Experienced Front End Software Engineer

Principal Financial Group • Raleigh, NC

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Experience Solutions technology team within Workplace Savings & Retirement Solutions (WSRS). You’ll work primarily in the front-end, building modern, customer-facing experiences, using React, Next.js, and AWS. You’ll collaborate closely with experienced engineers and product partners while growing your technical skills in a modern, Agile environment. 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! 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.

Requirements

• Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience) or equivalent experience
• 2+ years engineering experience, ideally with front-end or web-focused development
• Experience building user interfaces using React or similar JavaScript frameworks
• Exposure to modern web development practices and tooling
• Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills
• Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Experience with Typescript, Next.js, and React
• Experience working on customer-facing web platforms or large-scale content sites
• Curiosity about system design, decoupling, and modern architecture patterns
• Using AI tools, Github copilot, etc.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and business partners to build high‑quality, customer‑facing front-end applications that drive meaningful business outcomes
• Own features end to end, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance
• Solve increasingly complex problems that improve customer experience, platform scalability, and system performance
• Take on work of growing complexity, learning quickly, incorporating feedback, and continuously improving the quality of your solutions
• Participate actively in pairing, mob programming, and design discussions, learning from teammates while strengthening overall team outcomes
• Contribute to technical design and build deep expertise in at least one area of the front-end codebase, with mentorship and guidance
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve productivity, testing, and code quality
• Follow established engineering, security, and quality standards while experimenting with new tools, practices, and industry trends

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees