Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is 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 enforcing code quality standards.
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
Skills
- 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
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
- 4+ years of programming experience
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health care flexible spending
- Dependent care flexible spending
- Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
- 401(k) plans
- Annual bonuses
- An opportunity to purchase company stock
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
- If eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
- Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
- Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities
Company Overview
Aflac is a company that offers individuals and companies supplemental disability insurance. It was founded in 1955, and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.aflac.com.