Senior Software Engineer

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R20061069

Job Family IT - Development About Us At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. Who We Are We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them. We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. What We Do Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.• For more information, visit transamerica.com. Job Description Summary The Senior Software Engineer designs, builds, and supports modern web applications using TypeScript, React, and a Node.js API tier deployed on cloud platforms. This role provides hands‑on technical leadership across the full SDLC—helping teams deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions—while leveraging AI‑assisted engineering tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and strengthen consistency in implementation and documentation. Job Description Responsibilities Work collaboratively with product owners, designers, and engineers (including contract and offshore developers) in an agile environment to deliver business outcomes. Build and support React + TypeScript user experiences and integrate them with enterprise services through a Node.js API tier and RESTful APIs. Design, implement, test, and document solutions using modern front‑end patterns (component architecture, state management, accessibility) and API best practices (schema-first contracts, versioning, observability). Perform design and analysis for deliverables; lead larger team design sessions and contribute to system‑level architecture decisions across front end, API, and cloud infrastructure. Serve as a subject matter expert for the TypeScript/React + Node.js stack and mentor engineers on coding standards, testing strategy, and maintainable architecture. Recommend solutions that balance cost, business needs, performance, security, and platform impacts, including cloud and serverless design considerations. Utilize third‑party frameworks, open‑source libraries, and APIs to accelerate delivery and improve reliability of both UI and API implementations. Apply AI‑assisted engineering (e.g., AI copilots/IDEs) to speed up development tasks such as scaffolding, refactoring, test generation, documentation, and code review support—while ensuring human validation, security, and adherence to engineering standards. Stay current on front‑end and Node ecosystem advances and rapidly learn new tools, frameworks, and cloud capabilities to support the environment and deliverables. Assist with technical presentations and lead development meetings as needed. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related technical discipline) or equivalent practical experience. 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong hands‑on development in TypeScript. Strong proficiency with React and modern front‑end engineering practices (component design, hooks, state management patterns, performance optimization, and testing). Experience building and operating a Node.js API tier (RESTful services, integration patterns, authentication/authorization, and API documentation such as OpenAPI/Swagger). Knowledge of database concepts and data modeling (relational and/or NoSQL) and how to design data access patterns that support scalable APIs. Working understanding of cloud services (AWS and/or Azure) and common supporting tools used to deploy, monitor, and operate modern applications. Experience with build, test, and deployment tooling and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing). Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift) and/or serverless patterns depending on platform needs. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and technical communication; able to prioritize work to meet tight deadlines. Preferred Qualifications Practical experience with AI‑assisted development workflows (e.g., using AI tools for spec-driven development, code generation, test creation, and "docs as code"), with an emphasis on safe usage, review discipline, and measurable productivity improvements. Experience with real-time or event-driven patterns (WebSockets, streaming, messaging) and modern integration architectures. Cloud or platform certifications (AWS / Microsoft). Experience in financial services or regulated environments, including security and compliance considerations in UI/API delivery. Working Conditions Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) Work outside of normal business hours may be required Occasional Travel