.Net Engineer
- Full-time
Company Description
You and Northwestern Mutual. We believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. And we’re much stronger together than we are apart. These beliefs launched our company nearly 160 years ago. Today, they’re just a few of the reasons why people choose to build careers at Northwestern Mutual.
Our business is about helping people secure their financial futures, and that starts with putting people first – our clients, our employees and our field representatives. Northwestern Mutual is known for financial strength. We’re strong, innovative and growing. Come grow with us.
Job Description
We invest in our people and provide opportunities for you to grow with us.
Your experience and knowledge are our greatest asset. We are committed to helping you realize your individual potential and reach your personal goals.
Position: .Net Engineer
To support our growing team, we are looking for an agile developer. You’re the right fit if you’re a great team player and there isn’t a problem you can’t solve. We need an application developer who is passionate about writing code that meets business needs.
You will be working on a team amongst teams building enhancements and new functionality for applications that are used to issue life insurance. These applications are evolving with vision of a digital client experience for Northwestern Mutual. This team is located in Franklin.
Your general milestones are as follows:
- Within the first month – while working with other developers on the teams, be able to jump head-first into modifying applications and ask the appropriate questions / do the appropriate research to identify the general functions and behaviors of the applications you’re working on.
- Within three months – be able to pick up and work on any existing application, contribute directly to technical discussions that affect the current and future state of the applications. Essentially, contributing to the team at your full capacity.
Competencies
- Fast learner and self-starter. The people you will work with are incredibly kind, talented, and extremely willing to share knowledge and a helping hand, but you have to be willing to take ownership of the outlined goals and make things happen.
- Ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision, yet actively interact with other team members in person or over the Internet (chat, videoconference, email).
- Work collaboratively on creative solutions with product owners and developers.
- Bring new ideas and new ways of solving problems to the team.
Education / Professional Experience
Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree in Computer Science or a related field
5+ years Development experience in C# or VB .NET
Working knowledge of nUnit, MS Test, or similar unit testing
Experience writing and debugging .NET applications
Skilled in troubleshooting distributed systems
Familiarity with Informatica and Team Foundation Server is a plus
Req ID: 7910
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Education Experience: Bachelor's Desired
Employment Experience: 3-5 years
Licenses/Certifications:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Posting Date: 09/14/2016