Job Description

Responsibilities:

What You'll do

As a Software Engineer at Principal Financial Group, you will be at the forefront of crafting innovative and high-performance software solutions. Your role 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:

Development: Develop and maintain enterprise-grade applications using Java and related frameworks. Implement best practices for coding, testing, and deployment by applying design patterns. Cloud Integration: Implement cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services. Optimize applications for scalability, performance, and cost efficiency in the cloud. Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing. Quality & Performance: Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and adherence to coding standards. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production and non-production environments.

Who You are:

Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java (primary) and AWS (secondary) to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience in modern Java frameworks, and proficiency in AWS cloud services to build robust, secure, and efficient solutions.

Experience: 2 to 4 years
Must-Have Skills
Core Java (Primary Skill)Java SE & EE: Strong understanding of OOP, Collections, Generics, Exception Handling, Multithreading. Frameworks: Spring (Core, Boot, MVC), Spring Data JPA, ORM framework. APIs & Services: RESTful API design and implementation, JSON/XML processing. Build & CI/CD: Maven/Gradle, Git. Testing: JUnit, Mockito, integration testing.


AWS (Secondary Skill)Core Services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch. Deployment & Infrastructure: Elastic Beanstalk, ECS/EKS, CloudFormation/Terraform (basic understanding). Security: IAM roles, policies, encryption, VPC basics. Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, CloudTrail.

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Good to HaveMicroservices Architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Messaging Systems: JMS, SQS. Database Skills: Strong SQL (MySQL/DB2) and NoSQL (DynamoDB). DevOps Awareness: CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments.

Qualifications:

Soft SkillsStrong problem-solving and analytical skills. Good communication and collaboration abilities. Eagerness to learn new technologies and frameworks. Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

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!