Hybrid Mid-Level Software Engineer – Mainframe

at USAA

• Job title: Mid-Level Software Engineer – Mainframe
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $93,770 - $179,240 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Objective-C, Python, SQL, Swift, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Antonio, United States

About the role

• Mid-Level Software Engineer developing and maintaining Mainframe applications and CI/CD pipelines at USAA. Collaborating with business and IT partners for high availability and productivity.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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 discernment 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.

Benefits

• 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
• Various wellness programs
• Career path planning and continuing education