Senior Software Engineer - AWS, Python, Snowflake (Des Moines, IA)

Principal Financial Group; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Financial Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to transform our Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations platform. You will help modernize our technology stack, migrate solutions to AWS, and retire legacy apps.

You will partner with IT and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure solutions while shaping our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's in science/tech field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of technology/engineering experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration with IT and non-IT partners.
• Desire to learn new technologies and modernize platforms.

Responsibilities

• Implement solutions that support configuration, security, and integrations.
• Collaborate with business partners and IT to solve complex problems.
• Understand requirements and make sound design decisions.
• Contribute across design, development, testing, and support lifecycle.
• Share knowledge and provide technical guidance to the team.

Skills

6+ years tech/engineering

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Willingness to learn new tech

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

AWS

Python & CDK

Snowflake

ETL

Enterprise Pipeline

MDM

SaaS tooling

Job description

What You'll Do

Enterprise Business Solutions is seeking a transformational Senior Software Engineer to support our Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations portfolio. In this role, you'll contribute to key technology transformation initiatives focused on modernizing our platform, migrating solutions to AWS, and retiring legacy applications. You'll partner with teammates and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that drive business value!

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Be a key contributor in implementing solutions that support and expand critical business functions, including configuration, security, integrations, cloud/SaaS technologies, and vendor-supported applications.
• Collaborate closely with business partners and cross-functional IT team members to solve complex problems, innovate, and explore new approaches and technologies.
• Understand business and technical requirements to make sound design decisions and evaluate trade-offs across solutions.
• Demonstrate independence while contributing to multiple layers of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and support.
• Share knowledge, provide technical guidance, and collaborate with team members to support overall team success and continuous improvement.

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.

Who You Are

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree with a preference in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of technology and/or engineering experience
• Desire to learn new technology and motivate others to do the same
• Wide experience with a diverse set of technologies and software modernization techniques, approaches, tools, etc.
• Exceptional verbal/written communication and facilitation/presentation skills
• Ability to work with multi‑functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non‑IT partners at all levels

Skills That Will Help You Stand Out

• SaaS model tooling and Vendor integration and management
• AWS (S3, Lambda, Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Aurora, Cloudwatch)
• Python & CDK
• Principal's Enterprise Pipeline
• Snowflake and ETL in the cloud
• Familiarity with Enterprise Data Foundation & MDM

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non‑sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non‑Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$104400 - $187200 / year

Salary Details

• Sr Software Engineer I: $110,200 - $148,200 / year
• Sr Software Engineer II: $127,000 - $171,000 / year

Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short‑term illness. Employees don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible

Yes

Hours

This role has an expectation for US domestic core business hours with occasional early morning meetings with our global counterparts.

Work Environments

This role offers a hybrid work environment in our Global Headquarters located in Des Moines, Iowa (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek).

Job Level

We are open to hiring at the next level with the right skills and experience.

Our Engineering Culture

Through our product‑driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we've fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer‑focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.

Collaboration is embedded into everything we do - from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We're driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering applicant