Junior Software Engineer

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

As a dedicated Junior Software Engineer, you will join a dynamic, startup-minded team within the Investment Experience Technology organization at USAA, part of the Technology group. As an engineer on our new investment services platform, you will contribute to the design and implementation of impactful solutions. Collaborate with a strong team to deliver scalable, high-quality software. This is your opportunity to be part of a mission-driven company while working in an agile, fast-paced environment that values innovation and bold thinking.

You’ll work with a modern tech stack-including Go, Java, APIs, OpenShift, and a wide range of USAA technologies-to help build the next generation of investment solutions. Our goal is to deliver differentiated, digital-first experiences that empower both our members and financial advisors with seamless, intelligent, and scalable tools.

Provides support to the Enterprise through delivering outstanding 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 or Plano, TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you’ll do:

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

• Bachelor’s Degree or 2 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).
• Software development experience with Java or Python..
• Foundational and conceptual knowledge of function/discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart:

• Experience with application maintenance and testing.
• Working experience with programming languages.
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies and the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience developing applications with a focus on security, scalability, and performance.
• Familiarity with build frameworks such as Gradle or Maven.
• Experience with software version control systems based on GIT.
• Exposure to CI/CD frameworks.
• Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks.
• Basic understanding of cloud platform infrastructure.

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $63,590.00 - 121,530.00.

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.

USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.

USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you’ll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don’t have to be connected to the military yourself - you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.

USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection (https://statmcstg.usaa.com/mcontent/static_assets/Media/enterprise_hr_cpra_notice_at_collection.pdf) here.