At American Equity we offer leading annuity products that help empower our clients to fulfill their needs and wants in retirement. Our success comes from hiring high-energy individuals who embody the beliefs that drive our unique culture. We currently fund over half a million retirements nationwide, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, for over thirty years with satellite offices in Charlotte, NC and New York, NY.

 

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The Application Developer I (New Business Transformation) supports projects to enhance and modernize American Equity’s digital services, which service our internal employees and external partners by providing tools to efficiently perform their roles. The role works with cross-functional teams that help gather requirements, design and develop a New Business workflow platform using low code no code solution to quickly move from legacy systems and ultimately deliver our internal customers an amazing solution. This role provides valuable support to professional staff within organizational functions that align with their field of study and contribute to ongoing projects gaining hands-on experience in a structured, professional environment.

**Position sits in Des Moines and will work an onsite schedule**

As part of American Equity’s Early Talent Program, you’ll benefit from mentorship, professional development, and meaningful networking opportunities. Our cohort-based model fosters connection, collaboration, and broad exposure across the business, giving you a well-rounded foundation to start your career.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Gain experience in low code/no code technology.
•    Works with stakeholders to understand business requirements that are translated into technical solutions.
•    Assists in the design of user interactions.
•    Collaborates across time zones via video conferencing and software such as MS Teams, Jira, and GitHub.
•    Completes project and support tasks with guidance from mentor and department leader.
•    Performs other duties as assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Direct Reports: N/A
General Description of Indirect Reports : N/A

 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
•    Completed  Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
•    Experience or desire to learn about low code/no code technology.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS: N/A

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
•    Effective verbal and written communication skills.
•    Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners
•    Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
•    Learn quickly when faced with new challenges and situations; analyze success and failures.
•    Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
•    Knowledge in the following areas would be a plus; Usage of Postman, CSS design, Creating Documentation.
•    Working knowledge of APIs. 
•    Experience in cloud infrastructure solutions (such as MongoDB, DataDog) is a plus.
•    Good analytical skills with ability to research issues and products.
•    Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.

 

This description covers the major purpose and essential functions of the job. It is not intended to give all details or a step-by-step account of the way each task is to be performed. Employees may receive other job related instructions and be required to perform other job related work requested by their manager. All requirements are subject to possible modification to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

 

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