Full Stack Engineer

At Northwestern Mutual, we believe relationships are built on trust. That our lives and our work matter. 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. We're strong and growing. In a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern Mutual. We're strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We provide opportunities for employees to grow themselves, their career and in turn, our business. We care.  We make a positive difference in our communities. Nationally, thousands have benefitted from our support of research and programs to fight childhood cancer. Each year, our Foundation, employees and financial representatives donate time, talent and financial support to causes they're passionate about.   We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer to join our Digital Marketing engineering team.  The role requires a dynamic agile engineering mindset, patience and persistence to solve complex problems, ability to get things done quickly but thoughtfully, and strong engineering skills.   What you’ll get to do: Apply engineering best practices to analyze, design and develop deploy and support software solutions, and/or infrastructure implementations/upgrades. In a DevOps environment, you move between diverse tasks with cooperation and persistence, helping to bring out the best in those around you. Build day-to-day like a start-up - incrementally and iteratively - but with the security and resources of an enterprise budget Collaborate in a deeply cross functional way with engineers and designers - roll up your sleeves and put your heads together to brainstorm requirements for features and solution through thorny bugs Release to production early and often - you won’t be working on a product for a year before it sees the light of day; we believe in MVPs. Test and learn - You are empowered to work with our Analytics and UX Research experts to identify problems, formulate hypotheses, and experiment with solutions Work with a talented, mission-driven, fun-loving team who values your input and your individuality   Who we’re looking for: Full Stack engineer 2-4 years’ experience Experience in one or more modern JavaScript frameworks React, ES6 Experience with REST backend, ex. Node (Express) Experience with modern CSS best practices and CSS preprocessors (Sass, Less) Experience with relational and non-structured databases Experience AWS is a plus Experience with Git Source Control Experience with Agile methodologies / DevOps environment    Our Benefits: Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and paid time off Highly competitive compensation that include base salary plus bonus Medical/Dental/Vision plans, matching 401(k), pension program Hackathons/Commitment to Innovation Life Balance Extensive Training Opportunities Travel opportunities   Req ID: 16321 Position Type: Regular Full Time Education Experience: Bachelor's Desired Employment Experience: 3-5 years Licenses/Certifications: FLSA Status: Exempt Posting Date: 08/09/2017