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Principal Financial Group

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Good company to work for - Software Engineer 2 Principal Financial Group Employee Review

4.0
Aug 5, 2024
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Pros

Good company culture. Pretty laid back. Good work-life balance

Cons

Work could be monotonous sometimes. I build API's so that can get repetitive. Pay is low compared to other comparable companies

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy the culture and work-life balance at Principal. 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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5.0
Jul 19, 2026
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Pros

I like the flexibility in my schedule.

Cons

The work can be stressful at times

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Principal Financial Group Response
5d
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
Jul 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Principal offers unlimited time off

Cons

Company does not promote from within. If you want to move up in the company (or even move laterally to another department), don’t expect anything more than standardized emails saying you didn’t get the job.

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