Transamerica

Lead Software Engineer

Transamerica

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cedar RapidsColoradoIowaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $111,000 - $135,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Collaborate with internal staff, contractors, offshore software engineers, and business product owners within an agile development environment.
  • Analyze and research existing business processes, workflows, and systems to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Gather, document, and translate business needs into clear, actionable functional specifications.
  • Support system upgrades, integrations, and deployment activities.
  • Perform architecture and design work for key deliverables; lead large‑scale design sessions focused on system‑level solutions.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert across multiple applications, technologies, and domains; mentor team members on design and coding standards.
  • Recommend technical solutions that balance cost, business needs, and system impacts.
  • Lead cross‑platform analysis and architectural design efforts to develop comprehensive end‑to‑end solutions.
  • Participate in organizational committees or projects to define standards, processes, and best practices.
  • Leverage third‑party software development frameworks to accelerate application development.
  • Lead web development staff, including contract and offshore developers; may provide direct supervision to employees.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and rapidly learn new tools and platforms to support the environment and project delivery.
  • Prepare and deliver presentations; facilitate development meetings and technical discussions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent education/experience
  • Proficiency with requirements gathering, documentation, and modeling (e.g., UML, BPMN, process mapping)
  • Three years of experience in design techniques and philosophies.
  • Five years of experience with backend web development tools such as Java or .NET to effectively translate business needs into technical requirements
  • Familiarity with modern frontend development frameworks (Angular, React, Vue.js, ASP.NET MVC, HTTP, HTML, JS, CSS, Ajax)
  • One year of experience and working knowledge of cloud services (AWS/Azure) and related support tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, SQL Data warehouse, PostgreSQL, Event Hubs)
  • Three years of experience working with service framework input/output processes (e.g. API Gateways, Apache Camel, Swagger API, Zookeeper, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices)
  • Comprehension of Microservices and REST based API development (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Entity Framework, IIS, Swagger, Odata, .NET API 2, .NET API Core, AutoMapper)
  • Understanding of continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) tools
  • Advanced understanding of software development and research tools
  • Attention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focus
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Technical communication skills
  • Problem-solving and technical communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines
Benefits
  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees
  • Benefits Package
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities
  • Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
  • Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Java.NETAngularReactVue.jsUMLBPMNAPI GatewaysMicroservicesREST
Soft Skills
attention to detailresults orientedcustomer focusteamworkindependenceanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillstechnical communication skillsability to prioritize workloadability to meet deadlines
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in information systemsBachelor’s degree in mathBachelor’s degree in engineering