Software Engineer III (AWS/API & Java)

Aflac is a Fortune 500 company and an industry leader in voluntary insurance products. They are seeking a Software Engineer III to lead the design, development, and optimization of customer-facing applications while collaborating in advanced stages of Scrum and ensuring smooth software delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, test, development and optimization of customer-facing applications
• Collaborate in advanced stages of Scrum, ensuring smooth software delivery
• Enforce and improve code quality standards, particularly concerning resilience, data, and security
• Evaluate and incorporate modern programming languages and tools
• Implement test-driven development best practices
• Adhere to coding standards for resilience, data, and security
• Reviews system requirements and business processes; codes, tests, debugs and implements software solutions
• Participates in project planning sessions with clients, business analysts, and team members to analyze development requirements and make recommendations for moderate to complex systems
• Tests and implements application modules from multiple systems the team has developed or modified, ensuring application meets the needs of client and business
• Provides design recommendations, developing and integrating programs per written specifications; occasionally responsible for writing moderate to complex design specifications
• Makes moderate to complex modifications to existing software applications and modules in accordance with written specifications and division standards
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in software development and modern programming languages
• Proven experience with Scrum and advanced DevOps methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior developers
• Code Optimization and Memory Management
• Database, SQL, and API Integration
• Spring and Spring Boot Expertise
• AWS and Cloud Technologies
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field
• Four or more years of programming experience
• Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field