Lead Software Engineer
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Job Description
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
Are you a hardworking and motivated software engineer seeking to influence change Join Principal Financial Group and be involved with an outstanding team dedicated to producing remarkable solutions. Our emphasis on innovation and high standards gives you a wonderful opportunity to grow and excel in your career.
You'll Have The Opportunity To
Who You Are :
Our Engineering Culture
Join us at Principal Financial Group and take your career to the next level. We are committed to your professional growth and success, ensuring you have the support and resources needed to excel in your role. With us, you'll have the chance to work on high-reaching projects, collaborate with dedicated engineers, and contribute to innovative solutions that make a real difference!
What You'll Do:
Are you a hardworking and motivated software engineer seeking to influence change Join Principal Financial Group and be involved with an outstanding team dedicated to producing remarkable solutions. Our emphasis on innovation and high standards gives you a wonderful opportunity to grow and excel in your career.
You'll Have The Opportunity To
- Lead end-to-end delivery of sophisticated features/epics; handle technical risks, dependencies, and quality.
- Drive solution architecture and key build decisions for scalable, secure AWS cloud-native systems.
- Build and guide development across microservices, TypeScript serverless (Lambda/API Gateway), and modern front-end (React/Angular).
- Take ownership for IaC (AWS CDK/Terraform/CloudFormation) and processes supporting automated build and delivery; automate testing and release controls.
- Ensure production excellence: observability, performance, cost optimization, incident response, and root-cause fixes.
- Mentor engineers, implement engineering/security standards, and apply AI-assisted SDLC responsibly.
Who You Are :
- 6-9 years relevant experience; confirmed technical leadership on multi-team or high-impact initiatives.
- Strong AWS hands-on experience (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB/RDS, IAM, CloudWatch; SNS/SQS/Step Functions a plus).
- Strong TypeScript knowledge (including AWS CDK) and REST API build.
- DevOps/IaC and CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions/Code-Pipeline); security-first engineering approach.
- Proven database experience (SQL and NoSQL) and strong problem-solving in Agile delivery.
- DDD/Hexagonal/Clean Architecture; event-driven/Kafka; sophisticated observability (ELK/Prometheus); AI tooling for SDLC/test; modern FE testing (Jest/Cypress).
Our Engineering Culture
Join us at Principal Financial Group and take your career to the next level. We are committed to your professional growth and success, ensuring you have the support and resources needed to excel in your role. With us, you'll have the chance to work on high-reaching projects, collaborate with dedicated engineers, and contribute to innovative solutions that make a real difference!
More Info
Key Skills
AWS CDK
IaC
GitHub Actions
Code-Pipeline
About Company
Skills:
Java, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, Sql, Spring, Git, JUnit, Dynatrace, Splunk, Project Reactor, Spring WebFlux, RESTful API design
Skills:
Nosql, Django, Flask, Agile, Scrum, FastAPI, Python, Sql, Sdlc, Gcp, Terraform, Cloudformation, Restful Api, Pulumi, Azure, AWS, IaC
Skills:
Java, S3, Cloudformation, Dynamodb, Node.js, Spring Boot, JIRA, Angular, Lambda, Confluence, ECS, Iam, Agile, AWS, Fargate
Skills:
snowflake , Unix, Github, Kafka, Service NOW, JIRA, React Js, ARM templates, Oracle Pl Sql, Express, Rest Api, Ms Azure, Jenkins, Devops, Azure Ad, Node JS, Private Cloud, Cognos, PLSQL Development, Event Hub, CI CD, Application gateway, AKS, Virtue Networks, Type ORM, Unix Batch scripting
Skills:
Rest Apis, Sql, Pricing methodologies for financial instruments, Axioma Risk workflows integration, ETL pipelines