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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mid-Level Software Engineer - UI/API Application Development - **Company:** USAA - **Location:** San Antonio, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $93,770.0 - $179,240.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Customer Information Control System (CICS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Quality, Computer Programming, IBM DB2, Job Control Language (JCL), Rexx (Programming Language), Systems Analysis, JSON, Job Entry Subsystem 2/3, Job Scheduling, Junit, Python (Programming Language), Mainframes, OpenShift, Oracle (Applications), IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Mockito, Pl/i, Scaled Agile Framework, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Software Systems, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Z/OS, Tso/ispf, Cloud Platform System, Universal Database (UDB), ReactJS, Spring-boot, Reliability of Systems, Swift (Programming Language), Technical Debt, Generative AI, Gitlab, Git, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, React Redux, Objective C++, Restful APIs, Dynatrace, Docker, Service Stack, Golang - **Published:** October 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467875995&tx=KJ9999FFU&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience. * 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: * AI-Assisted Software Engineering * Java, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, Go, Python, JSON, XML, SOAP, REST APIs, Spring Boot, React, Redux, Git, GitLab, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, Open Liberty, SQL, JUnit, Mockito, Kafka or MQ, Dynatrace * zOS, TSO/ISPF, PL/I, Cobol, SQL, JES2 / JES, RACF, WLM, SMF, JCL, PROCs, Job Scheduling concepts, Fault Analyzer, REXX, Python on z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, UDB, Oracle, IBM z/OS Connect * 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: * Experience applying Generative AI and AI-assisted engineering practices to accelerate software development, improve code quality, enhance production support, automate operational processes, support application modernization, and improve overall engineering productivity across complex enterprise environments. * Experience working across both legacy and modern technology stacks, including technologies such as PL/I, COBOL, CICS, DB2, Mainframe, Java, AWS, and cloud-native platforms. * Proven success by reducing technical debt while maintaining production stability and meeting business commitments. * Experience supporting operational health metrics, service-level objectives (SLOs), service-level agreements (SLAs), and production availability goals. * AWS, Kubernetes/OpenShift, SAFe Agile, Java, Cloud, or Security-related certifications. * Experience working across technologies ranging from Mainframe and PL/I to AWS and cloud-native architectures. * Strong production support background with proven success resolving complex incidents and improving application reliability. * US military experience gained through military service or gained as a military spouse / domestic partner. ## Description 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 Join a high-impact engineering team responsible for maintaining and evolving the Property Core Platform that supports homeowners, renters, and other Property insurance products. As a Mid-Level Software Engineer embedded within an Agile team, you will provide hands-on expertise in application development, production support, system integrations, testing, and platform enhancements across a portfolio of business-critical applications. We are looking for a collaborative engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, improving system reliability, and delivering high-quality solutions for our members. This is an opportunity to expand your influence across a broad technology landscape, contribute to modernization efforts, and work alongside experienced engineers to strengthen platforms that are essential to the Property business., * 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.