What You'll Do
Weโre looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Digital Tools & Products team in our Asset Management business. In this role, youโll lead the design and development of modern, data-driven web applications and help shape the technical direction of key digital experiences for our distribution and advisor platforms.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Serve as a technical lead, owning design and architecture for complex, high-impact digital solutions
- Build and enhance modern web applications using JavaScript frameworks (Next.js) and cloud-based technologies
- Partner with product, delivery, and engineering teams to solve complex challenges and deliver scalable solutions
- Simplify complex systems and processes to improve speed, quality, and maintainability
- Anticipate technical challenges and guide architectural decisions to ensure long-term scalability and performance
- Influence technical direction across teams and contribute to broader engineering initiatives and standards
- Multiply team effectiveness by collaborating across teams, guiding technical discussions, and supporting other engineers
Who You Are
- Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of enterprise-level digital or technical experience, demonstrating progressive responsibility and impact
- Experience designing and building modern web applications (JavaScript frameworks such as Next.js preferred)
- Experience working with cloud-based technologies (AWS preferred)
- Proven ability to lead technical design and architecture for complex systems
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working across product, engineering, and business teams
- Ability to break down complex problems, reduce ambiguity, and drive solutions forward
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
- Experience within financial services (asset management is a plus)
- Experience building data-driven applications and working with data integrations
- Exposure to AI-enabled development or leveraging AI in engineering workflowsExperience influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team
- Passion for mentoring others and contributing to a strong engineering culture
Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$130000 - $170000 / year
Time Off Program
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 donโt accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
Pension Eligible
Yes
Work Environments
This role offers an in-office and hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek) work arrangement in Des Moines, IA, Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC, Chicago, IL or New York, NY.
Our Engineering Culture
Through our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, weโve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants 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.
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Asset Management positions, youโll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
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.