Sr Engineer, Software Engineer - Retirement Solutions - Java/Angular

Nationwide
Nationwide

Software Engineering

Columbus, OH, USA

Posted on Jun 26, 2026
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.

About this role

If you are the kind of engineer who wants to build reliable solutions, deliver meaningful outcomes, and keep growing your craft, this role offers the chance to do exactly that. You will join a team responsible for critical Retirement Solutions capabilities and help keep our platforms healthy, current, secure, and ready to evolve with the business.

What you will do

In this role, success is centered on three areas that matter deeply on our team: own the platform, deliver for our customers, and grow our people.

Own the platform

  • Design, develop, enhance, test, and support software solutions that enable Retirement Solutions business outcomes.
  • Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle so the solutions you build are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Contribute to both modernization work and ongoing operational support, including release activity, integrations, batch or event driven processing, and production stability work.

Deliver for our customers

  • Partner with product, architecture, engineering, and support teams to move work forward across team priorities and commitments.
  • Analyze requirements, develop solutions, test and debug applications, document changes, and support deployment using sound engineering practices.
  • Use DevSecOps practices, tooling, and continuous improvement habits to help the team deliver with greater speed, quality, and resiliency.

Grow our people

  • Share knowledge, participate in code reviews, and contribute to strong engineering habits across the team.
  • Learn from feedback, strengthen your technical skills, and continue building depth in the platforms and tools used by the team.
  • Support teammates through collaboration, problem solving, and a positive approach that helps the whole team succeed.

What we are looking for

  • A strong AI mindset and experience using AI tools to improve productivity, accelerate delivery, strengthen engineering quality, and simplify day to day work.
  • Hands on experience in at least one modern programming language or framework, such as Java or Angular, and the ability to apply that knowledge to real engineering problems.
  • Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and modern delivery practices.
  • Experience analyzing requirements, building solutions, testing and debugging applications, and supporting deployment in a team environment.
  • The ability to solve business and technology problems in a collaborative, fast moving environment.
  • Experience with enterprise integrations, operationally critical applications, cloud enabled components, or modernization work that balances new capabilities with support for existing platforms.
  • A positive, collaborative attitude, strong learning agility, and the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, easy to understand language.

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, Ohio on a hybrid schedule with in office days being Monday and Tuesday. However, on occasion, applications from internal candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.

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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.

  • Uses DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.

  • Drives continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice and innovation.

  • Manages project priorities, deadlines and deliverables proactively.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to a Technology Manager/Director.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: 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.

Experience: Two or more years of analysis and technology experience.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proficiency in one or more programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle moderately sophisticated business and development problems. Ability to thrive in a team environment. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Office environment may vary based on team and/or location. Associates may have on-call responsibility after normal working hours and/or on weekends.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: 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. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.


NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Sr Engineer, Software Engineer : $76,000.00-$143,000.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Engineer, Software Engineer : $76,000.00 - $115,000.00