Actuarial Systems Intern, Summer 2027

Northwestern Mutual•Milwaukee, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS and Terraform a plus
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.

Responsibilities

Working alongside engineering teams as software components are transitioned to cloud service architectures and CICD deployment patterns.
Implementing features in financial projection software or CICD pipelines.