Software Engineer II

Join Our Team as a Software Engineer II

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our Principal Bank team. In this role, you will be instrumental in modernizing the online offerings and services that our customers use daily, such as IRA contributions and new account openings. You will work with guidance on multiple layers of the solution, growing your expertise in at least one large area of the code/solution while maintaining a high-level understanding of other components.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure established controls, policies, and regulations are followed during development.
• Communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders and business objectives to the technical team.
• Participate in the technical design of features with guidance.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and tackle tasks of increasing complexity.
• Conduct analysis and development, elicit requirements, write accurate and clean code, perform automated testing, debugging, documentation, quality assurance review, implementation, and maintenance.
• Apply changes to follow security policies and standards with guidance.
• Provide on-call support as needed.

Who You Are

• You hold an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a computer science, technology, engineering, or math-related field, or have equivalent experience.
• You have 2+ years of work experience as an IT professional.
• You possess basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products.
• You have proficiency with database applications and knowledge of mainframe, distributed, and/or web programming languages.
• You have excellent time management skills and the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
• You are eager to learn new technology and continuously grow.

Skills That Would Help You Stand Out

• Experience with banking systems.
• AWS experience.
• Spring framework experience.
• Test-driven development experience.

Our Engineering Culture

At Principal, we foster a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. We work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs. Collaboration is embedded into everything we do, driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.

Additional Information

• Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship.
• Investment Code of Ethics: For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary Range: €75,000 - €101,000 per year.
• Benefits: Flexible Time Off, Pension Eligible, Bonus Program.

Join us at Principal Financial Group, where we are dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world. We are a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Apply today to be part of our innovative team!