Software Engineer III / Sr. Software Engineer I at Principal Financial Group
Raleigh, NC
$95,000–$138,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on modernizing retirement platform infrastructure within a financial services context. Day-to-day work involves building and maintaining integrations across APIs, file-based interfaces, and batch processing systems, as well as developing scalable backend services. Suits engineers with hands-on AWS and vendor integration experience, and familiarity with Python, Java, or enterprise SaaS platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow is a plus.
Mid level · 3+ years · Des Moines, IA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 340 people in the Des Moines, IA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 260–440
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $129,241 (middle half $103,783–$143,477). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting spans two internal levels: Software Engineer III ($95K–$112K/yr) and Sr. Software Engineer I ($120K–$138K/yr). The overall advertised range is $95,000–$138,000/year. The title carries no explicit seniority label, so the title states no level; the 3+ years requirement and scope support a Mid classification.
AWS (2+ years) and vendor integration experience (2+ years) are both stated as required in the qualifications block. Vendor integration is a role-level requirement with no specific named technology, so it is captured in the overall years minimum context rather than as a skill.
Python and Java appear under 'Preferred technical experience' and are marked accordingly.
Salesforce, ServiceNow, and IBM Business Automation Workflow are listed together as interchangeable examples of 'Enterprise level configure and code SaaS platforms' under the preferred section; Salesforce is used as the primary skill name with the others as alternatives.
The role is hybrid (minimum 3 days on-site) in Des Moines, IA; Charlotte, NC; or Raleigh, NC — not fully remote. Des Moines is used as the primary CBSA given it is listed first.
The integration-heavy nature of the role (APIs, file-based interfaces, batch processing, SaaS platforms) creates some ambiguity with 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts, but the emphasis on building scalable services and engineering best practices points to 15-1252 Software Developers as the primary classification.
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