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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group Software Developer reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

76% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Principal Financial Group with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Principal Financial Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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204 reviews
2.0
Mar 9, 2026

They don't promote remote workers

Recommend
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Pros

* Nice team members * Flexible work schedule

Cons

Growth and pay sucks. The CEO and upper management often have "townhalls" where they discuss employee concerns. Many times people bring up topics about low pay and guess what the answer was each time? "Leave if you want higher pay". They also do not promote remote workers to the senior level. Management keeps saying oh you need "this and that", despite doing exactly the "this and that" for 12-24+ months. The email that is sent out whenever there are promotions, only onsite local people get promoted to senior.

4.0
Feb 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote possible but becoming less likely as everyone living near HQ has been hybrid since 2023.

Cons

Must work Central Time Hours. Company is beginning to consolidate into DSM area.

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Principal Financial Group Response
4mo
We appreciate you sharing your perspective. We're dedicated to offering flexible work arrangements that honor both the importance employees place on flexibility and the benefits of in-person collaboration when possible.
3.0
Feb 22, 2026

Compensation

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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility of work from home

Cons

Less salary bracket and politics within teams fpr promotion

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Principal Financial Group Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of our guiding principles of our global pay philosophy is to be market-driven. This means that total pay is set and administered in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. We use third-party market data to help ensure base salary and incentives are appropriately aligned.
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