Lead Systems Software Engineer

Posted 2 Days Ago
Franklin, WI
Hybrid
110K-204K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Insurance • Financial Services
Start-Up Vibes with The Stability of a Fortune 100 Company.
The Role
As the Lead Systems Software Engineer, you will lead the API Management journey, ensure engineering best practices, monitor platform stability, mentor junior engineers, and develop automated software solutions to enhance the resiliency and performance of the systems.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
We are seeking a Lead Systems Software Engineer to join our team and take on a pivotal role in our API Management journey. This is a highly rewarding opportunity for someone looking to further develop their technical expertise within an ever-changing and dynamic environment. As the Lead Engineer on the team, you will be exposed to a diverse range of tools and technologies, shaping the course of our modernization efforts.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Responsible for ensuring engineering best practices to include analyzing, designing, developing, and deploying and supporting software solutions and/or infrastructure implementations/upgrades.
  • Responsible for ensuring production stability, monitoring, and root cause analysis of our platform
  • Establish, aggregate, and share enterprise standards and best practices
  • Lead the identification of technical problems and develop software solutions and automation capabilities to ensure the resiliency of our platforms
  • Provide technical leadership by leading design and code review, mentoring junior engineers, and exploration of new capabilities to improve our developer experience
  • Strive for continuous improvement and build continuous integration and continuous development pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline)


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • AWS or Docker or Kubernetes Certification Preferred
  • 6+ years of working experience with hands on development using modern programming and scripting languages (Python, Go, JavaScript)
  • 3+ years' experience with AWS Cloud Services (AWS Certified Preferred) and containerized applications and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes - CKA Preferred)
  • 3+ years' experience in DevOps or SRE roles
  • Strong experience with monitoring and performance management/tuning of systems
  • Shown experience with integration of n-tier applications (i.e. REST, DNS, HTTP, SSL, Encryption, Authentication, Load Balancing)
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience working with DevOps, CICD, GitOps, Agile methodologies.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation and how to apply it with services such as Gitlab CI, Jenkins, Code Pipeline, or Circle CI
  • Experience with Unit Testing
  • Experience leading engineering efforts by creating and leading multi-month roadmaps
  • Experience translating technical requirements into business requirements to help connect it back to the overall NM Strategy
  • Experience mentoring and coaching junior engineers
  • Experience dealing with ambiguity and conflicting priorities


Job Expectations:

  • Ability to work onsite(Milwaukee or Franklin) in the office at least 3 days per week.


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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$110,040.00
Pay Range - End:
$204,360.00
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 click here for additiona l 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

Top Skills

Go
JavaScript
Python

What the Team is Saying

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HQ: Milwaukee, WI
8,400 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1857

What We Do

You’ll Like It Here

At Northwestern Mutual, we believe that our lives and our work matter. And that doing what’s right is good for everyone. We follow through by designing tech that improves the community and cultivating creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere. These guiding principles have allowed our company to grow for more than 160 years.

Here, you’ll be with a team who emphasizes integrity and prioritizes security to design experiences that better everyone. You’ll work in cross functional teams to create optimal solutions that are rooted in innovative strategy and thoughtful execution. And you’re provided development tools and opportunities to become a leader all with the support of a collaborative team. You’ll be surrounded in a culture that values innovation and works to always evolve to stay ahead of trends and client needs.

We are intentional in seeking out team members who will challenge us. Our employees choose us for the career opportunities, commitment to philanthropy and desire to have a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients. You have career passions and goals. We have ambition and opportunity for you to grow your future in tech. Discover today: https://careers.northwesternmutual.com/

Why Work With Us

We invest in our people. We know careers are about choices, so we provide intentional opportunity. Here you can build creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere and revolutionize traditional processes. As a mutual company, our focus is our people — whether professional development or investments in the community. 

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