Sr Software Engineer
Job Family IT - Development About Us At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. Who We Are We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. What We Do Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include: 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long-term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com. Job Description Summary Are you looking to join a team using modern tools and development practices? In this role, you will help replatform WFG’s mission-critical systems to deliver a unified, intuitive experience for our field agents and home-office teams. Our engineering team uses spec-driven development with Kiro as an AI coding assistant—so engineers spend less time on boilerplate and more time on great design, reliability, and impact. Job Description Responsibilities: - Work collaboratively with development staff and business product owners in an Agile environment. - Code, test, identify, implement, and document modern cloud-native solutions. - Use Kiro to generate scaffolding, tests, documentation, and evaluate AI-generated code. - Perform design and analysis for complex deliverables. - Lead system-level architectural discussions. - Utilize modern cloud and API-driven frameworks. - Mentor Intermediate engineers and guide design reviews. - Participate in pairing, collaborative design, and architecture sessions. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. - Three years of Core Java or .NET experience. - Strong understanding of OOP, OOD, microservices, REST APIs. - Proficiency with RDBMS and NoSQL. - Experience with AWS or Azure. - Experience with CI/CD tools. - Strong communication and analytical skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience designing cloud-native services with AWS. - Knowledge of ETL, event-driven systems. - Experience with AI coding assistants. - Experience in financial services. - Six Sigma certification is a plus. Working Conditions: - Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays). - Work outside of normal business hours may be required. - Occasional travel