Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will apply engineering standards and processes in order to analyze and develop software solutions. Develop software using established development and continuous integration practices. Use established monitoring and automation processes. Conduct code evaluations. Deliver software platforms that support compensation of financial reps on their sales of insurance products. Maintain and enhance existing systems, as well as developing new ones, to support future business initiatives, product lines, and compensation programs. Analyze transaction data from various upstream and parallel sources, build and update Java applications, and calculate compensation to be distributed to our field force. Utilize database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, and MongoDB NoSQL database. Write unit tests using JUnit and Mockito. Write and modify Java applications using Spring Boot framework, interface with other applications over HTTP via REST and SOAP and JMS via MQ and SQS. Use java libraries (JDBI) to read and write to relational databases including DB2, Sybase and MySQL. Implement business rules as code that allow for classification, filtering, and calculation of base and management chain compensation. Write automated unit, functional, integration, and regression tests. Telecommuting permitted up to 3 days per week. Salary $123,386 - $200,200 per year.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree in computer engineering or a related field, plus 2 years (or a bachelor’s degree plus 5 years) of experience as a software developer, software engineer, or related occupation. Experience must include 2 years with each of the following: (1) REST API development using Java Sprint Boot; (2) Service Oriented Application and client-server application; (3) DevOps and  CI/CD tools, including GitLab or Jenkins; (4) messaging applications using IBM MQ services or Rabbit MQ; (5) writing unit tests using JUnit and Mockito; (6) database technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, and MongoDB NoSQL database; (7) TDD, OOAD, multi-threaded applications, and distributed systems; and (8) defining enterprise architecture of applications. Employer will accept any combination of education, experience or training.

Interested candidates send resume to apply@northwesternmutual.com. Reference code 338 in the subject line.

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