Engineer, Software Engineer - Entry Level - Java, Angular, or Python
About The Position
If you’re passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide’s Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Join our Commercial Lines Technology organization as an Entry-Level Software Engineer and help build the next generation of intelligent solutions that power Nationwide’s growing commercial insurance business. In this role, you will: Collaborate with experienced engineers, architects, and business partners to design and build AI-powered features that improve underwriting, pricing, and agent experiences. Develop, test, and deploy production-quality services and APIs that integrate machine learning models into our current commercial lines technology platforms. Work with real-world insurance data, using tools like Java, Python, modern frameworks, and DevSecOps practices to turn ideas into scalable capabilities. Learn and grow in a supportive environment with clear mentorship, hands-on problem solving, and opportunities to contribute to high-impact initiatives early in your career. If you are curious, collaborative, and excited to apply AI to complex, real-world business problems, we’d love to have you on the team. If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you! As a Software Engineer, you will focus primarily on providing high quality, efficient technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built applications. In this capacity, you’ll code, configure, test, debug, document and maintain applications.
Requirements
- Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems or other related degree. Technology experience or non-traditional technology certificates can be substituted for an undergraduate degree.
- One or more years of technology experience.
- Proficiency of at least one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to thrive in a team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in Java, Angular, or Python
- Hands on experience using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Agent Mode, Cursor, or similar agentic AI technologies
- Clear communication
- SQL
- Apigee
- Kubernetes
- New Relic
- GitHub Actions
- Harness
- AWS Cloud
- Splunk
- Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards and best practices.
- Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Uses DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
- Adopts continuous improvement and learning.
- Handles project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables proactively.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision
- life insurance
- short and long term disability coverage
- paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
- nine paid holidays
- 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
- 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- company-paid pension plan
- business casual attire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
