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Senior Software Engineer II – Enterprise AI Consulting & Embedded Experts

Job in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 50319, USA
Listing for: Principal Financial Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    AI Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 127000 - 152000 USD Yearly USD 127000.00 152000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

What You’ll Do

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to join our AI Enablement product family within the Consulting & Embedded Experts team. In this role, you will operate as a trusted technical advisor and hands‑on engineer, partnering directly with product and business teams to accelerate the safe, secure, and scalable adoption of AI across the enterprise. Rather than owning a single product, you will embed with teams, shape solutions, and help scale AI capability through reusable patterns, platforms, and accelerators aligned to enterprise strategy.

Drive

AI Adoption & Business Value
  • Partner with product and business teams to identify and deliver high‑impact AI use cases aligned to enterprise priorities.
  • Translate ambiguous business problems into practical, production‑ready AI solutions.
  • Focus on delivering value aligned to measurable outcomes and ROI.
Embed with Teams as a Technical Expert
  • Act as an embedded engineer/architect within delivery teams to accelerate AI solution design and implementation.
  • Bridge the gap between central AI enablement capabilities and domain‑specific business needs.
  • Collaborate in a federated operating model, enabling teams while maintaining enterprise standards.
Build & Scale Reusable AI Capabilities
  • Contribute to and leverage enterprise AI platforms, MLOps/LLMOps capabilities, and reusable accelerators.
  • Create reusable patterns (e.g., RAG architectures, evaluation frameworks, guardrails) that reduce time‑to‑market and cost.
  • Help drive critical mass adoption of AI platforms across engineering teams.
Ensure Safe, Secure, and Sustainable AI
  • Design AI solutions that meet enterprise standards for security, governance, and responsible AI.
  • Implement guardrails, evaluation strategies, and monitoring to ensure trusted AI outcomes and customer protection.
  • Champion sustainable engineering practices including reusability, scalability, and governance alignment.
Shape Technical Direction & Capability Maturity
  • Assess emerging AI technologies and guide teams on when and how to adopt them responsibly.
  • Help teams move up the AI maturity curve—from point solutions to enterprise‑scale, embedded AI capabilities.
  • Influence architecture decisions that enable long‑term transformation, not just short‑term delivery.
Enable & Elevate Others
  • Mentor engineers and product teams on AI best practices, architecture, and delivery approaches.
  • Act as a force multiplier, enabling teams rather than becoming a bottleneck.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, playbooks, and AI community building (e.g., demos, patterns, guidance).
About AI Enablement

Our mission is to drive enterprise AI innovation through scalable platforms, reusable patterns, and strategic implementation, empowering teams to deliver secure, high‑value AI solutions at scale.

Who You Are
  • 8+ years of engineering experience, including building and scaling distributed systems.
  • Experience working in complex, matrixed environments with multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong ability to operate in ambiguity and move between strategy and hands‑on delivery.
  • Proven ability to influence without authority and drive adoption across teams.
  • Excellent communication skills—able to translate between technical and business audiences.
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
  • Experience building AI/ML or GenAI solutions in production environments.
  • Familiarity with LLMOps, MLOps, evaluation frameworks, and AI guardrails.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and modern data/AI architectures.
  • Background in solution architecture, consulting, or platform engineering.
  • Experience building reusable frameworks, accelerators, or internal platforms.
Salary Range

Targeted base salary: $127,000 - $152,000 per year.

Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and allows paid time away from the office with no accrual or set number of days.

Work Environment

This role offers in‑office and hybrid (minimum three office days per week) options in Des Moines, IA or Charlotte, NC. Schedule coordination will be determined with your leader.

Hours

Partners with global teams; expects flexibility with a regular start time around 7:30‑8:00 am CST a few days a week.

Work Authorization / Sponsorship

Currently not considering candidates requiring immigration sponsorship or work authorization support.

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.

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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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