Senior Software Engineer

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, WI will design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications that meet business requirements and technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, performance optimization, and security best practices
• Demonstrate technical leadership, providing guidance and mentorship to junior software engineers, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
• Collaborate with software architects and other engineering teams to design scalable and efficient system architectures and assess and provide solutions to system-wide architectural problems
• Analyze and translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring clear understanding and feasibility
• Maintain detailed documentation for software designs, code, and system configurations
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and perform debugging to ensure software reliability and performance
• Participate in Agile and Scrum teams, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings
• Advocate for and implement continuous improvement practices, including code refactoring, automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Establish, aggregate, and share team standards and best practices within the department to ensure consistency and quality across projects
• Utilize working relationships across teams within the division to ensure alignment and effective communication on projects
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UX designers, and QA engineers, to deliver high-quality products on time
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending and implementing new tools and practices to enhance development processes
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to internal and external customers, resolving complex software issues in a timely manner
• Telecommuting permitted

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related field
• Four years of experience as a software engineer or related occupation
• Four years of experience with each of the following:
  • Java-related micro services
  • JavaScript technologies
  • Developing solutions using agile methods
  • Writing unit test cases for code developed
  • CI/CD pipelines

Pay

Salary $120,494 – $222,300 per year.

Interested candidates send resume to apply@northwesternmutual.com. Reference code 508 in the subject line.