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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer II, Platform... - **Company:** Principal Financial Group - **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, TypeScript, Information Technology, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) - **Published:** July 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gf3uh5 ## About the Role + Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) or equivalent experience + 8+ years of enterprise engineering experience, with increasing scope and technical influence + Deep experience building solutions on AWS, with strong working knowledge of core services + Experience working in matrixed, highly collaborative environments, partnering across teams and disciplines + Informal team leadership experience, mentoring and providing strategic direction to a team + Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through complex technical challenges Skills That Will Help You Stand Out + Experience designing and implementing enterprise integrations using APIs, events, files, and messaging + Experience with TypeScript or similar modern languages + Hands-on experience creating Level 2 and Level 3 AWS constructs or similar reusable cloud patterns + Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) concepts and application patterns + Exposure to or experience with AI and agentic AI solutions in modern cloud environments + A track record of contributing to modernization efforts while maintaining reliability and continuity ## Description We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Retirement & Income Solutions (RIS) organization, supporting a critical modernization initiative across the enterprise. This role sits on a newly formed engineering enablement team, where you'll help define, build, and scale enterprise integration patterns that will be used broadly across RIS and beyond. In this role, you'll operate as a hands-on engineer and technical leader, setting direction through example, designing reusable solutions and guiding other engineers through well-defined standards and patterns. You'll have the opportunity to: + Design, build, and evolve enterprise integration patterns leveraging APIs, events, and messaging to support the RIS modernization effort + Partner closely with enterprise teams to enable scalable integrations using AWS-native services (e.g., EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, ECS/EKS) + Develop reusable, composable CDK constructs that can be adopted consistently across teams + Provide technical direction and informal leadership, helping engineers align to standards while staying deeply hands-on + Translate complex business and modernization needs into practical, repeatable engineering solutions + Contribute to architectural discussions with a strong engineering lens, understanding design intent and implementation tradeoffs + Help shape how integration capabilities are delivered at scale across RIS and the broader organization 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. As Principal continues to modernize its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly impact our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure! ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Containers in the cloud - State of the Art in 2022](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/410-containers-in-the-cloud-state-of-the-art-in-2022) - [Do TypeScript without TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/327-do-typescript-without-typescript) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [It's not easy being green](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/558-it-s-not-easy-being-green) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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