Software Engineer III/ Sr. Software Engineer I

The Workplace Benefits Fulfillment Customer Experience / Claims Intake team is looking for a Software Engineer III or Sr. Software Engineer I to join their team. The team supports customer facing web applications and digital pipelines for customers (employers & employees) to submit Life & Disability claims. This team is focused on modernizing claims operations and customer experiences through the implementation of next-generation technology platforms, process improvements, and large-scale business transformation initiatives.

Here are a few examples of the kinds of things you’ll do:

• Develop high-quality applications for our customers

• Identify and propose strategies around technical problems affecting the business, communicate standards, and get consensus on solutions

• Work closely within your engineering team, architecture, and business partners to resolve how to make our software even better

• Take on tasks of increasing complexity, learn quickly, and make steady progress to make improvements based on partner feedback

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience designing, developing, and supporting cloud-native applications in AWS environments.

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code development using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and/or AWS CloudFormation.

• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages, with experience in TypeScript, Java, and SQL preferred.

• Experience developing modern web applications using React and Next.js frameworks.

• Experience building and supporting serverless applications and event-driven architectures.

• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.

• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and quality-first engineering practices.

• Experience working in collaborative engineering environments utilizing pair programming.

Preferred Technical Skills

• AWS Services, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Amazon S3

• DynamoDB

• SNS/SQS

• AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK

• PostgreSQL

• Oracle

• GitHub

• GitHub Actions

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)

$95000 - $138000 / year

Salary Details

The following salary ranges reflect market-specific compensation for this position across multiple job levels. Candidates will be evaluated to determine the appropriate job level based on their skills and experience.

• Software Engineer III: $95,000 - $112,000 / year

• Sr. Software Engineer I: $120,000 - $138,000 / 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

Work Environment

This role offers in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), in Des Moines, IA. 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 now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role. (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

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

At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services - and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers) to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.