Kafka Software Engineer Entry Level

Job Summary

This role focuses on building and enhancing shared libraries and core platform components that support Kafka based, event driven applications. The work plays a critical part in enabling application teams to deliver new features efficiently by improving how they interact with and integrate with the underlying platform.

The position includes developing new capabilities within internal tooling, automation frameworks, and platform services to help engineering teams work more consistently and effectively. Collaboration with application teams is a key aspect of the role, ensuring systems follow best practices for reliability, observability, performance, and scalability.

This opportunity offers broad exposure across multiple applications and distributed systems, providing hands-on experience with event streaming, platform engineering, and real time system design. It is well suited for someone who wants to contribute to foundational engineering capabilities and have a meaningful impact across an entire technology organization.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be  in the office 4 days per week.  This position will be based in Plano, TX or San Antonio, TX. Relocation assistance is  not  available for this position.

What you’ll do :

Under direct supervision, design, develop, code, and test technical solutions.

Write code to deliver features, and improvements, on a regular basis

Verify and resolve technical problems and production issues through troubleshooting techniques.

Improve application stability and scalability

Create and maintain technical documentation

Create and improve automated tests and code quality

Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have :

Bachelor’s Degree or 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum requirement can be used in lieu of a degree OR Approved certification from CodeUp, Galvanize, VetFIT (Veterans for IT) or eFIT (Employees for IT).

Up to 2 years of software development experience.

Foundational and conceptual knowledge of function / discipline and demonstrated application of knowledge, skills, and abilities towards work products.

Basic Understanding of one or more of the following : Java, Swift, Objective-C, Cobol, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python

Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions

Basic understanding of cloud technologies and tools.

What sets you apart :

Experience in Java and Spring Boot

Basic understanding of backend service development / practices

Familiarity with Apache Kafka concepts (producers, consumers, topics, consumer groups)

Basic unit testing practices

Familiarity with Git

Experience with CI / CD Pipeline

Salary :   The salary range for this position is : $63,590.00- $121,530.00

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation : USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits : At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.