Specialist, Software Engineer (Annuity Modernization - Workflow)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance • Columbus, OH

7d • Hybrid

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. This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week on Wednesdays & Thursdays. About the Role We’re looking for a Specialist, Software Engineer to execute on the technical strategy and deliver within our Annuity Modernization team within Nationwide Financial, focusing on Workflow. This role drives architectural decisions forward and ensures scalable, secure, and innovative solutions that transform how we ingest, process, and route documents across multiple channels - enabling seamless, automated, and intelligent workflows that support both New Business and Post-Issue transactions. You’ll work in a cross functional product-centric agile team , closely partnering with a Product Owner and fellow engineers to deliver high-impact capabilities. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a modern, event-driven architecture while building scalable, cloud-native solutions that integrate with enterprise systems.

Requirements

• Proven track record of architecting complex systems in large-scale enterprise environments
• Strong ability to influence technical direction and drive modernization initiatives
• Experience working in agile product teams and a passion for continuous improvement
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting best practices
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• 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

• Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Guide, optimize, and implement solutions for: Multi-Channel Ingestion (paper, email, fax, web, eB2B) with OCR/ICR data extraction (Optical Character Recognition and Intelligent Character Resolution)
• Metadata Frameworks and APIs for document enrichment
• Task Management and intelligent Routing based on business rules
• Integrated Workflows with multiple upstream and downstream systems
• Modern File Cabinet & Viewer for document access and retrieval
• Automation & Orchestration of end-to-end business processes
• Event-Driven Architecture for downstream system integration
• Reporting & Optimization dashboards and analytics
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and continuous delivery
• Influence product strategy by aligning technical solutions with business objectives
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence across the team
• Define technical standards and best practices
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, learning, and psychological safety
• 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.

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, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees