SENIOR DEVELOPER LEAD

As part of Technology, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life’s digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth — driving the company’s success.
Role Overview:
The Corporate Systems Development division of the New York Life Insurance Company is seeking an experienced senior level Enterprise Java developer to be responsible for detailed technical designs, hands-on development, successful implementation and on-going support of high quality scalable enterprise Java business applications using proven methodologies and technologies while at the same time keeping current with the latest advancements and trends in the Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) platform.

What You’ll Do:

• Converts functional specifications of business requirements into programming specifications.
• Designs, codes, documents and implements high quality scalable Enterprise Java solutions.
• Creates and maintains JUnit tests and performs full regression testing.
• Monitors operating efficiency of existing application systems & provides recommendations for improvement.
• Maintains records to document program development and revisions.
• Provides timely technical support and problem resolution for customer inquiries.
• May manage development of small projects or play a key role on a larger project team.
• Effectively interfaces with vendors when required.
• Provides comprehensive and accurate work estimates.
• Functions independently with limited work direction but is also a team player.
• Researches and recommend tools and methodologies for projects.
• Commits to deliverables with customers and management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deliver enterprise quality applications.
• Conduct proofs-of-concept and develop prototypes.
• Work in an Agile Work Environment.

What You’ll Bring:

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 8+ year of object oriented analysis and design (OOAD) experience
• 8+ years of enterprise Java development design experience
• Java Standard Edition 8 (JSE 8)
• Java Enterprise Edition 5 (JEE 5)
• Spring 3 (must be 3, not any lower)
• Spring MVC
• React
• React Query
• Zod
• VueJS
• Angular

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• 8+ years of Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) work experience is required.
• BS in Computer Science is preferred.
• SUN/Oracle Java certified developers preferred.

• Converts functional specifications of business requirements into programming specifications.
• Designs, codes, documents and implements high quality scalable Enterprise Java solutions.
• Creates and maintains JUnit tests and performs full regression testing.
• Monitors operating efficiency of existing application systems & provides recommendations for improvement.
• Maintains records to document program development and revisions.
• Provides timely technical support and problem resolution for customer inquiries.
• May manage development of small projects or play a key role on a larger project team.
• Effectively interfaces with vendors when required.
• Provides comprehensive and accurate work estimates.
• Functions independently with limited work direction but is also a team player.
• Researches and recommend tools and methodologies for projects.
• Commits to deliverables with customers and management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deliver enterprise quality applications.
• Conduct proofs-of-concept and develop prototypes.
• Work in an Agile Work Environment