Senior Software Engineer - Lead Scalable Cloud Apps

northwesternmutual

Franklin (WI)

On-site

USD 119,000 - 178,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Northwestern Mutual in Wisconsin (Franklin) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and support scalable software aligned with business goals and enterprise standards. This role combines hands‑on engineering, technical leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver modern digital solutions.

You will lead full‑stack development, review designs, mentor engineers, collaborate with architects and product teams, and translate business requirements into technical plans.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Experience designing scalable distributed applications.
  • Strong understanding of Agile software delivery practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade software applications.
  • Lead full-stack development, reviews, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers.
  • Collaborate with architects and product teams to design scalable architectures.
  • Translate business requirements into technical plans and maintain architecture docs.
  • Create unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure quality.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and drive DevOps/CI-CD practices.

Skills

Software Engineering
Technical Leadership
Agile practices
Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
AWS

Job description

Northwestern Mutual in Wisconsin (Franklin) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and support scalable software aligned with business goals and enterprise standards. This role combines hands‑on engineering, technical leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver modern digital solutions.

You will lead full‑stack development, review designs, mentor engineers, collaborate with architects and product teams, and translate business requirements into technical plans.

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