Sr Software Engineer II (Leader)

What You'll Do

Distribution Technology is seeking a motivated, energetic, and experienced technologist with an interest in servant leadership and passion for maturing modern software engineering practices. As a software engineering leader, your role encompasses various responsibilities. You will shape technology strategy and direction, empower your teams to deliver value swiftly and with superior quality, and collaborate with colleagues across Principal to maintain our competitive edge.

 

Are you excited about moving the needle when it comes to exploring new ways for your teams to delight our customers? Are you a leader who loves the idea of constantly growing, adapting, and implementing improvements? If so, this job may be for you!

 

Here are a few things you will do:

• Advocate for your team in making small bets that lead to greater customer understanding and satisfaction.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning for yourself and your teams.
• Use data to drive decisions and celebrate the success of team accomplishments.
• Develop a culture that embraces standard processes for a software engineering approach.
• Network and collaborate with a wide range of coworkers inside and outside the technology community.
• Work closely within your engineering team, architecture, and business partners to determine how to make our software better.
• Take on tasks of increasing complexity, learn quickly, and make steady progress to make improvements based on partner feedback.
• Solve interesting and complex problems to create a positive customer experience.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone with:

• Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience) and 8 years work experience or equivalent experience.
• Formal leadership experience is required. 
• Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills.
• Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow.

Salary Range Information

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)

$123000 - $167000 / 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
Additional Information

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). 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 (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.

Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants

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.

Experience Principal

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.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.
Original Posting Date

2/12/2025
Most Recently Posted Date

2/12/2025

Salary : $123,000 - $167,000