Sr Software Engineer Jobs

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The NMXP Software Engineering team at Northwestern Mutual is responsible for providing an extraordinary digital experience to our product delivery teams to provide efficient delivery processes that enables Northwestern Mutual to give a premier experience to our clients. We help product delivery teams go from idea to digital solution faster by providing a simplified and consolidated ecosystem to deliver in.
Our systems provide the foundation for other applications be delivered to the enterprise. This assignment will be on a team that develops software that uses event-driven architecture and tooling to expose data to other product teams to increase the feedback and decision making cycle. You’ll be part of a team that plays a crucial role in ensuring this great company continues to do great things for its customers.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Assesses and provides solutions to system-wide architectural problems.
• Demonstrates technical leadership to the team and multiplies their talent across the team through positive mentorship.
• Establishes, aggregates, and shares team standards and practices within department.
• Applies working relationships across teams within their division.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years professional experience required
• Ability to perform peer reviews on code and design
• 3-5+ years of experience working with modern engineering tools, languages and practices
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Handles own time to meet objectives
• Experience developing solutions using agile methods
• Demonstrated critical thinking, ownership mentality and continuous learning
• Advanced skills in one or more technical platforms
• Moderate understanding of an event driven system like Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis or another similar system is a plus.
• Capable of communicating between product, engineering, and the business
• Mentor for the team and department
• Experience developing micro-services with Java or Javascript (Java preferred)
• Solid understanding of design patterns and architecture

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Skills-Proficiency Level
Agile Methodologies - Intermediate
Automation Processes - Intermediate
Cloud Technologies - Intermediate
Code Analysis - Intermediate
Containerization - Intermediate
Continuous Integrations - Intermediate
Continuous Learning - Intermediate
Cross-Functional Partnerships - Basic
Data Solutions - Basic
Deployment Strategies - Intermediate
Engineering Practices - Advanced
Production Monitoring - Intermediate
Programming Languages - Advanced
Resource Management - Intermediate
Root Cause Analysis - Intermediate
Software Development - Advanced
System Architecture - Intermediate
Systems Architecture Design - Basic
Technical Communication - Basic
Technical Design Documentation - Intermediate
Technical Solution Development - Intermediate
Technology Strategy Development - Basic
Compensation Range
Pay Range - Start:
$97,930.00
Pay Range - End
$139,900.00
Please note that this is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.
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