Senior Software Engineer — AWS Microservices & UI Leader

northwesternmutual; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Potential for remote work 2 days/week

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to modernize insurance and investment microapps. You will build responsive UIs and robust microservices using JavaScript, React, Node.js, AWS, and GraphQL.

The role emphasizes Agile practices, collaboration with engineers and stakeholders, and mentoring junior engineers. You will deploy to AWS, monitor production systems, and contribute to architecture and testing strategies while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science or related field and 4 years of software engineering experience.
• Web development using JavaScript, HTML, CSS for responsive UI development.
• Design, build, and deploy scalable APIs (REST).
• Frontend architecture patterns, state management (Redux/Context API).
• Front-end testing frameworks (Jest, RTL, Cypress).
• AWS and cloud deployment of microservices.
• CI/CD concepts, GitLab pipelines, infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modernize insurance and investment microapps.
• Build responsive UIs and robust microservices.
• Collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to brainstorm requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in estimation sessions.
• Deploy and monitor production code weekly and maintain docs.

Skills

JavaScript

React

Node.js

Redux

GraphQL

SQL

REST

SOAP

AWS

Express.js

CSS frameworks

GitLab

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science or related field

4 years of software engineering experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Dynatrace

Heap

React Testing Library

Jest

Playwright

Applitools

AWS cloud deployment

Job description

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to modernize insurance and investment microapps. You will build responsive UIs and robust microservices using JavaScript, React, Node.js, AWS, and GraphQL.

The role emphasizes Agile practices, collaboration with engineers and stakeholders, and mentoring junior engineers. You will deploy to AWS, monitor production systems, and contribute to architecture and testing strategies while maintaining