Back End Software Engineer

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Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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About the position

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Back End Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure server-side applications and APIs that power our web and mobile platforms. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams—including front-end developers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders—to deliver high-quality solutions that meet both technical and business objectives.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in agile environments, embraces modern cloud and data technologies, and is passionate about building efficient, reliable systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications using technologies such as Node.js, Python, and Java

Build and optimize RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support front-end applications and third-party integrations.

Develop event-driven services in distributed environments.

Work with medium-to-large scale web development usingadvanced, distributed technologies to process, store and quickly retrievelarge volumes of data.

Implement and maintain data models and schemas using SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Redis, or Snowflake.

Write and optimize SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.

Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps teams, and product managers to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Contribute to all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including design, development, testing, deployment, and support.

Develop and maintain unit, integration, and system tests to ensure application reliability and support CI / CD pipelines.

Use Git for version control and follow established branching and deployment workflows.

Coordinate application deployments and support the master release process.

Write clean, modular, and referenceable code with a focus on maintainability and performance.

Embrace an automation-first mindset, contributing to CI / CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and GitHub.

Monitor and troubleshoot production systems, ensuring high availability and performance.

Participate in code reviews and agile ceremonies, and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices.

Apply BDD / TDD methodologies to ensure code quality and system reliability.

Champion simplicity, scalability, and data quality through proactive monitoring and testing.

Engage directly with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver impactful solutions with minimal overhead.

Requirements

3–5 years of professional experience in back-end development within agile teams.

3-5 years of experience designing and developing Restful APIs; experience with GraphQL is a plus.

2+ years of hands on Node.js, with additional experience in Python, and Java

2+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including schema design and performance optimization.

2+ years ofhands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.

Familiarity with event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and data orchestration.

Experience with CI / CD tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, and GitHub.

Background in BDD and TDD development methodologies

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years experience with PysparkorPython

Familiarity with  Angular or other front-end frameworks is a plus.

Knowledge of  financial services  or other regulated industries.

Bachelor’s degree in  Computer Science ,  Information Systems , or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Compensation Pay Disclosure :

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and / or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and / or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$75,830 - $126,390 USD

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind : To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 / year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture :

Equal Employment Opportunity

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