Software Engineering Specialist

Transamerica

Specialist Software Engineer developing web and cloud technologies supporting Annuities Customer and Advisor experience portals at Transamerica. Leading design sessions, coding, and collaboratively addressing business challenges.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $131,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularApacheAWSCloudDockerEC2Entity FrameworkJ2EEJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJUnitKafkaKubernetesMavenMicroservicesNode.jsOpenShiftReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLVue.jsZookeeper

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead analysis and complex architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions; translate architectural guidance into detailed technical design.
Work collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners in an agile environment.
Code, test, identify, implement, and document solutions to business challenges utilizing web and cloud technologies.
Perform design and analysis for deliverables.
Lead large team design sessions.
Serve as a subject matter expert for Annuities applications, and technologies.
Recommend solutions which take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts.
Utilize third-party software development frameworks, open-source libraries, and APIs to rapidly develop basic application solutions.
Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.
Prepare presentations and lead development meetings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent experience
Eight years of Core Java experience
Expertise in coding platforms/frameworks (e.g. JAVA, OOD, OOP, Functional Programming, Spring Framework, J2EE Development, OOP, Service Oriented Architecture, Dependency Injection, and Core Architecture)
Experience with modern frontend development frameworks (Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, HTTP, HTML, JS, CSS, Ajax)
Experience leveraging continuous integration/development tools (e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Containers, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container automation) in a Ci/CD pipeline
Five years of experience with integration and service frameworks (e.g. API Gateways, Apache Camel, Swagger API, Zookeeper, Kafka, messaging tools, microservices)
Expertise with Microservices and REST based API development (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Entity Framework, Swagger, Odata, AutoMapper)
Five years of development experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS) utilizing various support tools (e.g. EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, VMs, SQL Data warehouse, ARM Templates, Event Hubs)
Expertise in build and deployment tools - (Visual Studio, Eclipse, Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, SQL Management Studio, Junit, Ajax)
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
Problem-solving and technical communication skills
Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadline

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Core JavaSpring FrameworkJ2EE DevelopmentAngularReactVue.jsDockerKubernetesMicroservicesAWS

Soft Skills

attention to detailresults orientedcustomer focusteamworkindependenceproblem-solvingtechnical communicationprioritization