Senior Software Engineer

What You'll do As a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Heavy) at Principal Financial Group, you will be at the forefront of crafting innovative and high-performance software solutions.

will involve crafting, developing, and implementing software that drives our products. You will work in close collaboration with our product development team to understand user needs and translate them into flawless technical specifications. Ensuring our software products are scalable, reliable, and efficient will be key to your success. You'll have opportunity to: Develop, test and maintain applications with established processes while building holistic understanding of the underlying applications and domain (ReactJs, NodeJs, AWS & Typescript) Develop and maintain technical designs based on requirements UI Development (Primary) Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Java and related frameworks. Implement RESTful APIs and integrate with front-end applications. Ensure application performance, scalability, and security. Backend Developmet Build responsive, dynamic, and user-friendly interfaces using React, TypeScript, and Next.js. Collaborate with UX designers to implement intuitive designs. Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams. Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical best practices. Quality & Performance Conduct code reviews, write unit/integration tests, and ensure adherence to coding standards. Who You Are Who You are: Software Engineer with strong expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience in typescript, React.js, Node.js, and proficiency in AWS cloud services to build robust, secure, and efficient solutions.

4 to 7 years Education: Bachelor’s(Engineering)/Master’s in computer science or a related field.

Must-Have Skills (70% Frontend, 30% Backend) React.js: Components, hooks, state management.

TypeScript: Strong typing, interfaces, generics.

Next.js: SSR, SSG, routing, and performance optimization.

UI Best Practices: Responsive design, accessibility (WCAG basics).

Testing: Jest, React Testing Library.

AWS : EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Eventbridge, API Gateway, Step Function, CloudWatch.

NodeJS Good to Have Exposure to Microservices architecture.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).

Additional Information Our Engineering Culture: In our Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we've nurtured a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams.

As a customer-focused organization, we collaborate closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.

Collaboration is ingrained into every aspect of our work – from the products we develop to the world-class service we offer.

We are motivated by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is crucial to crafting the finest products and experiences for our customers.

Come join us and become a part of a highly ambitious team dedicated to delivering impeccable solutions!