Why USAA?
At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.
Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.
The Opportunity
The Development Tools team builds and supports the tools, standards, and processes that make software delivery faster, safer, and more consistent. The team manages CI/CD pipelines, deployment patterns, compliance requirements, secrets handling, and automation capabilities across the delivery platform. They also maintain the CI/CD catalog, track metrics, create documentation, and work with infrastructure and business teams to improve the overall delivery experience. Their focus is to provide a reliable and scalable CI/CD platform that supports secure and efficient software delivery.
As a dedicated Software Engineer, you will help support and improve CI/CD pipelines, documentation, standards, and integration efforts while learning how enterprise delivery automation platforms are built, governed, and maintained.
We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in San Antonio, TX or Plano, TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
What you'll do:
- 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.
What you have:
- 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.
What sets you apart:
- Proficient in using Git for code management and collaboration.
- Experience with creating and managing container images.
- Familiarity with Podman.
- Familiarity with Golang.
- Experience with Helm, Kubernetes, and Argo for managing application deployments.
- Experience with YAML for configuration and infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience with a coding language such as Go, Java, C, or C++.
- Proficiency in Bash scripting for automation and system administration tasks.
- A strong interest in DevOps principles and practices
- US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner
Salary: The salary range for this position is: $63,590.00- $121,530.00
USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).
USAA views its internship program as a pipeline to possible future employment. This is based on an individual’s graduation date, performance, role qualifications, and business need. To be considered for possible future employment opportunities interns must meet the full-time work eligibility requirements for any given role. Thus, interns should ensure their sponsorship status and other provided information is accurately reflected on their intern application. Inadequate completion of your application may render you ineligible for further consideration in the hiring process.
Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the hourly range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual hourly rate for this role may vary by location.
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include 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, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
Interns may not be eligible for all benefits, for more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.
Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.
USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
