Software Engineer

AAA Life Insurance Company•Livonia, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

AAA Life AAA Life is a respected and trusted American brand that has been focusing on Life Insurance and Annuity Products since 1969. At AAA Life we have over 1.8 million policies where we take pride in earning the trust of our policyholders who understand our promise to be there for them – and their families – when we’re needed most. By joining the AAA Life team, you are joining a company that genuinely cares about helping each other, with a devotion to protect the lives of those around us. We embrace a diverse, equitable, inclusive culture where all associates can feel a sense of belonging and use their unique talents and perspective to influence, innovate, motivate, and thrive. How You’ll Work Work Solution: Hybrid (Tuesday- Thursday) or Remote (USA) Relocation Eligibility: Available The Software Engineer I designs , writes and maintains application software that is scalable, predictable, high-quality and high-performance to support our business needs in an agile environment. The primary responsibility for this role includes high quality development on cloud or on premise , delivery, analysis and resolution of technical issues and participation in the continuous enhancement of established development processes. The Software Engineer I is also responsible for designing and building application software with minimal supervision . The Software Engineer collaborates with the team to ensure proper planning; meeting development schedules and the delivered solution meets the business requirements and design specifications while adhering to the AAA Life development standards. The Software Engineer I will work close ly with other more senior members of the team to learn the various components of the enterprise systems at AAA Life Insurance.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in computer science , or related e ngineering field.
2 years of hands-on software development experience; internships, co-ops, academic projects, or open-source contributions welcome.
Experience with version control (Git) and basic CI/CD concepts.
Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language like Java.
Experience Integrating with multiple systems and web services to create a solution for business needs.
Comfortable working in Agile teams and using standard collaboration tools (issue trackers, code review platforms).
Basic exposure to containerization (Docker), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), or orchestration technologies.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to unit testing and automated test frameworks.
Sound knowledge of HTTP and other network protocols.
Experience with a pplication Performance Tuning, Application S erver Configuration and Tuning.
Experience working with Application servers like Tomcat, JBoss or WebSphere .
Understand PCI DSS compliance requirements and knowledge in remediating security vulnerabilities.
Experienced in Ag ile software development practices, i.e. product/project development lifecycle, process, and tools . (JIRA/Rally).

Responsibilities

Maintain & enhance the automated build and deploy process for applications
Develop deploy instructions and work with the team to achieve regular successful deployments
Design and implement automated unit testing framework as
Conduct thorough unit testing using the automated unit test framework
Follows all AAA Life security and compliance requirements
Translates and implements business requirements into creative technology solutions
Take ownership of technical aspects of the project and drive to completion
Thoroughly understand the Requirements and Design
Understand and help guide the full system architecture
Be responsible for estimating your work and influencing timelines
Develop, maintain , debug , enhance and document components developed by self and others as per the requirements and design
Participate in project design reviews
Conduct peer-reviews
Use best practices and coding standards and help improve the existing company standards
Offer options and/or remove technical hurdles/impediments
Proactively conduct project risk identification and mitigation action planning with the project manager
Collaborate with the team in mitigating the project risks
Periodically support applications outside of normal business hours