Is Principal Financial Group a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Principal Financial Group have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 203 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Principal Financial Group employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Principal Financial Group now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Principal Financial Group .

Does Principal Financial Group pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Principal Financial Group with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 203 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Principal Financial Group .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Principal Financial Group?

68% of Software Developer employees at Principal Financial Group would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Principal Financial Group with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Principal Financial Group?

Software Engineer (158) , Analyst (103) , Financial Advisor (53) , Data Engineer (45) , Retirement Specialist (44) , Senior Software Engineer (44) , Software Developer (42) , Intern (38) , Business Analyst (31) , Process Specialist (28) , Associate Consultant (24) , Financial Analyst (24) , Software Engineer(Internship) (24) , Client Service Associate (23) , Senior Analyst (22)

What are the pros of working at Principal Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and the company overall is working to have the employees to be more antonymous." ((in 243 reviews)); "Very fulfilling work with great people" ((in 154 reviews)); "Good company with good pay" ((in 104 reviews)); "Good work culture and tech stack" ((in 85 reviews)); "providing jobs and good salaries" ((in 59 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Principal Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"3. Bad management infact they do not know to manage at all. 4. No employee importance." ((in 110 reviews)); "Most managers have next to no idea what an employee is doing and rely very heavily on surveys given to each team." ((in 45 reviews)); "There is no training and you are literally thrown into the fire and nobody helps you." ((in 41 reviews)); "Not well known in New England, poor leadership, fend for yourself, make money off your friends and family" ((in 33 reviews)); "management has gotten weaker and weaker, while upper management has become more focused on moving the stock price." ((in 11 reviews))

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(203 total reviews)

Deanna Strable

72% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Principal Financial Group with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 203 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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203 reviews

3.0

Aug 20, 2015

ggood company

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nice place to work at pune

Cons

less improvement and low career opprotunities

2.0

Aug 9, 2013

PFG is good, PGS fails

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Recommend

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Pros

The review is about PGS, the Pune IT arm of PFG. Good work life balance in Pune. Good policies like cab transport, can take leave whenever you want. Many have misused the flexibility so that they did'nt need to work for years. Direct interaction with US team helps in gaining confidence to take complex work. This company is a very good place for those who want a very relax lifestyle , and don't care about career growth.

Cons

Poor management. The IJP system is flawed and is aimed to promote sycophants. Growth in terms of knowledge/system is discouraged. Participation in outside work (music, songs, dance, birthday songs) is considered more important than key projects. There are too many managers who dont understand why they exist and they pretend to know more than the HO folks. The so called L3,L2 (managers) get some one or two words from HO and then try to act as though they know it all. A level called AVP was created to "move up the value chain", so more festivities were executed! This company is good only for those who join managers and above. For any other level, team lead or developer, this company is only good, if you wish to take a break for 2 years from typically Indian IT service companies.

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