Data Engineer I (Hybrid - Des Moines)

What You'll Do

Kickstart Your Data Engineering Career-Where Every Interaction Tells a Story

Do you get excited about turning raw data into insights that actually matter? Want to work with cutting edge data platforms, modern engineering practices, and AI driven analytics all while collaborating with teams that power everything from mobile apps to contact centers?

If you're passionate about learning fast, building at scale, and seeing the real-world impact of your work, Principal's Omnichannel Interactions Data Engineering Team is the place for you.

We're a highly engaged team of data engineers responsible for aggregating, curating, and elevating customer interaction data across the entire enterprise. From web and email to calls and emerging digital channels, we bring together data from diverse systems to create a single, cohesive, and trusted view of how Principal connects with its customers.

Why This Role Is Exciting:

• Building and evolving modern data pipelines using cloud native and AI enabled technologies

• Working hands on with enterprise scale data, learning best in class engineering, governance, and security practices

• Collaborating across product, analytics, and AI teams to fuel Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, and operational use cases

• Helping shape the future of customer interactions by improving data quality, completeness, and usability enterprise wide

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or a Master's in a related field

• Proficiency in SQL, Python and version control tools like GitHub

• Basic planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills

• Highly self-motivated with excellent time management skills
• Ability to provide on-call support

What Will Make You Stand Out?

• Experience with Snowflake and AWS services

• Ability to work directly with data and datastores through programming languages such as SQL, Python, etc.

• Experience working in an Agile environment, including familiarity with tools like Jira and Confluence

• Experience integrating and managing datasets from multiple sources

• Experience with a variety of data modeling techniques and data structures

• Ability to optimize data for analytics and data science

• Ability to effectively communicate strategies and designs to all levels of the company

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

$62000 - $105000 / 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 don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible

Yes

Additional Information

Job Level

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

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship

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.
Nonimmigrant Workers and for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll 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.
Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we're an exceptional place to grow your career.
Principal is an 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.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Date First Posted (TTF)

1/13/2026

Latest Post Date: Careers - US

1/13/2026