Software Engineer III

Summary

Aflac is seeking a Software Engineer III to lead the design, development, testing, and optimization of customer-facing applications. The role collaborates across Scrum teams, improves code quality and security, evaluates modern technologies, and provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.

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 Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• 4+ years of programming experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Prior Mulesoft experience and Level I Mulesoft Certification
• Saleforce experience
• Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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 Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field
• 4+ years of programming experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice to Haves

• Prior Mulesoft experience and Level I Mulesoft Certification
• Saleforce experience
• Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

Benefits

• Hybrid or remote work, depending on location within the continental US
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Health care flexible spending
• Dependent care flexible spending
• Aflac supplemental Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity policies offered at no cost to the employee
• 401(k) plans
• Annual bonuses
• Opportunity to purchase company stock
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason annually
• State-mandated sick leave, if eligible; Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked
• Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being
• Sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in compliance with applicable laws