API Platform Engineer II

Relha LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 98,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the API Enablement team within the Digital Platform. This team helps engineering teams design, build, and implement APIs that are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.

You will partner with software engineers, architects, and business teams to develop API solutions, promote engineering best practices, and improve how teams across Northwestern Mutual build and consume APIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment practices.
• Experience with public cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or containerized environments.
• Strong technical and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and business audiences.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and willingness to expand technical expertise.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Interest in mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team development.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering best practices to analyze, design, develop, and support API-based software solutions.
• Develop software using modern development practices and continuous integration and deployment methodologies.
• Partner with engineering teams to promote API standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Utilize monitoring, automation, and operational tooling to improve solution reliability and performance.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Contribute to team standards, documentation, governance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support and mentor less experienced engineers as opportunities arise.

Skills

Software Development

Adaptive Communication

Technical Problem Solving

Cloud Technology

DevOps

Learning Agility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Containerization

Job description

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the API Enablement team within the Digital Platform. This team helps engineering teams design, build, and implement APIs that are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.

You will partner with software engineers, architects, and business teams to develop API solutions, promote engineering best practices, and improve how teams across Northwestern Mutual build and consume APIs.