Principal Software Engineer / Software Engineering Director

Voya Financial, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Plan with company matching

Retirement plan (cash balance)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid volunteer time

Job summary

The Principal Software Engineering Director at Voya Financial, Inc. leads architecture, engineering standards, and platform evolution across enterprise systems.

You will drive technical strategy, mentor senior engineers, and partner with product, security, and infrastructure to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions. You will champion automation, observability, and cross‑functional collaboration, ensuring secure, future‑ready systems while aligning with business goals and executive planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Deep expertise in modern application architecture and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS).

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade systems and platforms.
• Set technical strategy, standards, and governance across teams.
• Mentor senior and lead engineers, drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Partner with product, infrastructure, and security to align engineering with goals.

Skills

Software architecture

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

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

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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Voya Financial, Inc., is a leading retirement, employee benefits and investment management company. Voya’s services and solutions help clear the path to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life for individual, workplace and institutional clients, supporting more than 18 million customer relationships. Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Voya fosters a culture that values customer centricity, integrity, accountability, agility and inclusivity.

For more information visit https://www.voya.com/

Voya’s values serve as our compass, bringing together our culture, performance, brand, vision, strategy and corporate responsibility activities. Our values guide our decision‑making and behaviors allowing us to deliver worth to our customers, distribution partners, shareholders and each other. With a lens on balance, health & welfare, our work environment offers flexibility. The majority of our roles have adopted a hybrid schedule — working some days in the office and some days remotely, providing flexibility for work‑life balance and still allowing the benefit of in‑person collaboration. Some functions will continue to be 100% on‑site and others may be fully remote, depending on business needs.

We care We do the right thing We have customer passion We have a winning spirit We are the We Certified by the Great Place to Work® Institute as a Great Place to Work® for the 10th consecutive year, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya’s culture is proudly recognized by multiple organizations.

See a full listing of our awards and recognition.