Software Engineer III, Northwestern Mutual, US

In Managed Investments we are reinventing ourselves, reinforcing our core values while embracing modern practices and groundbreaking technologies, to enable our business to grow at an outstanding rate. We are looking for phenomenal people to help drive this transformation and shape our future. We are looking for a Software Engineer III to join our team. Our team is responsible for developing and supporting the investment data platform to provide streamlined and governed access to trusted data. The team handles integration to third-party vendors and/or internal data stores as needed so that the back-end implementation is not exposed to consumers. Technologies used by the team include Snowflake, DBT, AWS, Kubernetes.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

*Build and maintain an investment data platform running on Snowflake data cloud
*Enable cloud modernization at scale by developing, releasing, and maintaining repeatable patterns
*Apply engineering best practices to analyze, design, develop, deploy and support software solutions.  
*Recommends efficiencies to current established development and continuous integration practices.  
*Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues that may arise during the development and deployment of software projects.  
*Conducts thorough code evaluation to ensure compliance with established coding standards and best practices  
*Has an evolving understanding of system-wide architectural challenges.  
*Contributes to technical discussions and decision-making processes within the team.  
*May take on a mentoring role and provide guidance and support to junior technical talent

Qualifications

*Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent degree or experience

*4+ years of experience working with modern engineering tools, languages and practices

*4+ years of professional software engineering, debugging, analysis, and software documentation experience

*Strong understanding of engineering principles, design and best practices.
*Intermediate proficiency in one or more web development languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, React)

*Intermediate understanding of SQL

*Strong understanding of public cloud and associated technologies (AWS, Docker, K8s, Containerization).

*Intermediate understanding of data quality and data concepts
*Basic understanding of data integration patterns and tooling

*Clearly articulate design choices

*Evolving analytical and critical thinking skills.

*Experience with Agile methodologies/DevOps environment

*Self-motivated and able to independently execute a plan

*Production experience with Snowflake and DBT or other cloud data technologies

*Production experience or familiarity with AWS serverless patterns, CI/CD using GitLab, K8s, and deployment using terraform concepts

Preferred Qualifications

*Understanding of investment management business domain is a plus

Compensation Range:

$92,750.00

Pay Range - End:

$172,250.00

205 - Structure 110: 102,060.00 USD - 189,540.00 USD

205 - Structure 115: 106,680.00 USD - 198,120.00 USD

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you’re living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.

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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.