Application Development Associate

and the job listing Expires on February 23, 2026

Are you a Software Engineer who is looking to work in an autonomous, modern technical environment with the flexibility to do so from the comfort of your own home? Do you value open communication and a culture that welcomes thoughtful opinions to solve complex technical problems? This is the opportunity for you.

Background Details:
We are looking for an upcoming college graduate to join an agile development team building a unique digital experience for our Retirement Planning Portfolio. This work ranges from enhancing existing capabilities with the utmost emphasis on the customer experience, to adding new features and functionality that our customers truly desire. All this while continuing to support and improve upon our CI/CD pipeline and cloud infrastructure (AWS).

We strive to collaborate effectively with User Experience and Product Management to create industry leading solutions that will help our customers achieve financial security. Enter a versatile, fun and fast-paced environment, bring your passion for delivering innovative solutions, crafting engaging experiences, and delivering value!

What you’ll be doing

• Involved in the full lifecycle of web application development; from designing, building, testing, deploying, to monitoring
• Leveraging Java, Kotlin and Spring Boot in building a reliable backend
• Using tools such as Gitlab, Sonar Qube, Splunk, New Relic, and Confluence, to drive operations and collaboration
• Champion lean-Agile, Dev Ops principles and practices (e.g. CI/CD; you build it, you own it), and independent architecture, while supporting a culture of innovation and continuous learning

What we’re looking for

Must-haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Experience in application development that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience writing Unit Tests (e.g. Mockito, Junit, Karma Jasmine)
• Experience with microservice design (Service-Oriented Architecture) and RESTful web services
• Excellent communication, with demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Nice-to-haves:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) knowledge, or other cloud service providers
• Experience with web development
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Delivery and Dev Ops
• Experience working with relational databases
• Experience working on fully dedicated agile teams