Lead Engineer - Advisor Desktop

We are looking for an ambitious and talented lead software engineer to join the Advisor Desktop team at Northwestern Mutual. You will be working on Advisor Desktop, a key platform that NM financial representatives use to service their clients every day. You will partner with product leaders, architects, and other lead engineers to design systems to meet key business needs while also driving our engineering standards and target state. You will be a key technical leader, mentor, and problem solver for engineers across Advisor Desktop The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of modern web app development, REST and GraqhQL APIs, and databases. Engineers at NM are empowered to pick the right tools and technology stack to fit their needs. The team is using the following technologies to build software: React, TypeScript, Apollo GraphQL Federation, MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab, Jira.
Skills required to be successful in this role

• React
• TypeScript
• MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB
• Writing & consuming RESTful APIs
• Writing & consuming GraphQL APIs
• Docker
• Git
• Linux/Unix & shell scripting (bash)
• CI/CD experience (we use gitlabCI)
• Automated testing: unit, integration, regression

Additional skills & experience that would help

• Javascript, NodeJS
• Kubernetes
• AWS terraforming
• Experience with AWS services such as SQS, SNS, and Glue.
• Github or gitlab
• Previous experience in the Financial Services sector (investments, insurance, banking, payroll systems)

Milestones

• Within first month, while working with other lead engineers and managers, be able to jump head-first into new applications and ask the appropriate questions / do the appropriate research to identify the general functions and behaviors of the system. Begin contributing to on one business epic's design under the guidance of another lead engineer.
• Within first 3 months, have proficient knowledge of the baseline applications and be able to take the reins on the design/architecture of a feature with minimal assistance from other lead engineers on the team.
• Within first 6 months, be able to navigate the full stack of the applications and supporting components, contributing directly to engineering/architecture discussions that affect the current and future state of the applications. Essentially, contributing to the team at your full capacity.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with Principal Architects and Horizontal Engineering to design systems for development teams to build.
• Implements holistic solutions utilizing working relationships across the enterprise.
• Designs, organizes, and executes high impact solutions across teams both within and outside their division.
• Establishes, aggregates, and shares enterprise standards and best practices.
• Mentors and guides junior engineers within respective division.
• Ensures production stability, monitoring, and root cause analysis is executed for their products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 6-8 years of professional experience required.
• 5-8+ years of experience leading teams using modern engineering tools, languages, and practices.
• Proven track record of successfully designing and delivering significant and impactful technology solutions.
• Experience developing and leading solution delivery using agile methods.
• Expert for the organization in one or more technologies: [insert as applicable when posting].
• Successfully deals with ambiguity.
• Recognized as the go-to expert within the division or department.
• Ability to effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences in varying forms and levels of detail.
• Solid understanding of design patterns and architecture.

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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$123,480.00
Pay Range - End:
$229,320.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
220 - Structure 110: 135,800.00 USD - 252,200.00 USD
220 - Structure 115: 142,030.00 USD - 263,770.00 USD
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.
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