Principal Software Engineer / Software Engineering Director

godirect; Florida; Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Savings plan

Retirement plan (cash balance)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Volunteer time

Job summary

Voya Financial is seeking a Principal Software Engineering Director to set architecture direction, engineering standards, and platform evolution for enterprise-scale systems. You will lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, champion cloud-native development, and ensure scalable, secure solutions aligned with business goals.

This role requires 10+ years in software engineering and at least 3 years in technical leadership, with strong communication across technical and non-technical

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering.
• At least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Experience with modern application architecture and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).
• Proven track record leading cross-functional technical projects and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade systems.
• Drive technical strategy and best practices for scalability and maintainability.
• Mentor senior and lead engineers, promoting ownership and excellence.
• Partner with product, security, and other stakeholders to align engineering with business goals.

Skills

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud platforms

Enterprise integration

Mentoring

Job description

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together - with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture?

Profile Summary:

The Principal Software Engineering Director is a technical expert and strategic leader who sets the direction for architectural decisions, engineering standards, and platform evolution. This role drives complex, high-impact initiatives and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring scalable, secure, and future-ready systems that align with enterprise goals.

Profile Description:

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade systems and/or multiple platforms.
• Drive technical strategy, best practices and innovation across teams, ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Act as a key decision-maker in technology evaluations, design patterns, and engineering practices.
• Partner with product, infrastructure, security, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with strategic goals.
• Mentor senior and lead engineers, cultivating a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Solve complex technical challenges involving large-scale data, distributed systems, and cross-domain integrations.
• Champion automation, cloud-native development, and observability at the enterprise level.
• Effectively represent engineering in executive-level planning and cross-team initiatives.

Knowledge & Experience:

10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity. Deep expertise in modern application architecture, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and enterprise systems integration. Track record of leading complex technical projects with cross-functional impact. Extensive experience in mentoring senior and lead engineers. Strong strategic thinking, communication, and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives.

Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

$186,270 - $209,560

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar year

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in ou