Software Engineer III/ Sr. Software Engineer I

Principal Financial Group • Des Moines, IA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Services, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Amazon S3
• DynamoDB
• SNS/SQS
• AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

• 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
• Solve interesting and complex problems to create a positive customer experience
• Experiment with new tools and practices to deliver business value in an agile organization
• Understand how work fits into the larger strategy
• Actively participate with team during pairing, mobbing, and design

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Pension Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree