Design, develop, and support software solutions for investment operations, focusing on data-driven capabilities using modern technologies such as Snowflake and AI-assisted tools. Collaborate in an Agile environment to troubleshoot, conduct code reviews, and improve CI/CD practices.
About the Role
We are seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and support modern technology solutions for our Investment Operations area within Institutional Investments. Investment Operations is responsible for supporting the day‑to‑day processing, validation, and reporting of investment activity, ensuring that accurate and timely financial data flows from trading systems through accounting, reporting, and downstream consumers.
In this role, you will work extensively with investment and financial data sets, building scalable, data‑driven solutions that support critical operational and accounting processes. You will leverage AI‑assisted development, modern engineering practices, and our Snowflake‑based Investment Data Platform to deliver reliable, enterprise‑grade capabilities.
This is a hybrid, onsite role, requiring regular in‑office collaboration with the team while allowing flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week.
You will be a hands‑on engineer working in a collaborative Agile environment, partnering with product managers and engineers across the Institutional Investments domain. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving data‑centric problems, improving engineering practices, and growing toward broader technical ownership over time.
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring to the Role
Required Qualifications
Technical Experience (Intermediate Proficiency in Several of the Following)
Preferred Qualifications
Skills You'll Have
Business Application: Utilizes both business acumen and technology expertise to translate business requirements/capabilities into technical solutions, and applies technical knowledge of a product/platform/application to align it with a particular line of business (LOB) based on the organization's technology needs and business goals.
Data Literacy: Utilizes appropriate data for a particular purpose by thinking critically about information yielded by data analysis; applies data analytics tools/methods and their appropriate purposes and recognizes when data is being misrepresented to resolve issues or escalate to the appropriate party.DevOps: Applies continuous integration and delivery to implement applications and services at a higher velocity.
Software Development: Creates and maintains applications, frameworks, and other software components via designing, programming, testing, and bug fixing; writes and maintains source code for all processes in the software development life cycle and facilitates the automation and orchestration of disparate systems. Leverage TDD (Test Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) methodologies to ensure unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with appropriate level of coverage is met.Software Problem Solving: Conducts in-depth analysis of technology needs, issues, and roadblocks within assigned scope, applies experience and expertise to apply best practices, explore the "art of possible", and deliver blueprints for the most effective and efficient solutions. Detects and removes existing and potential errors in software code or a system that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or operate incorrectly. Leverages common software tools/debuggers and logical thinking for root causing issue.
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$108,160.00
Pay Range - End:
$162,240.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$118,960.00 USD - $178,440.00 USD
Structure 115:
$124,400.00 USD - $186,600.00 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.
Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!
Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
Skills
Release Management (NM) - Intermediate, DevOps (NM) - Intermediate, Application Security (NM) - Intermediate, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Intermediate, Cloud Technology (NM) - Intermediate, IT Strategy (NM) - Beginner, Data Literacy (NM) - Intermediate, Strategic Thinking (NM) - Intermediate, Customer Centricity (NM) - Intermediate, Analytical Thinking (NM) - Intermediate, Business Application (NM) - Intermediate, Professional Curiosity (NM) - Intermediate (Inactive), Software Problem Solving (NM) - Intermediate, Root Cause Analysis & Decision Quality (NM) - Intermediate, Adaptive Communication (NM) - Advanced, Software Development (NM) - Intermediate, Coaching & Mentoring (NM) - Beginner, Application Performance Management (NM) - Intermediate
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.
We are seeking a Software Engineer III to design, build, and support modern technology solutions for our Investment Operations area within Institutional Investments. Investment Operations is responsible for supporting the day‑to‑day processing, validation, and reporting of investment activity, ensuring that accurate and timely financial data flows from trading systems through accounting, reporting, and downstream consumers.
In this role, you will work extensively with investment and financial data sets, building scalable, data‑driven solutions that support critical operational and accounting processes. You will leverage AI‑assisted development, modern engineering practices, and our Snowflake‑based Investment Data Platform to deliver reliable, enterprise‑grade capabilities.
