Sr Engineer, Software Engineer (Annuity Modernization - Workflow)

If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s Information 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 (Wednesdays & Thursdays).

About the Role
We’re looking for a Sr Engineer, Software Engineer to join our Annuity Modernization team within Nationwide Financial, focusing on Workflow. This role is pivotal in transforming 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.

What You’ll Do

• Design 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

• Contribute to a culture of innovation, learning, and psychological safety

Tech Stack & Tools

• Languages & Frameworks: Java / J2EE, Spring Framework, Angular

• DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes

• Cloud & APIs: AWS, Apigee, REST/SOAP, API Tokens

• Data & Storage: Oracle, SQL, XML

• Testing & Quality: JUnit, Postman, Ruby, Tosca

• Other: AWD – Automated Workflow Distributor

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong foundation in backend and full-stack development

• Proven ability to design scalable, maintainable systems in a complex enterprise environment

• Experience working in agile product teams and a passion for continuous improvement

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Why This Team

The team fosters a culture where you can speak freely, make mistakes, and grow without fear of failure. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, inclusion, and excellence.

Job Description Summary

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 Senior 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.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, solutions, 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.

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