using Terraform for provisioning and deploying the Java Micro Services.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $93,770-$179,240.

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.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.