Application Development Engineer (Hybrid)

As an Application Development Engineer with American Family you will embark on an exciting journey of collaboration, working with accomplished individuals to deliver and sustain the latest applications that create success. You will develop innovative solutions, handling challenges from simple to moderately complex with creativity. You will help propel the Payment Tech Team to new heights!

You will report to the Engineering Delivery Manager.

Position Compensation Range:

$78,000.00 - $128,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Develop high-quality solutions that follow established standards, methodologies, and internal controls.
• Identify and understand system dependencies, integration points, and impacts of proposed changes, providing options and recommendations.
• Document design decisions, estimating assumptions, code modules, and performance metrics.
• Define, conduct, and participate in multiple testing phases (e.g., unit, system integration).
• Ensure software development meets standards for programming, design, performance, quality, and security.
• Collaborate with others to verify system flow, data usage, and processes, both manual and automated.
• Participate in team activities, taking on tasks to achieve team goals.
• Create, maintain, and enhance system documentation.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
• Basic knowledge of integration and migration strategies and technologies.
• Experience with application architecture, design alternatives, and development standards.
• Experience developing complex systems using one or more programming languages.
• Experience interpreting, modifying, and writing application system design and program specifications.
• Experience using and supporting integration and communications technologies between applications, databases, and technology platforms.
• Experience with relational databases and standard query language (SQL).
• Experience with the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• Solid knowledge of activities, tasks, tools, and techniques for testing applications to ensure adherence to functional and quality requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with Java syntax and core concepts, including object-oriented programming principles.
• Ability to write simple SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Proven ability to analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and develop solutions.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving technical issues across multiple applications.

Licenses:

• Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 5%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not Applicable.

In this flex office/home role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison WI or Boston MA

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Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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