Senior Software Engineer

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!

Responsibilities

What You'll do

As a Senior 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:

• Build and maintain Drupal applications (Front-End & Back-End) for public-facing websites.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot to develop clean, maintainable, and secure code adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in development and production environments
• Work as an expert on one or more applications/functionality to provide required support to business users
• Deliver work with minimum follow-ups and zero defects, developing automated testing
• Resolve queries/issues and provide Application/functional support to peers & juniors
• Follow established project execution processes
• Participate in regular scrum ceremonies like standup, grooming, and retrospectives
• Report status updates as required by the project
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business collaborators
• Build holistic understanding of applications & underlying domain being supported
• Provide permanent resolutions to recurring issues.
• Document problem resolutions and new findings for future use, updating SOPs
• Knowledge sharing
• Help onboard and train new team members

Qualifications

Who You are:

Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Drupal to develop, test and maintain applications with established processes while building holistic understanding of the underlying applications and domain

Experience: 4 to 7 years

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (B.E. / B.Tech / M.S. / M.Tech / MCA).

Must-Have Skills:

• Drupal, HTML, CSS, and front-end JavaScript experience
• Basic knowledge of PHP programming language
• Experience developing themes and supporting a content management system
• Drupal theming and configuration, Drupal modules
• Experience with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
• Web components design/design systems
• CI/CD tooling - GitHub Actions
• Cloud platforms - Pantheon and AWS
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• The technology stack is evolving toward React and AWS; the candidate must demonstrate strong learning agility with readiness to upskill in modern technologies, including React for front-end development and AWS cloud services.