We are looking for an ambitious and talented lead software engineer to join the Advisor Desktop team at Northwestern Mutual. You will be working on Advisor Desktop, a key platform that NM financial representatives use to service their clients every day. You will partner with product leaders, architects, and other lead engineers to design systems to meet key business needs while also driving our engineering standards and target state. You will be a key technical leader, mentor, and problem solver for engineers across Advisor Desktop The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of modern web app development, REST and GraqhQL APIs, and databases. Engineers at NM are empowered to pick the right tools and technology stack to fit their needs. The team is using the following technologies to build software: React, TypeScript, Apollo GraphQL Federation, MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab, Jira.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD HELP

• Javascript, NodeJS
• Kubernetes
• AWS terraforming
• Experience with AWS services such as SQS, SNS, and Glue.
• Github or gitlab
• Previous experience in the Financial Services sector (investments, insurance, banking, payroll systems)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 6-8 years of professional 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: [insert as applicable when posting].
• 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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SKILLS REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

• React
• TypeScript
• MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB
• Writing & consuming RESTful APIs
• Writing & consuming GraphQL APIs
• Docker
• Git
• Linux/Unix & shell scripting (bash)
• CI/CD experience (we use gitlabCI)
• Automated testing: unit, integration, regression

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with Principal Architects and Horizontal Engineering to design systems for development teams to build.
• Implements holistic solutions utilizing working relationships across the enterprise.
• 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.

GROW YOUR CAREER WITH A BEST-IN-CLASS COMPANY THAT PUTS OUR CLIENTS’ INTERESTS AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. GET STARTED NOW!

Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.