We’re looking for an Experienced Software Engineer to join our Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) business. In this role, you’ll contribute to the modernization of our retirement recordkeeping platform by building scalable services, enabling complex system integrations, and delivering high-quality solutions that support our long-term technology strategy. 

You will work within a highly integrated ecosystem that includes internal platforms and external solutions, requiring strong engineering fundamentals and a focus on reliable, well-defined system interactions. 

You’ll have the opportunity to: 

• 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 

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree with a preference in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience 

• 2+ years of AWS experience is required.  

• 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 

Additional preferred technical experience: 

• Python and Java 

The following levels and locations are examples of market-specific salary ranges across different job levels and geographies. Candidates will be evaluated to determine the appropriate job level based on their skills and experience. 

• Wichita, KS:
  • Software Engineer III: $84,600 - $114,400 / year
  • Sr. Software Engineer I: $104,400 - $144,400 / year
• Des Moines, IA:
  • Software Engineer III: $89,300- $120,650 / year
  • Sr. Software Engineer I: $110,200 - $148,200 / year
• Charlotte, NC:
  • Software Engineer III: $94,00- $127,00 / year
  • Sr. Software Engineer I: $116,000 - $156,000 / year
• Chicago/Minneapolis:
  • Software Engineer III: $103,400 - $139,700/ year
  • Sr. Software Engineer I: $127,600 - $171,600 / year
• Los Angeles/New York City:
  • Software Engineer III: $112,800 - $152,400 / year
  • Sr. Software Engineer I: $139,200- $187,200 / year

Job level

We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experiences and skills.

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Charlotte, NC). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.

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.

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.

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, benefits and why we’re an exceptional place to grow your career.

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