Software Engineer - Intermediate level

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 the core Mobile App Engineering team for P&C organization at USAA. We build the iOS and Android mobile apps servicing member needs across all lines of P&C business – Home, Auto, Renters etc. As a member of our highly visible and dynamic community of developers and innovators, you will tackle a broad and evolving spectrum of business targets to provide outstanding impacts for our members and innovate within the product development lifecycle and ensure that our engineering practices propel us to meet market demands. The developer will be responsible for defining and driving all needs arising from mobile ecosystem including development of new features with native iOS and Android SDK’s, maintaining existing code, troubleshooting and problem solving vulnerabilities and production issues, developing new API’s and integrations with other systems in USAA (and external) spanning P&C, Billing and key insurance domains. This team is the backbone of member facing experiences at USAA, and we hope you join us on the frontier.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position is based in the following location: San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Charlotte, NC or Phoenix, AZ. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop, code, and test technical solutions
• Write code to deliver features, and improvements, on a regular basis
• Investigates and resolve technical problems and production issues through troubleshooting techniques
• Continually improves operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Follows the software development lifecycle.
• 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 related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree; OR Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT)
• 2 years of software development experience specific to a discipline/technology.
• 1 year of experience delivering technology solutions in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle.
• Basic Understanding of one or more of the following: Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python
• Knowledge and understanding of troubleshooting applications and systems within production issues.
• Ability to quickly understand applicable business acumen to provide appropriate Engineering solutions
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart:

• Experience with Apple and Android native development, ability to develop compelling mobile apps delighting our members.
• Experience with Swift, SwiftUI, Java/Kotlin and debugging memory and performance issues
• Experience with development of REST API’s and building integrations with infernal systems and third parties. e.g. Policy, Auto and Billing.
• Experience writing unit, automated UI and regression tests e.g. XCTest, Postman, Junit, QTest
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, good written and verbal communication.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $77,120.00 - $147,390.00 .

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.