Software Engineer III — Cloud Integrations & Modernization

Principal Financial Services, Inc.

Iowa (LA)

Hybrid

USD 95,000 - 138,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension eligible

Hybrid work model

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Job summary

Principal Financial Services, Inc. is seeking an Experienced Software Engineer to contribute to modernization of retirement platforms by building scalable services and enabling complex system integrations.

You will work in a highly integrated ecosystem with internal platforms, external solutions, and SaaS enterprise platforms, focusing on reliable system interactions and best practices. You will participate in design discussions, drive features through delivery, and collaborate with teams to

Qualifications

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience.
3+ years of professional software development experience.
2+ years of vendor integration experience is required.
Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow.
Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non-IT partners.
May be required to provide on-call support.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and support scalable, reliable, and performant applications that enable core business capabilities
Develop and maintain integrations across APIs, file-based interfaces, and batch processing patterns
Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure systems integrate effectively and meet shared objectives
Contribute to platform modernization efforts by building new capabilities and enabling connectivity across evolving systems
Participate in technical design discussions, helping define interface contracts, data exchanges, and integration patterns
Make well-reasoned technical decisions by evaluating tradeoffs across performance, scalability, and maintainability
Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as performance, security, scalability, and resiliency
Advocate for engineering best practices, including code quality, automated testing, and delivery discipline
Troubleshoot integration and production issues, with a focus on reliability, traceability, and operational stability
Take ownership of features of increasing complexity, driving them from design through delivery in collaboration with the team
Work cross-functionally to deliver outcomes in a fast-paced, evolving environment