Senior Software Engineer (HR Leader)

Principal Financial Group
Charlotte, NC, United States
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Decision Support Systems Software Engineering Data Analytics

Job description

Experteer Overview As a Senior Software Engineering leader in the Experience Solutions team, you will guide and mentor engineers delivering customer-facing experiences for Workplace Savings & Retirement Solutions. You’ll collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to improve the participant and employer user journeys and align with Principal’s mission of accessible financial security. You will drive ownership, continuous improvement, and data-driven experiments to solve complex experience challenges. This is a chance to shape long-term architecture and product direction in a purpose-led, technology-driven environment. Compensation / Benefits * Lead and mentor high-performing software teams with formal leadership duties * Own critical customer-facing experiences and steward their quality * Foster collaboration with product managers and partner teams to drive outcomes * Drive continuous improvement and experimentation to enhance customer actions understanding * Champion innovation and data-driven decision making to elevate the user experience * Contribute to modernizing systems and shaping long-term strategy Tasks * Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience * 6+ years of work experience * Formal leadership experience with direct reports * Experience conducting 1:1s, giving feedback, and supporting performance * Comfort in owning decisions and partnering with Product and peers * Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills Key requirements * Flexible Time Off * Pension eligible * Hybrid/in-office work arrangement * Competitive benefits

Requirements

and innovation and data-driven decision making to elevate the user experience * Contribute to modernizing systems and shaping long-term strategy Tasks * Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience * 6+ years of work experience * Formal leadership experience with direct reports * Experience conducting 1:1s, giving feedback, and supporting performance * Comfort in owning decisions and partnering with Product and peers * Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills Key requirements * Flexible Time Off * Pension eligible * Hybrid/in-office work arrangement * Competitive benefits

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