Sr. Software Engineer - Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Northwestern Mutual - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Milwaukee, WI

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About the position

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative, and growing. We invest in our people and technology, and we care about making a positive difference. As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, you will join a dedicated team responsible for maintaining and improving platforms that focus on lead generation, brand awareness, and educating consumers about the benefits of our products and services. In this role, you will help lead the architecture and direction of the platform, collaborating with technical areas such as data engineering and marketing partners to find solutions on a modern Marketing platform. In addition to working with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), you will have the opportunity to build other applications using React. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Salesforce Marketing Cloud architecture, a solid understanding of API development, and demonstrate team leadership and mentoring abilities. A passion for exploring, experimenting with, and embracing emerging technologies is essential. The candidate must possess a focused, self-starter attitude and be effective at working with minimal supervision, collaborating with multiple partners, and leading priorities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and marketing to design and build out our client communications platform Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Actively seek ways to improve the Salesforce Marketing Cloud instance including data collection, accessibility, and automation and journey optimization (writing complex SQL queries and AMPscript).
• Iterate and improve execution of marketing email campaign management, internal API, landing pages, and data integrations.
• Design, build, debug, and maintain complex Automation Studio automations within Salesforce Marketing Cloud as well as integrations with systems such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, internal Leads platform, and various databases.
• Help drive cross platform integrations with existing AWS hosted systems.

Requirements

• 2+ years hands-on experience with Marketing Cloud development.
• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Certified in one or more of the following: Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist, Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Certified Administrator.
• Experience working in an agile/scrum environment.
• Hands-on experience with the following skillsets: AMPScript, SQL, ETL, JavaScript, React, Typescript, AWS, and Kubernetes are preferred.
• Experience with AWS and services that support large scale data integrations and reporting is a plus.