About the position
Are you a full-stack Software Engineer who excels in a dynamic, product-driven environment? If so, Principal has a great opportunity within our Benefits & Protection business, focusing on Non-Qualified Retirement IT. This position is available at the heart of our customer experience at www.principal.com and many internal applications. As an experience-based product team you’ll work close to the customer (Employers, Advisors, and Plan Participants) and the internal service teams that support them. This position will enable you to work on existing on-prem applications while we continue to embark on our journey into the Cloud (via AWS/Salesforce). The right candidate will have experience with many front-end development frameworks, traditional Java, AWS, and familiarity with Salesforce. We’re looking for a highly collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced team environment. A willingness to take on various roles within the team and a strong drive to continuously learn emerging technologies are essential. Your day will be filled with: A product culture & mindset. Driving outcomes through measurements and metrics. Collaborating, with purpose. Working closely within your team and our business to accomplish business objectives. Solving interesting and complex problems to create internal efficiency and a positive customer experience. Providing technical leadership and guidance. Building things people love. Our goal is to enhance our customer experience and keep them at the center of our work. Experimenting with new tools and practices to deliver business value in an Agile organization. Finding ways to utilize our data to improve decision making. Continuously improving both the systems you are working on and yourself. Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years. As Principal continues to modernize its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly impact our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure!
Responsibilities
- Drive outcomes through measurements and metrics.
- Collaborate closely within your team and our business to accomplish business objectives.
- Solve interesting and complex problems to create internal efficiency and a positive customer experience.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance.
- Build solutions that enhance customer experience.
- Experiment with new tools and practices to deliver business value in an Agile organization.
- Utilize data to improve decision making.
- Continuously improve both the systems and personal skills.
Requirements
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years work experience as an IT professional.
- Proficiency with Cloud (AWS) and traditional on-prem Java applications/frameworks.
- Some Salesforce experience preferred.
- Ability to acquire certification(s) in an IT related field is a plus.
- Basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products preferred.
- Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required.
- Basic leadership and presentation skills required.
- Excellent time management skills preferred.
- Must maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
- Some travel may be required, including overnight stays.
- May be required to provide on-call support.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with AWS (Lambda, Dynamo, Cloudfront).
- Experience with traditional Java & JavaScript.
- Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, some legacy JSF).
- Salesforce Admin experience.
- Salesforce Development (Apex/Experience Cloud) experience.
- SOQL/SQL exposure.
- Hungry, curious, driven and the ability to take initiative.
- Innovative, think creatively and ask tough questions.
- Unafraid to ask questions and work through ambiguity.
Benefits
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried employees.
- Pension eligibility.
