Software Engineer III
About the role
Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Software Engineer III to join a team focused on transforming our servicing applications through Agentic AI. In this role, you will design, build, deploy, and support full-stack AI-powered solutions that improve servicing experiences, operational efficiency, and business outcomes. This position is ideal for a software engineer with hands-on production experience developing AI and Generative AI solutions who enjoys solving complex business problems through modern engineering practices. You will work across the full software development lifecycle, applying Agentic AI technologies, cloud-native architectures, and software engineering best practices to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, architects, and business stakeholders to take solutions from concept through production while helping the team evolve its AI development capabilities, technical standards, and engineering practices.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, deploy, and support Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions in production environments.
- Develop scalable APIs, microservices, and full-stack applications that integrate AI capabilities into business workflows.
- Partner with product, engineering, and business teams to identify opportunities where AI can drive business value.
- Leverage modern software engineering practices including test automation, code reviews, design patterns, and continuous integration.
- Develop and support cloud-native applications and services utilizing AWS technologies and modern architecture patterns.
- Contribute to DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, release management, and production support.
- Troubleshoot complex technical and production issues while identifying sustainable long-term solutions.
- Participate in architecture discussions and provide recommendations for scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
- Establish and share engineering best practices, standards, and AI development approaches across the team.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, collaboration, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of