Technical Lead - Full Stack Developer

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.

Role Summary

Provide hands-on technical leadership for the AI Build Line while building the web experiences and backend capabilities that make AI use-cases practical, secure, and easy to adopt. This role owns solution-level engineering quality, helps shape architecture, and coordinates delivery across the three-person pod.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and implementation for AI use-cases, balancing speed, reuse, operability, security, and user experience.
• Build responsive user interfaces using Angular and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain Java Spring Boot backend services and integrations.
• Define engineering standards for application architecture, code quality, testing, accessibility, error handling, observability, and documentation.
• Deploy and operate applications on Kubernetes and AWS, partnering with cloud and security teams on environment, network, identity, and runtime requirements.
• Build CI pipelines in GitHub Actions and CD pipelines in Harness; embed quality gates, security scanning, and deployment safeguards.
• Apply secure coding practices, including threat modeling, OWASP-aligned controls, authorization design, secure session handling, and dependency hygiene.
• Coach teammates through design reviews, pairing, code reviews, and practical engineering guidance.
• Partner with product and SMEs to convert use-cases into scoped releases, technical backlogs, and measurable outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Strong development full-stack software engineering experience, including experience leading technical delivery.
• Strong Angular and TypeScript development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot backend development experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying applications to Kubernetes and AWS environments and building IaC code to deploy applications
• Experience with GitHub Actions and Harness or comparable enterprise CI/CD tooling.
• Strong expertise in secure software development and practical application-security controls.
• Ability to lead technical decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and work effectively across engineering, security, and product stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI-enabled applications, conversational interfaces, or human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Build and deploying Cloud Native applications using Infrastructure-as-Code: CDK/Helm Charts to AWS/K8s environments
• Experience with API management, cloud-native architecture, microservices, and event-driven integration patterns.
• Familiarity with design systems, accessibility, UX research, and product analytics.
• Experience supporting security, cloud, developer-platform, or regulated-enterprise products.

Other Expectations

• Build reusable, secure, observable software that follows Nationwide’s AWS Golden Path and standard technology stack.
• Prioritize engineering quality, automated testing, security, resilience, and maintainability alongside delivery speed.
• Collaborate across core product team and cross-train with operational team, develop run books and move capabilities into production.

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 Software Engineer, you will focus on mentoring and leading others to deliver high quality, cost-effective technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built applications.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Mentors and trains other team members on design techniques, tools and coding standards.
• Provides strategic advice on using technology to achieve goals.
• Drives cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
• Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards and optimal practices.
• Champions the use of DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
• Ensures continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
• Manages individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.
• Additional responsibilities may include collaboration across teams and adherence to company standards.

Qualifications & Experience

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Education

Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics or related field is strongly preferred.

Experience

Six years of experience in programming and systems analysis. Three years of experience in project management is preferred.

Technical Skills

• CI/CD
• Cloud Computing
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Software Security
• Software Testing
• Systems Integration
• Technology Roadmap
• Vendor Management

Soft Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work in agile and global environments
• Time management and prioritization

Hands-on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction. Proficiency in one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems. Ability to thrive in a team environment. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Additional Information

Reporting Structure:

Reports to Technology Manager/Director - India

Working Hours

Aligned to India business hours with flexibility for global collaboration.

Location Flexibility:

Hybrid with periodic in-office collaboration.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Nationwide is committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, disability, religion, or other protected categories.