For EmployersCoach ConnectReviewsAbout FairygodbossCareers @ FairygodbossPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions
Fairygodboss
CommunityJobsAdviceEventsReviewsFor EmployersCoach Connect
Sign inGet StartedGet started
CommunityJobsAdviceEvents
Northwestern Mutual – Corporate Careers

Manager Software Engineering

4 days ago• Milwaukee, WI

About us

★ 4.5 out of 5 · 41 reviews

  • Size: 10,000+ employees
  • Industry: Finance: Life
View company profile ›

Why you should apply for a job to Northwestern Mutual – Corporate Careers:

  • Ranked as one of the Best Finance Companies in 2024
  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.9/5 in supportive management
  • 73% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 83% would recommend this company to other women
  • 86% say the CEO supports gender diversity

Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members. See all reviews ›

Job Description: The Manager Software Engineering at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee, WI will lead a scrum team, providing technical design and solution delivery for Wealth Data Application. Act as a technical and people leader for a group of talented software engineers who are evolving and delivering Data assets and services for the Wealth organization. Prioritize work, estimate complex deliverables, manage projects, groom backlog, drive, and define team-level metrics, remove impediments, advance urgent issues, review code, and manage interactions with other development teams within Wealth space. Mentor, guide, and coach engineers within division for technical and leadership growth. Spend time recruiting, and onboarding talent within respective department, ensuring right mix of talent within team. Provide resources with feedback and career coaching. Work with direct reports on development and career planning. Support of existing wealth data systems within Northwestern Mutual through on-call support. Ensure production stability, monitoring, and root cause analysis for Wealth Data assets. Work with product team, to troubleshoot usage problems, or shape feature requirements. Participate and assist with design discussions. Assess technical solutions being provided by engineers. Ensure best practices and standards are followed. Participate in code reviews as needed. Design and develop integrated data solutions, modernizing, consolidating, and coordinating business needs across several wealth applications. Telecommuting permitted 2 days per week. Salary $168,792- $234,000 per year.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience as a software developer or related occupation. Experience must include 3 years of experience with each of the following: (1) Hadoop including HDFS, ABFS, PySpark, Hive, and Yarn; (2) Cloudera Data Platform, AWS S3, and Azure Storage; (3) Informatica PowerCenter, Power Exchange, SSIS, and Apache NiFi; (4) Business Objects, SSRS, and Power BI; (5) DB2, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, and MySQL; and (6) Python, SQL, UNIX/Linux Shell Scripting, and HQL. Must also have two years of technical leadership experience.

Interested candidates send resume to apply@northwesternmutual.com. Reference code 526 in the subject line.

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. If noted, this is standard pay structure for this position.

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 that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds. 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.

If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for additional information pertaining to compensation and benefits.

Want more jobs like this?

Get jobs in Milwaukee, WI delivered to your inbox when you sign up.

Additional Information

  • Job category: Software Engineering
  • Salary: $168,792 – $234,000
  • Posted: 4 days ago
Apply on company site
Apply on company site

Similar Jobs

  • Software Engineering Manager, Software Localization QualityAppleMinato-ku, 東京都
  • Senior Software Engineering ManagerLeidosGaithersburg, MD
  • Software Engineering Manager - Data and Automation - (CI/CD, DevOps, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Angular, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices)PNC Financial Services GroupPittsburgh, PA
  • Manager, Software Engineering, AI FoundationsMastercardAtlanta, GA
  • Sr. Software Engineering Manager (Framework/Graphics)Cadence Design SystemsRemote
  • Manager, Software Engineering, ITCNikeKarnataka

Suggested Searches

  • Northwestern Mutual – Corporate Careers Jobs
  • All Jobs

Search Additional Jobs

  • Remote-Friendly Manager Software Engineering Jobs
  • Milwaukee, WI Jobs
  • Software Engineering Jobs
Fairygodboss

Fairygodboss

  • Community Guidelines
  • Submissions & Editorial Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • The Muse

Advice

  • Community
  • Articles
  • Podcasts
  • Research
  • Pregnancy Week by Week
  • Browse Discussions

Jobs

  • Browse All Jobs
  • Remote Jobs
  • Company Reviews
  • Best Companies for Women

Events

  • Events Calendar
  • Virtual Career Fairs

Employers

  • Partner with Us

© 2026 FGB Muse Group Inc.

© 2026 FGB Muse Group Inc. All rights reserved.

  • About
    • About Us
    • Community Partners
  • Careers
  • FAQs
    • Community Guidelines
    • Submissions & Editorial Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions