Senior Software Engineer – Investment Ops (Hybrid)

Northwestern Mutual Group; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Concierge service

Comprehensive benefits

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, WI, seeks a Software Engineer III to build, modernize, and support technology solutions for Investment Operations. You will work across applications, data, integrations, batch processing, and cloud platforms with business, product, architecture, and technology teams.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, solves complex problems, and delivers secure, scalable solutions across modern and legacy platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience with modern software engineering tools, languages, and practices.
• Proficient with Java, JavaScript/.NET, or Python; strong SQL and API skills; experience with CI/CD and source control.
• Experience with data-processing technologies, batch processing, and data integration.
• Knowledge of software engineering principles, design, testing, and deployment practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reliable software and data solutions for Investment Operations.
• Develop APIs, data pipelines, integrations, and batch processes across platforms.
• Diagnose production issues, identify root causes, and implement fixes.
• Consider system-wide architecture and dependencies in design.
• Contribute to design discussions and technical decisions.
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and CI/CD practices.
• Enhance automation for safe and reliable builds, tests, and deployments.
• Review code for quality, security, standards, and best practices.
• Improve monitoring, resiliency, and stability of critical systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java

JavaScript/.NET

Python

SQL

APIs

CI/CD

Git

Data processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Kubernetes

Docker

Unix/Linux

REST APIs

Job description

Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, WI, seeks a Software Engineer III to build, modernize, and support technology solutions for Investment Operations. You will work across applications, data, integrations, batch processing, and cloud platforms with business, product, architecture, and technology teams.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, solves complex problems, and delivers secure, scalable solutions across modern and legacy platforms.