Sr. Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer

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

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!

You will be working with a group of engineers within NM's Wealth (Investment Product Services) group, building high-quality applications used to help our clients service their products.

To support our growing team, we are seeking a strong Java and Javascript developer, who is passionate about writing code that meets business needs, sees things through the eyes of an architect and wants to learn front-end/ back-end frameworks and become a proficient full-stack engineer.

Education/ Professional Experience:

• 7+ years of professional experience required
• 5+ years of REST API development experience using Java Sprint Boot or Nodejs for on-premises and cloud applications using AWS services, Kubernetes/Docker.
• 5+ years of experience with a proficient level understanding of Java 8 or later required

• 3+ years of professional client-server application and web development experience is required
• 3+ years of experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (GitLab or Jenkins), MQ services, MySQL or UDB/DB2.
• Experience writing Unit tests using JUnit
• Experience with AWS technologies and services
• Experience with DB technologies; SQL/no-SQL, e. g. MySQL/MongoDB
• Experience with Git repositories and git CLI, familiarity with GitLab or GitHub
• Understanding of TDD, OOAD, multi-threaded applications and distributed systems
• Understanding of RESTful protocols, design, implementation, and testing
• Understanding of security and compliance principles and implementations

Some nice to have's:

• Experience working within Agile framework (SAFE, Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience with Jira, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Twistlock.
• Experience with Dynatrace and ELK.
• Experience with Dev Ops, specifically with the AWS tech stack and GitLab CI pipelines.

You're the right fit if you:

• Bring new ideas and new ways of solving problems to the team.

• Are able to take initiative and work with minimal supervision, yet actively interact with other team members in person or remotely.

• Are willing to step up to understand the business domain.
• Are interested in learning front-end frameworks and back end frameworks.
• Are passionate about creating and maintaining high-quality architecture, configuration and code, and deployment processes.
• Are able to meet deadlines, work independently, and receive and provide constructive feedback
• Are able to brainstorm and explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical staff
• Have strong communication skills.
• Are experienced in mentoring new team members.

Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our client's interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!

W e 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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