Sr Engineer, Software Engineer - Full-stack (Java/Angular) 2 - 5 years' experience

Nationwide Financials' Institutional Life Insurance (ILI) technology team is seeking a Software Engineer to support this business line. ILI manufactures, sells, and services employer-owned life insurance products for institutional and business clients, including Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI), Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI), and Insurance Company-Owned Life Insurance (ICOLI).

Ideal Skill Set

• Java: Experience developing with Spring Boot and designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs.
• .NET: API development experience, including familiarity with LINQ for data querying.
• Angular: Frontend development experience, with the ability to work within and extend existing Angular applications.
• SQL: Working knowledge of relational databases and query writing.

Additional Preferred Skills

• GitHub Actions: Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline automation. Knowledge of Nationwide’s internal Actions library is a significant plus for internal candidates, particularly as the team prepares for upcoming chart migration work aligned with golden paths.
• GitHub Copilot: Experience using Copilot to plan and execute package and version migrations—not solely for code generation.
• Apigee: API proxy experience is a plus, especially for internal candidates familiar with Nationwide’s proxy enforcement rules. Strong external candidates can be trained in this area.
• Technical documentation literacy: Ability to read and interpret technical changelogs, migration guides, and framework release notes, including identifying breaking changes in Angular versions that may affect the team.

Additional Qualifications

• Independent ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned work, operates effectively with minimal direction, and navigates ambiguity to resolve blockers.
• Self-directed debugging: Troubleshoots and resolves issues in their own code without relying on others as a first resort.
• Curiosity-driven learning: Learns unfamiliar systems and functionality by tracing code, researching available information, and building understanding from first principles.
• Legacy code literacy: Comfortable understanding and extending existing codebases. Much of the team’s work involves enhancing established systems rather than building entirely new applications.
• Continuous learning: Motivated to stay current with the tools, frameworks, and development practices the team uses today and adopts in the future.

This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week on Mondays & Tuesdays. 

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

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze solutions, develop, test, debug, document, and deploy software according to standards and best practices.

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

• Use DevSecOps practices, tooling, and techniques.

• Drive continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice, and innovation.

• Manage 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: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or other related degrees are preferred. Technology experience or non-traditional technology certificates can be substituted for an undergraduate degree.

Experience: Two or more years of software engineering, analysis, or related technology experience.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, or JavaScript. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle moderately 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 manager’s leader and Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Hybrid to normal office environment. 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 coverage, paid 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.

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