Software Engineer

Software Engineer

**This position is fully remote. In order to qualify for this role with UniGroup, you must live in one of the following states: Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, or Indiana. Preference will be given to local candidates.**

The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, and supports software applications that align with UniGroup's business objectives. This role contributes to both new development and system enhancements by writing clean, maintainable code and collaborating closely with peers, product partners, and senior engineers.

The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, a collaborative mindset, and a desire to continue growing their skills while delivering high-quality solutions across UniGroup's software platforms.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions using modern tools and practices such as Java, Spring Boot, REST services, React, React Native, PostgreSQL, Kafka, TypeScript, Node, Git, CI/CD, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Drive AI initiatives, such as generative AI, agentic AI applications, or AI powered automation.
• Resource optimization using AI, including predictive analytics for planning and team efficiency.
• Develop large scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data intensive workloads.
• Translate user stories and technical requirements into working features with guidance from senior engineers
• Contribute to code reviews and testing efforts, applying quality standards related to performance, maintainability, and reliability
• Support application deployments and monitoring, including troubleshooting and resolving production issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and estimate technical work aligned with sprint goals and priorities
• Maintain and enhance existing systems, including participation in legacy modernization efforts and documentation
• Participate in knowledge sharing, mentoring, and continuous learning within the engineering team
• Suggest improvements to code quality, team processes, or tooling when appropriate
• Perform other duties as assigned

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of experience in software development and/or application support
• Demonstrated ability to write, test, debug, and review code in a collaborative team environment
• Familiarity with modern development practices, version control, and CI/CD workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to supporting or enhancing legacy systems (e.g., mainframe environments)
• Experience working in agile or iterative development teams
• Curiosity, strong problem-solving skills, and a willingness to learn from peers and mentors

Why Work at UniGroup

At UniGroup, we're building technology that supports iconic brands like United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, while fostering a culture that values collaboration, growth, and balance. We offer the stability of a long-standing organization paired with the opportunity to work on modern technologies and meaningful business initiatives.

Our employees benefit from:

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple plan options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off, company holidays, and paid parental leave
• Hybrid work environment supporting flexibility and work-life balance
• Learning and development opportunities, including technical skill growth and mentorship
• A collaborative, team-oriented culture that values curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement
• The opportunity to contribute to enterprise-scale systems that support a nationwide network of agents and customers

Work Authorization

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis
• UniGroup is unable to provide visa sponsorship or employment authorization support now or in the future

We foster diversity, in part, by imposing a strict policy of non-discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information or other status protected by the law.

We value the unique skills and experiences that veterans and separated service members bring to our workforce. While serving our country you have gained skills such as leadership, flexibility, and agility, which will help to make you successful here. We are dedicated to supporting military families and ensuring that we provide a welcoming environment for our country's heroes. We hope you consider joining the UniGroup family.

UniGroup is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, UniGroup will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io