Sr Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design and develop high quality software solutions for the clients that use our Service Request Center applications. This may involve analysis and development using React.js, Node.js, AWS, IBM Websphere, JavaScript, and Java - Struts, Spring framework. You'll partner with business and product partners, support our existing systems, and use your expertise to help influence the future direction of the applications as we look to modernize.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrates technical leadership to team.
• Establishes, aggregates, and shares team standards and best practices within department.
• Utilizes working relationships across teams within their division.
• Assesses and provides solutions to system-wide architectural problems.
• Maintain the security of all system applications
• Design, develop, and execute test cases for applications being tested

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years professional experience required.
• 3-5+ years of experience working with modern engineering tools, languages and practices.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, ownership mindset and continuous learning.
• Experience developing solutions using agile methods.
• Mentor for the team and department.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software issues.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced skillset in one or more technical platforms.
• Capable of communicating between product, engineering, and the business.
• Manages own time to meet objectives.
• Ability to perform peer reviews on code and design.
• Solid understanding of design patterns and architecture.
• Experience with Kafka.
• Experience designing, implementing, and querying relational (SQL) or non-relational (NoSQL) databases.
• Good understanding of Microservices and/or Service-Oriented Architecture.
• Strong understanding of REST API principles and best practices.
• Experience with modern CICD concepts.
• Knowledgeable in DevOps practices.
• Understanding of AWS Lambda and other AWS components.

Nice to Have

• AWS Certification
• Experience with agentic coding tools

Skills You Have

Accountability: Holds self and their direct reports accountable for measurable, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results, delivery, and execution. Determines objectives, sets priorities, delegates work to direct reports, and accepts responsibility for mistakes.

Analytical Thinking: Organizes and compares various aspects of a situation to comprehend and identify key or underlying complex issues through the use of quantitative data and analysis; leverages strong business acumen, problem solving, and interpersonal skills to think critically about situations from multiple perspectives and consistently seeks ways to improve processes.

Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals.

Data Literacy: Utilizes appropriate data for a particular purpose by thinking critically about information yielded by data analysis; applies data analytics tools/methods and their appropriate purposes and recognizes when data is being misrepresented to resolve issues or escalate to the appropriate party.

Software Development: Creates and maintains applications, frameworks, and other software components via designing, programming, testing, and bug fixing; writes and maintains source code for all processes in the software development life cycle and facilitates the automation and orchestration of disparate systems. Leverage TDD (Test Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) methodologies to ensure unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with appropriate level of coverage is met.

Software Problem Solving: Conducts in-depth analysis of technology needs, issues, and roadblocks within assigned scope, applies experience and expertise to apply best practices, explore the "art of possible", and deliver blueprints for the most effective and efficient solutions. Detects and removes existing and potential errors in software code or a system that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or operate incorrectly. Leverages common software tools/debuggers and logical thinking for root causing issue., Analytical Thinking (NM) - Advanced, Customer Centricity (NM) - Advanced, Strategic Thinking (NM) - Advanced, Talent Development & Planning (NM) - Beginner, Application Security (NM) - Advanced, Root Cause Analysis & Decision Quality (NM) - Advanced, Release Management (NM) - Advanced, Cloud Technology (NM) - Intermediate, DevOps (NM) - Advanced, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Intermediate, Software Problem Solving (NM) - Advanced, Accountability (NM) - Beginner, Business Application (NM) - Intermediate, Technical Problem Solving (NM) - Advanced, Coaching & Mentoring (NM) - Intermediate, IT Strategy (NM) - Intermediate, Adaptive Communication (NM) - Advanced, Data Literacy (NM) - Advanced, Software Development (NM) - Advanced, Application Performance Management (NM) - Intermediate, Learning Agility & Critical Thinking (NM) - Advanced

We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups