USAA · 7 hours ago
Kafka Software Engineer Entry Level
Plano Legacy
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$64K/yr - $122K/yr
0+ years expUSAA is dedicated to empowering its members to achieve financial security. The Kafka Software Engineer role focuses on building and enhancing shared libraries and core platform components that support Kafka based, event driven applications, while collaborating with application teams to improve system reliability and scalability.
BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceVenture Capital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Under direct supervision, design, develop, code, and test technical solutions
Write code to deliver features, and improvements, on a regular basis
Verify and resolve technical problems and production issues through troubleshooting techniques
Improve application stability and scalability
Create and maintain technical documentation
Create and improve automated tests and code quality
Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum requirement can be used in lieu of a degree OR Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT)
Up to 2 years of software development experience
Foundational and conceptual knowledge of function/discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products
Basic Understanding of one or more of the following: Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python
Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools
Preferred
Experience in Java and Spring Boot
Basic understanding of backend service development/practices
Familiarity with Apache Kafka concepts (producers, consumers, topics, consumer groups)
Basic unit testing practices
Familiarity with Git
Experience with CI/CD Pipeline
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
401(k)
Pension
Life insurance
Parental benefits
Adoption assistance
Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
Various wellness programs
Career path planning and continuing education
Company
USAA
USAA is a financial services company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Julie McPeak
SVP, General Counsel Insurance
Waqas Durrani
Senior Vice President, General Counsel - Enterprise Shared Services
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