Java​/Full Stack Software Engineer-Lead Level

Software Engineer Lead

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.

We're hiring a forward-thinking and dedicated Software Engineer Lead to join a dynamic, startup-minded team within the Investment Experience Technology organization at USAA, part of the Technology group. 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 will lead solutioning and development to deliver a new LOB Member experience to serve our member's financial needs and play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our new investment services line of business.

You'll work with a modern tech stack—including Go, Java, APIs, Open Shift, and a wide range of USAA technologies—to help build the next generation of investment solutions. Our goal? To deliver differentiated, digital-first experiences that empower both our members and financial advisors with seamless, intelligent, and scalable tools. If you're passionate about building impactful technology, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to help shape the future of investment services, we'd love to meet you.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based in San Antonio; TX or Plano; TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop, code, and test complex technical solutions.
• 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.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years leading enterprise technology initiatives.
• 6+ years delivering technology solutions across the full SDLC.
• Deep expertise in Java, JavaScript, Spring Boot, Open Shift, and modern software engineering practices.
• Enterprise-level experience leading Java-based enterprise application development.
• Expertise designing and implementing Dynamic UI and Server-Driven UI (SDUI) frameworks using React, Redux, and Spring Boot, including UI metadata contracts, rendering frameworks, component libraries, design systems, personalization, and reusable user experiences.
• Deep experience designing and implementing scalable API-first solutions using Spring Boot, REST APIs, Docker containers, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong experience designing and leading cloud-native solutions using Open Shift, AWS, containerization, observability, automation, and modern platform engineering practices.
• Demonstrated leadership building highly scalable, secure, resilient, and performant enterprise applications, including threat modeling, authentication/authorization, secure coding practices, and vulnerability remediation.
• Deep experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures using Kafka, including real-time streaming,…