At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer/Team Lead to join our team within Insurance Operations.
Our team is responsible for the systems that perform validation of information on client applications, creating new client records, identifying any missing client data, and preparing the application for Underwriting.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates technical leadership to our team.
- Establishes, aggregates, and shares team standards and standard methodologies within the department.
- Provides critical thinking, with an ownership attitude and continuous learning.
- Represents the team in department-wide forums.
- Understands the strengths/weaknesses of team members, identifies developmental needs
- Assesses solutions to system-wide architectural problems.
- Ability to perform peer reviews on code and design.
- Proven understanding of design patterns and architecture.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 5+years professional experience required.
- 5+ years of experience working with modern engineering tools, languages and practices.
- 5+ years of experience with Java
- Expertise in backend development (e.g., PostgreSQL, Java Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka).
- Mentor and lead for the team. Previous lead responsibilities are a plus.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- Proven critical thinking, ownership attitude and continuous learning.
- Experience developing solutions using agile methods.
- Advanced abilities in one or more technical platforms.
- Capable of presenting between product, engineering, and the business.
- Manages own time to meet objectives.
- Ability to perform peer reviews on code and design.
- Proven understanding of design patterns and architecture.
Demonstrating capability and proficiency in the below skills:
- Adaptive Communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Application Performance Management
- Application Security
- Software Development
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:
$100,030.00
Pay Range - End:
$185,770.00
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 are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits.
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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
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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/
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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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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We offer a flexible, hybrid approach for our employees . Teams are in the office a few days a week and work from home the others.
