At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Are you in search of an opportunity to grow with an outstanding and multifaceted company? Here at NM we have an excellent opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer to join a company of choice and enjoy the best of both worlds: The great foundation and resources of a growing organization built over more than 160 years, alongside a progressive, fast-paced IT team working with the latest and greatest technology! Look no further we have the opportunity for you!

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Implements holistic solutions utilizing working relationships across the enterprise
Independently codes, tests, debugs, reviews, documents and maintains applications and services using established coding standards and methodologies
Provides recommendations and advocates for best practices including testing, code quality, operations, frameworks, tooling and performance
Designs, organizes, and executes high impact solutions across teams both within and outside their division
Establishes, aggregates, and shares enterprise standards and best practices
Mentors and guides junior engineers within respective division
Ensures production stability, monitoring, and root cause analysis is executed for their products

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
6-8 years of professional development experience required
5-8+ years of experience leading teams using modern engineering tools, languages, and practices
Proven track record of successfully designing and delivering significant and impactful technology solutions
Experience developing and leading solution delivery using agile methods
Expert for the organization in one or more technologies: JavaScript, NodeJS, React (front-end UI), CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes
Demonstrated experience with REST API, and GraphQL
Successfully deals with ambiguity
Recognized as the go-to expert within the division or department
Ability to effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences in varying forms and levels of detail
Solid understanding of design patterns and architecture

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We a re 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.

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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.