Software Engineer – Early Career

Job Description

About USAA

USAA is a financial services company dedicated to serving the financial security of U.S. military members and their families. They believe in core values of honesty, integrity, loyalty, and service, guiding their interactions with members and each other.

Job Description: Software Engineer – Early Career

This role involves providing support to the Enterprise through delivering best-in-class technology solutions. You will participate in all phases of the software systems and application development lifecycle, including:

• Gathering and analyzing requirements: Understanding the needs of the business and translating them into technical specifications.
• Designing: Creating the architecture and blueprint for the software solution.
• Testing: Ensuring the software meets the required standards and performs as intended.
• Documenting: Creating and maintaining technical documentation for the software.
• Implementing: Deploying and configuring the software solution.
• Responding to outages: Troubleshooting and resolving issues that arise in production.

Training:

• USAA provides a technical training curriculum to establish base-level knowledge essential to software development standards and practices.
• After completing the training, you will be assigned to an application development team.

Work Environment:

• This role requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week.
• This position can be based in San Antonio, TX or Plano, TX.
• Relocation assistance is not available.

Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision, design, develop, code, and test technical solutions.
• Write code to deliver features and improvements on a regular basis.
• Verify and resolve technical problems and production issues through troubleshooting techniques.
• Improve application stability and scalability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Create and improve automated tests and code quality.
• Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree OR 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum requirement can be used in lieu of a degree.
• Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT).
• Up to 2 years of software development experience.
• Preferred:
• Foundational and conceptual knowledge of function/discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products.
• Basic Understanding of one or more of the following: Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.

What Sets You Apart:

• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: $61,110.00 – $116,800.00 (actual salary may vary by location).
• Pay Incentives: Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.
• Benefits: USAA offers 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, their career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

Application Process:

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

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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.