Principal Software Engineer

Salary Range: $119,00 - $169,000

Job Posting End Date: 2/20/26

 

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

 

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

 

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

 

 

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

 

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Deep experience in modern programming languages and cloud development.

 

• Operational and day to day support for Wynsure database activities, such as stability, maintenance, and performance tuning. Liaising with our data center partners and proactively and reactively solving issues as they arise.

 

• Mastery of Scrum, DevOps, and Test-Driven Development.

 

• Leadership and strategic planning skills.

 

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field
• Six or more years of programming experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Education & Experience Preferred

• Master's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Define architectural guidelines and best practices

 

• Lead software development initiatives from conception to deployment

 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to align software solutions with business objectives

 

• Introduce and train teams in advanced programming languages and tools

 

• Ensure cloud readiness and optimal performance of all applications

 

• Leads and mentors technical and project team members at the business function level

 

• Leads the project team in analyzing the requirements and providing accurate and detailed estimates for the designing, building, testing and deployment phases of the project

 

• Provides technical leadership and mentoring to various technical teams

 

• Collaborates with Architects, Developers, Senior Infrastructure Technical staff to evaluate and recommend technology advancements and business solutions for assigned projects and/or