Senior Software Engineer

What You'll DoWe’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Experience Solutions technology team within Workplace Savings & Retirement Solutions (WSRS). In this role, you’ll play a key part in the evolution of our digital experiences team. You’ll work primarily in the front-end space, building modern, customer-facing experiences using React, Next.js, and AWS. You’ll lead through influence, helping teams collaborate effectively, improving engineering practices, and partnering with architects and leaders to drive strategy.

You’ll have the opportunity toLead the design and delivery of modern, secure, and scalable front-end solutions that directly impact retirement customers

Influence technical direction and contribute to architecture decisions during a significant modernization and decoupling effort

Collaborate within an Agile product team, partnering with engineers, product, design, and stakeholders to solve complex problems

Mentor and elevate other engineers through code reviews, pairing, knowledge sharing, and informal technical leadership

Build and deploy cloud-based applications running in AWS, using CI/CD pipelines and modern Dev Ops practices

Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot) to improve productivity, testing, and code quality

Champion engineering excellence with a focus on performance, reliability, accessibility, and maintainability

Stay current with industry trends and propose modern technologies to improve our front‑end stack

As Principal continues to modernize its systems, this role will offer you an exciting opportunity to build solutions that will directly impact our long-term strategy and tech stack, all while ensuring that our products are robust, scalable, and secure!

Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years.

Who You Are Associate or bachelor’s degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field or equivalent experience) and 6+ years work experience or equivalent experience.

Professional experience with either React, Next.js, Angular or similar frameworks and modern component-based development

Experience contributing to system design, technical decision-making, or reusable solutions using JavaScript/Type Script Strong  communicator with a growth mindset and curiosity for learning new technologies and approaches

Comfortable collaborating with distributed teams and cross-functional partners.

Experience elevating the people around you – coaching, mentoring, and helping others grow through thoughtful feedback and knowledge sharing

Hands-on experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out Deep understanding of full stack development

Experience serving as technical lead Experience modernizing legacy systems

Track record of building team culture

Demonstrating a product mindset

Using AI tools, Github copilot, etc.

Salary Range Information Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt…