Job description:

Internship candidates can expect a fulltime onsite internship program, running from June 2027 to August 2027.

Carefully selected from universities across the country, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more! 

Software Engineering Intern

The Actuarial Software Engineering team at Northwestern Mutual is responsible for creating and improving systems that ensure the company can meet its financial promises to its customers, employees, and field representatives. These systems are financial in nature, centered on risk products and benefit plans, and based on the professional knowledge of the actuary. The applications are varied, generally are mathematical in nature, and involve working in close partnerships with technical peers and actuarial business experts.

The assignment will be working alongside engineering teams as software components are transitioned to cloud service architectures and CICD deployment patterns.  Additional engineering tasks will focus on implementing features in financial projection software or CICD pipelines.  To excel in this role, you need to be passionate about software craftmanship and eager to understand the insurance business.

Bring Your Best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications 

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field from an accredited college or university
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher 
• Previous work or classroom experience with C#, C++, Python, Git and Gitlab.  Experience with AWS and Terraform a plus
• Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Preferred skills and Proficiencies 

• Previous software engineering internship and/or relevant project experience.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability.
• High degree of self-motivation, passion, and a strive to learn.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities.

Who we are 

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 160 years through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation, and distribution. With more than $290 billion in assets, $30 billion in revenues and more than $1.9 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.6 million clients. People are the power behind Northwestern Mutual, and diversity makes us better. NM is committed to reflecting and serving the marketplace. We do so by attracting and improving the engagement of those who bring their outstanding perspectives, ideas, and beliefs. At Northwestern Mutual, people matter. And you’ll be working for a company that’s consistently voted among the “most admired” in the nation. We invite you to explore your career interests with us. 

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Pay Range - End:

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. Internship salaries are determined based on academic tenure and major. The standard pay structure is listed.

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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.