Senior Software Engineer – Java, Spring Boot

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Northwestern Mutual has 160 years of history providing financial security to millions of people. Continuing that tradition means changing to meet the needs of our clients and financial advisors. We are a strong, innovative, and growing company that invests in people who care and make a positive impact. At Northwestern Mutual, we strongly believe in internal growth and career development. We’re so excited that you are interested in growing your career with us! We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Field Performance team at Northwestern Mutual. Here, you will play a key role in building and supporting technology (both custom-developed and vended) for our Field Performance team. In this position, you will be working with a group of engineers within NM’s Field Technology team, building high-quality applications, systems, and software that enable and help grow our field force. To support our growing team, we are seeking a strong developer who is passionate about developing solutions that meet business needs, is a quick learner, enjoys daily interaction with business and technology teams, and is comfortable learning new technologies and platforms.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing robust, scalable, and high-performance software solutions that meet business requirements and align with best practices and industry standards
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical specifications, provide solutions to system-wide architectural problems while ensuring successful delivery through continuous improvement
• Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code, while adhering to coding standards and guidelines, ensuring consistency and efficiency in software development processes
• Debugging and troubleshooting complex issues, ensuring the stability and reliability of our applications
• Taking ownership of backlog items and actively contributing to the git repositories, driving the progress of projects and delivering high-quality code
• Demonstrating technical leadership to the team and multiplying their talent through positive mentorship, sharing knowledge and best practices to foster their professional growth

Qualifications: 

• Experience with making Technical/Architectural decisions and recommendations to support current and future business needs
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Previous Fintech experience
• 4 – 6+ years of professional software engineering experience required
• 4 – 6+ years of hands-on Full Stack development experience working with modern languages and frameworks like Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript/JavaScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes and SQL/NoSQL
• Experience with PowerBI a plus
• Experience with BPM Flowable a plus
• Experience with writing automated unit tests
• Experience with Ansible, Gitlab and Terraform is nice to have

You’re the right fit if you: 

• Are a self-starter
• Bring new ideas and new ways of solving problems to the team
• Demonstrate critical thinking and continuous learning
• Are able to take initiative and work with minimal supervision, yet actively interact with other technology and business team members in person or remotely
• Capable of communication between business users and engineering team
• Are passionate about creating and maintaining high-quality solutions for business partners
• Are able to brainstorm and explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical staff
• Are experienced in mentoring new and junior team members

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Compensation Range:

Pay Range – Start:

$100,030.00

Pay Range – End:

$185,770.00

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting 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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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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