Consultant, Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering

Nationwide

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Columbus, OHScottsdale, AZDes Moines, IA
Salary
$118,000–$222,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$222,875 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Nationwide

Nationwide is a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company offering auto, home, life, and commercial insurance along with retirement savings, asset management, and banking products. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

Nationwide currently has 62 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $118,000–$222,000 across 22 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Consultant, Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering

JOB TITLE: Consultant, Software Engineer — Forward Deployed Engineering The Consultant, Software Engineer — Forward Deployed Engineering joins the Technology team to build and improve reusable enterprise capabilities for AI solutions. This role involves designing, developing, integrating, and supporting critical infrastructure including the AI Portal, Model Catalog, LLM-as-a-Service, AgentCore, MCP services, HoneyHive, and various evaluation, observability, and guardrail tools. You will work within cross-functional product and platform teams to ensure production readiness, security, privacy, and cost effectiveness. Key responsibilities include mentoring team members, applying secure software engineering practices, and championing DevSecOps. The position requires proficiency in Java, C++, Python, or JavaScript. You will solve complex business problems by extending shared AI Platform Engineering capabilities to improve developer experience, reliability, and enterprise adoption of AI technologies across the organization.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, integrate, deploy, and support enterprise AI capabilities like the AI Portal and Model Catalog.
  • Build and improve reusable enterprise capabilities to enable teams to deliver AI solutions safely and economically.
  • Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to protect data from threats.
  • Analyze, develop, test, debug, document, and deploy moderately complex software according to best practices.
  • Champion the adoption of DevSecOps practices and tooling to improve software quality and delivery efficiency.
  • Mentor and train team members on design techniques, coding standards, and various development tools.
  • Provide strategic technical advice on using technology to achieve specific business and technology goals.
  • Manage multiple project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables proactively while driving cross-collaboration across teams.

What we're looking for

  • Six or more years of programming, software engineering, or systems analysis experience.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript.
  • Hands-on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and secure software and systems engineering practices.
  • Experience with AI, cloud, and platform engineering, including model integration and agent development.
  • Experience with DevSecOps practices, security, privacy, governance, reliability, and cost management.
  • Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or a related field (preferred).
  • Three years of experience in project management (preferred).

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