Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Position Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer at Principal, you'll have the outstanding opportunity to work with powerful technology, crafting world\-class solutions that drive our business forward. You'll be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, ensuring flawless execution of projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and deploy Python applications on AWS cloud infrastructure
• Build and maintain serverless applications using AWS Lambda and other AWS services
• Implement and manage AWS services including S3, CloudWatch
• Use GitHub Copilot to write clean, maintainable, and secure code following standard methodologies
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in development and production environments
• Participate in regular scrum ceremonies like standup, grooming, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with cross\-functional teams and business collaborators
• Deliver work with minimum follow\-ups and zero defects, developing automated testing
• Triage system problems to appropriate technical teams; communicate outages to business and technical teams
• Record, analyze, and address medium and complex system problems and issues reported by business by referring to system documents
• Provide permanent resolutions to recurring issues
• Work as an expert on one or more applications/functionality to provide required support to business users
• Help onboard and train new team members
• Manage production incidents reported by business partners independently to deliver resolution within established SLAs, collaborating with other teams when necessary
• Document problem resolutions and new findings for future use, updating SOPs

Qualifications

Must Have* Bachelor's degree in any stream

\- At least 3 \- 5\+ years of experience in cloud\-based applications using Python and AWS services* Experience in cross SaaS platform integrations and data concepts

• Hands\-on experience with AWS services like S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS
• Experience in addressing vulnerabilities and developing secure code
• Experience in automated testing
• Knowledge of SQL specific to multiple platforms (Snowflake, DB2, Denodo is a plus)
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and Git version control
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot for AI\-assisted development
• Strong engineering approach, problem\-solving, and analytical skills
• Capability and readiness to engage in diverse Cloud Architecture, SysOps, and DevOps projects
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Ability and willingness to operate in a dynamic, Agile setting
• High level understanding of HR systems and processes

Additional Information

• *Our Engineering Culture**

Through our product\-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we’ve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer\-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.

Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We’re driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers. **Experience Principal**

At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose\-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well\-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits. **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.