TIAA
TIAA
TIAA is a financial services and insurance company focused on retirement planning, wealth management, and long-term financial security. Its offerings include annuities, individual retirement accounts, investment management, and personalized financial guidance for individuals and institutional clients. Founded in 1918, TIAA combines retirement expertise with responsible investing and manages $1.2 trillion in assets, helping customers plan for dependable lifetime income and more confident financial futures.

Lead Java Developer at TIAA (Hybrid)

Lead Java development for TIAA’s financial and insurance platforms, delivering microservices, APIs, batch pipelines, and cloud deployments. Guide architecture, mentor developers, and drive reliable production delivery.

Description

  • Design and deliver production-ready Java solutions, including microservices, batch pipelines, and APIs, for enterprise financial and insurance platforms
  • Provide technical direction on architecture, code reviews, and developer mentoring
  • Collaborate with business analysts, integration partners, and downstream data consumers on end-to-end solutions for SIA product portability
  • Design, secure, and maintain external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale
  • Lead containerization and deployment strategy with AWS EKS
  • Use Jenkins, Cloudbees, and ArgoCD to improve delivery speed and platform stability
  • Evaluate, validate, and stress-test AI-generated code in production-grade external environments
  • Maintain applications and resolve defects across individual and team-owned work

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • At least 5 years of Java development experience, including Java 17 or later and deep expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Batch
  • Hands-on experience developing and securing external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale
  • Hands-on experience with AWS EKS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools including Jenkins, Cloudbees, and ArgoCD
  • Experience designing and integrating REST APIs, with strong knowledge of contract-first methods using OpenAPI or Swagger
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Kiro, or similar products
  • Experience triaging production-support incidents with Splunk, Dynatrace, or comparable observability tools
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience with development teams
  • Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, or data processing that supports platform and integration workflows
  • Experience with message-based integration using IBM MQ, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, Kafka, or JMS
  • Broader cloud infrastructure experience with AWS ECS, S3, Glue, and Lambda, as well as OpenShift and Terraform
  • Experience with secrets management and authentication chains using CyberArk Conjur, Kerberos, or equivalent technologies
  • Exposure to the financial services or insurance industry
  • Experience with BPMN and workflow orchestration platforms such as Flowable, Camunda, or similar tools
  • Experience with Agile or Scrum practices in a Jira-based SDLC
  • Ability to collaborate across technical and business teams to turn strategic platform objectives into engineering delivery
  • Ability to meet sedentary work requirements

Benefits

  • Retirement program
  • Health, wellness, and work-life benefits
  • Support for financial, emotional, and physical well-being
  • Learning opportunities and professional development pathways
  • Performance-based incentive program, depending on the role
  • Accessibility assistance for the online application process
  • Drug-free and smoke-free workplace

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