Engineering Leader; Des Moines

What You’ll Do

Distribution Technology is seeking a motivated, collaborative, and experienced technology leader who values servant leadership and is passionate about developing people and maturing modern software engineering practices.

As a Software Engineering Leader, you will guide teams in delivering high-quality, innovative technology solutions that advance our business goals. You’ll play an essential role in shaping our technology direction, fostering an inclusive and growth-oriented culture, and building strong partnerships across Principal.

• Lead and empower high‑performing teams through coaching, clear communication, and accountability, while managing formal HR responsibilities such as hiring, performance reviews, and development.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning by encouraging curiosity, professional development, and knowledge sharing.
• Promote collaboration —build effective relationships with peers, business partners, and leaders to deliver aligned, value‑driven outcomes.
• Champion data‑driven decision‑making and recognize team achievements through measurable success.
• Strengthen software engineering practices by implementing consistent standards, process improvements, and quality measures.
• Encourage innovation by supporting small, strategic experiments that lead to better customer understanding and satisfaction.
• Model adaptability and resilience by navigating complex challenges and driving continuous improvement across teams.

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree (preferred in a computer science, technology, engineering or math‑related field or equivalent experience) and 6+ years work experience or equivalent experience.
• Formal/informal HR leadership experience is required.
• 3+ years of professional experience working with cloud development (ex: AWS), SaaS solutions, CRM (ex: Salesforce) or other engineering platforms.
• Experience demonstrating a product and agile mindset.
• Excellent planning, organizational, problem‑solving, analytical, decision‑making and communication skills.
• Must have the desire to learn new technology and continuously grow.

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.

$100800 - $145000 / year

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short‑term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Yes

We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experience and skills.

This position is located in our corporate office in Des Moines, IA, and offers in‑office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical work week) in Des Moines, IA.

At this time, we’re not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1‑OPT, F1‑CPT, H‑1B, TN, L‑1, J‑1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

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