Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer Profile Summary

The Principal Software Engineer is a technical expert and strategic leader who sets the direction for architectural decisions, engineering standards, and platform evolution. This role drives complex, high‑impact initiatives and cross‑functional collaboration, ensuring scalable, secure, and future‑ready systems that align with enterprise goals.

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise‑grade systems and/or multiple platforms.
• Drive technical strategy, best practices and innovation across teams, ensuring long‑term scalability and maintainability.
• Act as a key decision‑maker in technology evaluations, design patterns, and engineering practices.
• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Deep expertise in modern application architecture, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and enterprise systems integration.
• Track record of leading complex technical projects with cross‑functional impact.
• Extensive experience in mentoring senior and lead engineers.
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, and influence across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Partner with product, infrastructure, security, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with strategic goals.
• Mentor senior and lead engineers, cultivating a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Solve complex technical challenges involving large‑scale data, distributed systems, and cross‑domain integrations.
• Champion automation, cloud‑native development, and observability at the enterprise level.
• Effectively represent engineering in executive‑level planning and cross‑team initiatives.

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable. The annual base salary range for this position is $173,330 – $192,590. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long‑term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives.

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

• Customer Focused:
  Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking:
  Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well‑reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality:
  Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen:
  Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility:
  Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.