This is a hybrid, onsite role, requiring regular in‑office collaboration with the team while allowing flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week.
You will be a hands‑on engineer working in a collaborative Agile environment, partnering with product managers and engineers across the Institutional Investments domain. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving data‑centric problems, improving engineering practices, and growing toward broader technical ownership over time.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, and support software solutions that power Investment Operations and downstream financial processes
- Build scalable, data-driven solutions leveraging Snowflake and modern data engineering patterns
- Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to drive efficiency and accelerate delivery
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across development, integration, and deployment pipelines
- Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to engineering standards, security requirements, and best practices
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, continuously improving build, test, and deployment workflows
- Participate in technical discussions and contribute to design and architectural decisions as systems evolve
- Partner with cross-functional teams across Institutional Investments to deliver integrated solutions
- Actively contribute within an Agile delivery model using tools such as Jira
What You'll Bring to the Role
Required Qualifications
- 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience using modern languages, tools, and practices
- 1-2 years of experience working with financial, investment, or accounting data
- Strong understanding of core engineering principles including design, testing, and maintainability
- Experience working in an Agile environment with hands-on use of Agile delivery tools (e.g., Jira)
- Analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to break down complex technical problems
- Able to engage confidently with business users and engineering partners, clearly articulating ideas, asking the right questions, and building relationships that support effective cross‑team delivery
Technical Experience (Intermediate Proficiency in Several of the Following)
- Programming and scripting languages SQL, Python, Java, JavaScript, .NET
- Data platforms and tooling: Snowflake, dbt, data pipelines, SQL-based analytics
- DevOps and CI/CD practices and tools
- Cloud-native or modern application development patterns
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools, especially GitHub Copilot
- Exposure to system-wide or cross-platform architectural considerations
- Experience supporting production systems in a regulated or financial services environment
Skills You'll Have
Business Application: Utilizes both business acumen and technology expertise to translate business requirements/capabilities into technical solutions, and applies technical knowledge of a product/platform/application to align it with a particular line of business (LOB) based on the organization's technology needs and business goals.
Data Literacy: Utilizes appropriate data for a particular purpose by thinking critically about information yielded by data analysis; applies data analytics tools/methods and their appropriate purposes and recognizes when data is being misrepresented to resolve issues or escalate to the appropriate party.DevOps: Applies continuous integration and delivery to implement applications and services at a higher velocity.
Software Development: Creates and maintains applications, frameworks, and other software components via designing, programming, testing, and bug fixing; writes and maintains source code for all processes in the software development life cycle and facilitates the automation and orchestration of disparate systems. Leverage TDD (Test Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) methodologies to ensure unit, integration, and end-to-end testing with appropriate level of coverage is met.Software Problem Solving: Conducts in-depth analysis of technology needs, issues, and roadblocks within assigned scope, applies experience and expertise to apply best practices, explore the "art of possible", and deliver blueprints for the most effective and efficient solutions. Detects and removes existing and potential errors in software code or a system that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or operate incorrectly. Leverages common software tools/debuggers and logical thinking for root causing issue.
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$108,160.00
Pay Range - End:
$162,240.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
Structure 110:
$118,960.00 USD - $178,440.00 USD
Structure 115:
$124,400.00 USD - $186,600.00 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.
Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!
Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
Skills
Release Management (NM) - Intermediate, DevOps (NM) - Intermediate, Application Security (NM) - Intermediate, Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - Intermediate, Cloud Technology (NM) - Intermediate, IT Strategy (NM) - Beginner, Data Literacy (NM) - Intermediate, Strategic Thinking (NM) - Intermediate, Customer Centricity (NM) - Intermediate, Analytical Thinking (NM) - Intermediate, Business Application (NM) - Intermediate, Professional Curiosity (NM) - Intermediate (Inactive), Software Problem Solving (NM) - Intermediate, Root Cause Analysis & Decision Quality (NM) - Intermediate, Adaptive Communication (NM) - Advanced, Software Development (NM) - Intermediate, Coaching & Mentoring (NM) - Beginner, Application Performance Management (NM) - Intermediate
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.
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- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups
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