Specialist, Software Engineer - Java/Angular

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Nationwide Retirement Solutions is looking for a software engineer to help support the Paradox line. This will be a hybrid role based out of the Columbus, OH office. The team comes into the office on Mondays and Tuesdays. 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 analyze, code, configure, test, debug, document and maintain applications. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results.

Requirements

Strong Angular experience (RSC front end, Angular upgrades, Bolt UI components).
Solid Java backend skills with REST APIs (RPLink / DCdirect services, RSC Java services), including defensive coding and null-safety in complex flows.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining UI test automation (Cypress required; familiarity with Playwright or similar preferred).
Comfort owning regression suites and Jenkins-backed pipelines (Paradox regression jobs, monthly regression epics).
Ability to design tests that cover edge-case plan scenarios, data issues, and complex tax/withdrawal rules (online withdrawals, enrollment, MIRP/OLE, ProAccount flows).
Strong defect analysis and troubleshooting using Splunk, New Relic, and FullStory, including reproducing issues in lower envs and validating fixes in prod.
Experience working on SLO/SRE-tagged incidents and batch failures (New Retirement batches, enrollment failures, RSC calling retired services, etc.).
Comfort owning high-severity production defects end-to-end: impact analysis, root cause write-ups, mitigation, and permanent fix.
Experience fixing Contrast / Archer security findings in Java services (e.g., rplink-rest) and navigating security epics and risk cards.
Ability to learn and work across RSC participant & plan sponsor experiences (online enrollment, onboarding, withdrawals, MIP/MIRP/OLE, ProAccount, MyIRP) and underlying DCdirect (RPLink) services.
Strong understanding of API interaction patterns (Apigee proxies, retirement-plans / retirement-accounts services, document-access APIs) and how UI, middleware, and mainframe data interact.
Comfortable operating as a developer who owns testing (no dedicated testers): writing detailed defect cards, reproduction steps, and impact statements in Jira.
Proven experience in Agile/Jira delivery, working through feature epics (Next Best Action, MIRP/OLE Continuous Improvement, Online Withdrawals) and strategic defect work.
Strong collaboration with PO, UX, BAOs, SRE, data teams and comfort joining cross-line initiatives and strategic defect/OPS conversations.
Completion of 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.
Four or more years of analysis and technology experience.
Proficiency in one or more programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.
Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
Proven ability to tackle complex business and development problems.
Ability to thrive in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Bolt design system experience (Nationwide Bolt components and styling) and how Bolt changes impact both UI and Cypress tests.
Prior work on RSC / Paradox or adjacent RS lines (Groundskeepers, Essentials, Vitamix, etc.), especially around participant digital experience.
Experience with Safari / iOS test automation (WebKit plugin for Cypress, Playwright Safari runs) to close known browser coverage gaps.
Familiarity with GitHub / repo migrations and CI for RSC repos (RSC GitHub migration waves, Jenkins → GitHub workflows).
Comfort working with ServiceNow incidents, RS Weekly Defect flows, and strategic defect round-robin into Paradox.
Background in retirement plan domain (RMD, DIA/QDIA, ProAccount, hardship/UE withdrawals, loan rules, tax/withholding rules) to shorten ramp time.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

Full-stack web development in the Paradox stack
Strong Angular experience (RSC front end, Angular upgrades, Bolt UI components).
Solid Java backend skills with REST APIs (RPLink / DCdirect services, RSC Java services), including defensive coding and null-safety in complex flows.
Test automation & quality ownership
Hands-on experience building and maintaining UI test automation (Cypress required; familiarity with Playwright or similar preferred).
Comfort owning regression suites and Jenkins-backed pipelines (Paradox regression jobs, monthly regression epics).
Ability to design tests that cover edge-case plan scenarios, data issues, and complex tax/withdrawal rules (online withdrawals, enrollment, MIRP/OLE, ProAccount flows).
Production debugging & SRE-aligned skills
Strong defect analysis and troubleshooting using Splunk, New Relic, and FullStory, including reproducing issues in lower envs and validating fixes in prod.
Experience working on SLO/SRE-tagged incidents and batch failures (New Retirement batches, enrollment failures, RSC calling retired services, etc.).
Comfort owning high-severity production defects end-to-end: impact analysis, root cause write-ups, mitigation, and permanent fix.
Security & risk remediation
Experience fixing Contrast / Archer security findings in Java services (e.g., rplink-rest) and navigating security epics and risk cards.
Domain & systems knowledge
Ability to learn and work across RSC participant & plan sponsor experiences (online enrollment, onboarding, withdrawals, MIP/MIRP/OLE, ProAccount, MyIRP) and underlying DCdirect (RPLink) services.
Strong understanding of API interaction patterns (Apigee proxies, retirement-plans / retirement-accounts services, document-access APIs) and how UI, middleware, and mainframe data interact.
Ways of working
Comfortable operating as a developer who owns testing (no dedicated testers): writing detailed defect cards, reproduction steps, and impact statements in Jira.
Proven experience in Agile/Jira delivery, working through feature epics (Next Best Action, MIRP/OLE Continuous Improvement, Online Withdrawals) and strategic defect work.
Strong collaboration with PO, UX, BAOs, SRE, data teams and comfort joining cross-line initiatives and strategic defect/OPS conversations.
Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards in an agile environment.
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.
Drives continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
Manages medium to large 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