Software Engineer I (Hybrid)

Lensa; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent career site is facilitating an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer I with the Principal Financial Group in Des Moines. This role focuses on enhancing the Salesforce CRM platform, demanding collaboration, innovative solutions, and the ability to navigate complex business requirements. The successful candidate will contribute to actionable projects while growing their technical skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off

Pension Eligible

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to collaborate with IT and non-IT teams.
• Strong desire to learn and grow in technology.

Responsibilities

• Build out functions and experiences in Salesforce CRM.
• Participate in code/design reviews and learn technical strategies.
• Create maintainable and readable code while focusing on security.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Associate's or bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Javascript

Typescript

Salesforce

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What You'll Do

Are you seeking an opportunity to collaborate and share innovative ideas to help drive transformational projects? Are you driven to understand problems and opportunities and design their solutions? Do you enjoy influencing and unlocking information/knowledge in others? If so, this is the opportunity for you!

As a Software Engineer I on the Individual Solutions Salesforce CRM team, you will be focusing on building out our Salesforce CRM for our advisors and other users. We strive to create the ideal individual investor experiences and want to offer the best in education, advice, service, and products. This team is in Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) and works frequently in the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) space. In this role you will be focusing on Salesforce CRM, using Javascript and other technologies to build out functions and experiences in the platform.

• Focus on growing as an engineer, learning existing tools, resources and processes. With guidance, develop productivity skills by learning source control, editors, the build system, and other tools as well as automated testing best practices.
• Contribute to the culture of being open to sharing ideas and celebrating creativity.
• Developing the ability to write readable, maintainable, supportable code. Begin to learn security polices and standards.
• Create well-crafted applications utilizing tools, best practices, and industry standards to reach your potential.
• Understand customer and business needs. Develop knowledge of a single layer of the solution.
• Participates in code/design reviews and learning technical design. Begin learning business and technical strategies.
  
  

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree, preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience
• Basic planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required.
• Proficiency with database applications, knowledge of mainframe, distributed and/or web programming language.
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
• Must have the desire and ability to learn new technology and continuously grow.
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non-IT partners.
  
  

Additional Preferred Experience

• Salesforce development experience.
• Experience working with Javascript and Typescript.
  
  

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)

$54000 - $98400 / 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

Additional Information

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

Nonimmigrant Workers (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants)

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#core-values) , benefits (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#benefits) and why we’re an exceptional place (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers#reputation) to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date

5/29/2025

Most Recently Posted Date

5/29/2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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