Software Engineer III

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
Northwestern Mutual (NM) has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 165+ years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients. To help guide the collaborative effort, we are in search of a Software Engineer III to join our team.
Overview:
At Northwestern Mutual, the Planning Solutions team is on a mission to transform how Financial Advisors connect with clients through innovative technology. As part of the Factfinder team, you'll be at the heart of these efforts, building a critical application that sets the tone for an advisor's relationship with their clients.
Factfinder is used during live, first-call conversations to gather key client data, helping advisors create tailored financial recommendations in real time. It's a tool that not only drives efficiency but plays a crucial role in shaping a client's decision to trust Northwestern Mutual and their advisor. When Factfinder performs well, it ensures advisors can deliver a seamless and impactful experience during these pivotal moments.
We thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment that values bold thinking, experimentation, and constant learning. Our teams embrace a culture of full ownership-taking charge of everything from architecture and testing to deployment and optimization. We innovate with state-of-the-art technologies, including microservices and micro-frontend architectures, leveraging JavaScript, Typescript, React, Node, Java, and Kotlin, all hosted on AWS with Kubernetes orchestrating our scalable infrastructure.
As a T3 engineer, you'll take on independence and ownership of technical features, have the chance to collaborate on architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers. If you're excited about building software that makes a tangible difference in people's lives and want to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and pushing boundaries, we'd love to have you on board.
You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You Will...

• Deliver high-quality features and enhancements to the Factfinder application.

• Collaborate with teammates and product managers to design, build, and maintain intuitive solutions.

• Actively participate in code reviews to improve code quality and share knowledge.

• Troubleshoot complex issues and improve application performnce and reliability.

• Mentor entry-level and Junior engineers, sharing your expertise and insights.

• Work with modern technologies like React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, and AWS.

• Gain exposure to modern architectures and scaling strategies

We're Excited About You Because You Have...

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development.

• A strong understanding of web development, leveraging technologies like Javascript, React, HTML, and CSS.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Java, or Kotlin).

• Experience using testing frameworks

• A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills

• Experience developing backend APIs (Node, Java, Kotlin, or other relevant languages)

• Experience with version control using Git

• Knowledge of Unit testing practices

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• A desire to continue growing your skills and learning new technologies

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to system monitoring

• Exposure to analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various systems

• Experience working with databases (e.g. SQL, Postgres, Mongo)

• Experience building cloud-native applications in AWS or other cloud providers

Benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off
• Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus
• Medical/Dental/Vision plans, 401(k), pension program

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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$92,750.00
Pay Range - End:
$172,250.00
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 c lick here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.
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We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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