API Platform Engineer II

Northwestern Mutual; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 98,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the API Enablement team within Digital Platform. You will partner with engineers, architects, and business teams to design, build, and implement secure, scalable APIs that align with enterprise standards.

This role blends hands-on coding with guidance and influence, requiring strong communication, curiosity, and a desire to help others deliver better technology solutions across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 1-3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience developing software using Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, or similar.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices.
• Experience with public cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure.
• Strong technical and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering best practices to analyze, design, develop, and support API-based software solutions.
• Develop software using modern development practices and CI/CD methodologies.
• Partner with engineering teams to promote API standards and best practices.
• Utilize monitoring, automation, and tooling to improve reliability and performance.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Contribute to team standards, governance, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Software Development

Adaptive Communication

Technical Problem Solving

Cloud Technology

DevOps

Learning Agility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Job description

Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the API Enablement team within Digital Platform. You will partner with engineers, architects, and business teams to design, build, and implement secure, scalable APIs that align with enterprise standards.

This role blends hands-on coding with guidance and influence, requiring strong communication, curiosity, and a desire to help others deliver better technology solutions across the organization.