Software Engineer III The Company: Aflac Columbus The Location: Remote, US, 31999 The Division: Digital Services Job Id: 7285 Salary Range: $59,000 - $145,000 Job Posting End Date: 2/3/25 We’ve Got You Under Our Wing We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way. Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com. Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac. Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may behybridorremote. + If you livewithin 50 milesof the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will behybrid.This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. + If you livemore than 50 milesfrom the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will beremote.This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance. What does it take to be successful at Aflac? + Acting with Integrity + Communicating Effectively + Pursuing Self-Development + Serving Customers + Supporting Change + Supporting Organizational Goals + Working with Diverse Populations What does it take to be successful in this role? + 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. Education & Experience Required + Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field + Four or more years of programming experience Or an equivalent combination of education and experience Education & Experience Preferred + Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field Principal Duties & Responsibilities + Design and Development + Lead the design, development, testing, and optimization of customer-facing applications, leveraging Java features such as equals, hashcode, Comparable, compareTo, and Optional. Utilize advanced language constructs like lambdas, streams, boxing/unboxing, and implement secure and thread-safe usage of instance variables. + Data Structures and Performance + Work extensively with data structures such as Lists, Maps, Sets, Arrays, and Trees, understanding their performance characteristics to select the appropriate structure for specific use cases. Analyze and optimize performance while avoiding common pitfalls, such as unnecessary overhead or misuse of data structures. + Defensive Coding and Exception Handling + Apply defensive coding strategies, including null-checking, exception handling (e.g., try-catch-finally, try-with-resources), and addressing edge cases like empty streams or lists. Incorporate throttling, retries, and robust exception hierarchies to ensure reliability and effective error recovery. + Code Optimization and Memory Management + Utilize tools like JProfiler (or YourKit) to analyze and resolve memory leaks and optimize heap usage. Efficiently handle paginated collections and apply best practices, such as isEmpty() vs. size() > 0, to improve code performance and maintainability. + Database, SQL, and API Integration + Design and implement database interactions using SQL with JDBC, leveraging PreparedStatements for secure queries. Analyze explain plans, manage transactions, and integrate RESTful APIs using JSON and Swagger. Work with JdbcTemplate, RestTemplate, and NamedJdbcTemplate to streamline database and API operations. + Spring and Spring Boot Expertise + Build scalable applications using Spring and Spring Boot, employing dependency injection, @RestController, and Java-based configuration. Use Spring Actuator, Spring Cloud Stream, or reactive programming to enhance system capabilities. Develop and execute unit tests (e.g., JUnit) and use Maven for compiling, testing, and running applications. + AWS and Cloud Technologies + Utilize AWS services such as EC2, S3, ECS/EKS, and RDS to build and manage cloud-based solutions. Leverage Kubernetes for container orchestration and configure autoscaling groups for high availability. Work with the AWS Console for resource management and SSH for secure access to EC2 instances. + Collaboration and Delivery + Participate in Scrum processes to ensure efficient software delivery, collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements and solutions for moderate to complex systems. Perform code reviews and enforce standards for resilience, data integrity, and security. + Testing and Implementation + Test and implement application modules while adhering to coding standards and defensive coding practices. Conduct performance tuning and ensure the software aligns with client and business needs. + Additional Duties + Provide design recommendations, occasionally writing complex design specifications, and make necessary modifications to existing applications or modules. Perform other responsibilities as required to meet organizational goals. + Demonstrated experience with release automation tools and practices for CI/CD pipelines to include experience with version control systems like Git. + Preferred UX/UI dev with single page web app JavaScript libraries and frameworks like React, Angular, etc. Total Rewards This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $59,000 - $145,000. In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including 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, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and 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. Nearest Major Market:Columbus GA