Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mutual of Omaha is seeking a Full Stack Java Engineer to join their Portal Protectors team, which focuses on modernizing the employer-facing benefits enrollment portal. The role involves designing and developing frontend features in React and maintaining backend services in Java/Spring Boot, while collaborating within a supportive and innovative engineering culture.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop React-based frontend features for Mutual of Omaha's employer-facing benefits enrollment portal, serving group administrators and policy holders
- Build and maintain Java/Spring Boot backend services and REST APIs that integrate the portal with downstream member benefit and enrollment systems
- Work within a SAFe Agile framework with 3-week sprints and PI planning cycles, contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups
- Collaborate closely with the Member Monitoring and YOLO teams within the Member Benefit Enrollment ART to deliver seamless end-to-end workflows
- Integrate with event-driven systems using Kafka and interact with MongoDB and PostgreSQL data layers on AWS
- Leverage AI tooling to accelerate development, improve code quality, and support migration and modernization efforts
- Participate in a shared on-call production support rotation — one week every nine weeks, 7x24 coverage; candidates who are not comfortable with production support should not apply
- Embrace versatility, stepping into various roles as needed from individual contributor to leader, teacher, and mentor
- Assess and optimize solutions, balancing performance tradeoffs to deliver maximum benefit
Skills
- At least five years of experience in a full-stack application development environment with demonstrated strength in the following: Advanced frontend experience in React framework
- Advanced level Java/Groovy, Spring/Spring Boot 3, REST APIs, Microservices, GitHub
- SQL and NoSQL Databases (MongoDB)
- Proficient in developing unit tests (JUnit/Spock) and adept at version control
- Self-motivated and intellectually curious. You don't wait to be taught everything; you find answers, think creatively, and drive your work forward
- Collaborative and communicative. You ask questions openly, share insight freely, and support your teammates
- Someone who is accountable and outcome-focused. You identify problems and drive them to resolution
- Motivated to explore and adopt new technologies including AI-assisted development tools
- You promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, value different ideas and opinions, and listen courageously, remaining curious in all that you do
- Ability to work remotely with access to a high-speed internet connection and located in the United States or Puerto Rico
- AWS
- MuleSoft, Kafka and Event-Driven Architecture
- Docker, Jenkins Kubernetes, Gradle, CI/CD
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar)
Benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity
- 401(k) plan with a 2% company contribution and 6% company match
- Work-life balance with vacation, personal time and paid holidays
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