Full Stack Java Engineer

Role Description

The Portal Protectors team owns the employer facing portal that allows policy administrators to enroll members, manage benefit information and update member demographic data in real time. You'll be working on a fully modernized React platform; the migration is complete and now the real build begins. This role sits at the heart of Mutual of Omaha's Workplace Solutions modernization effort, connecting a sleek frontend experience to a powerful backend ecosystem built on Kafka, MongoDB, and AWS. Growth and transformation make up the majority of the work. This is not just a maintenance role.

The Stack Is Modern:

• React
• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3
• Groovy
• MongoDB
• AWS
• MuleSoft
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD
• AI-assisted development

The team actively uses AI tooling for code generation, requirement analysis, troubleshooting, and library migration. If you want to work alongside engineers who embrace AI as part of their daily workflow, this is the right place.

The Team Is the Real Selling Point:

• Nine engineers
• Fully remote
• A culture built on psychological safety, open communication, and mutual support
• Leadership focused on removing stress from the equation
• Work for self-fulfillment, not survival
• Build trust to earn real autonomy over your work

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in a full-stack application development environment
• 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
• Collaborative and communicative
• Accountable and outcome-focused
• Motivated to explore and adopt new technologies including AI-assisted development tools
• Promote a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Ability to work remotely with access to a high-speed internet connection and located in the United States or Puerto Rico

Requirements

• Design and develop React-based frontend features for Mutual of Omaha's employer-facing benefits enrollment portal
• Build and maintain Java/Spring Boot backend services and REST APIs
• Work within a SAFe Agile framework with 3-week sprints and PI planning cycles
• Collaborate closely with the Member Monitoring and YOLO teams
• 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
• Embrace versatility, stepping into various roles as needed
• Assess and optimize solutions, balancing performance tradeoffs

Benefits

• Estimated Salary: $100,000 - $140,000, plus 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