Specialist, Software Engineer JavaAngular

If youre passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results then Nationwides Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide on your side goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and were looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions is looking for a software engineer to help support the Paradox line. This will be a hybrid role based out of the Columbus OH office. The team comes into the office on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Full-stack web development in the Paradox stack

• Strong Angularexperience (RSC front end Angular upgrades Bolt UI components).
• Solid Javabackend skills with REST APIs (RPLink / DCdirect services RSC Java services) including defensive coding and null-safety in complex flows.

Test automation & quality ownership

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining UI test automation(Cypress required; familiarity with Playwright or similar preferred).
• Comfort owning regression suitesand Jenkins-backed pipelines (Paradox regression jobs monthly regression epics).
• Ability to design tests that cover edge-case plan scenarios data issues and complex tax/withdrawal rules (online withdrawals enrollment MIRP/OLE ProAccount flows).

Production debugging & SRE-aligned skills

• Strong defect analysis and troubleshooting using Splunk New Relic and FullStory including reproducing issues in lower envs and validating fixes in prod.
• Experience working on SLO/SRE-tagged incidentsand batch failures (New Retirement batches enrollment failures RSC calling retired services etc.).
• Comfort owning high-severity production defectsend-to-end: impact analysis root cause write-ups mitigation and permanent fix.

Security & risk remediation

• Experience fixing Contrast / Archer security findingsin Java services (e.g. rplink-rest) and navigating security epics and risk cards.

Domain & systems knowledge

• Ability to learn and work across RSC participant & plan sponsorexperiences (online enrollment onboarding withdrawals MIP/MIRP/OLE ProAccount MyIRP) and underlying DCdirect (RPLink)services.
• Strong understanding of API interaction patterns(Apigee proxies retirement-plans / retirement-accounts services document-access APIs) and how UI middleware and mainframe data interact.

Ways of working

• Comfortable operating as a developer who owns testing(no dedicated testers): writing detailed defect cards reproduction steps and impact statements in Jira.
• Proven experience in Agile/Jira delivery working through feature epics (Next Best Action MIRP/OLE Continuous Improvement Online Withdrawals) and strategic defect work.
• Strong collaboration with PO UX BAOs SRE data teamsand comfort joining cross-line initiatives and strategic defect/OPS conversations.

Other nice to have skills

• Bolt design systemexperience (Nationwide Bolt components and styling) and how Bolt changes impact both UI and Cypress tests.
• Prior work on RSC / Paradoxor adjacent RS lines (Groundskeepers Essentials Vitamix etc.) especially around participant digital experience.
• Experience with Safari / iOS test automation(WebKit plugin for Cypress Playwright Safari runs) to close known browser coverage gaps.
• Familiarity with GitHub / repo migrationsand CI for RSC repos (RSC GitHub migration waves Jenkins GitHub workflows).
• Comfort working with ServiceNow incidents RS Weekly Defect flows and strategic defect round-robin into Paradox.
• Background in retirement plan domain(RMD DIA/QDIA ProAccount hardship/UE withdrawals loan rules tax/withholding rules) to shorten ramp time.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the StemOPT Extension program.

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Job Description Summary

If youre enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwides industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to we want to hear from you!

As a Software Engineer you will focus primarily on providing high quality efficient technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built this capacity youll analyze code configure test debug document and maintain applications.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzes solutions develops tests debugs documents and deploys software according to standards in an agile environment.

• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Uses DevSecOps practices tooling and techniques.

• Drives continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training practice and innovation.

• Manages medium to large project priorities deadlines and deliverables proactively.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to a Technology Manager/Director.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Completion of undergraduate studies in computer science management information systems or other related degree. Technology experience or non-traditional technology certificates can be substituted for an undergraduate degree.

Experience: Four or more years of analysis and technology experience.

Knowledge Abilities and Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming language such as Java C Python JavaScript. Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle complex business and development problems. Ability to thrive in a team environment. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Other criteria including leadership skills competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring managers leader and Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Office environment may vary based on team and/or location. Associates may have on-call responsibility after normal working hours and/or on weekends.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs including: medical/dental/vision life insurance short and long term disability coveragepaid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date nine paid holidays 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off 401(k) with company match company-paid pension plan business casual attire and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged appreciated respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job Sales Incentives based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

The national salary range for Specialist Software Engineer : $95500.00-$177500.00

The expected starting salary range for Specialist Software Engineer : $95500.00 - $143500.00