Principal Financial Group tech stack

Principal Financial Group builds mostly with SQL, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript. Its stack also includes API Gateway, AWS, DynamoDB, MySQL. API Gateway is named in 4 of the 5 job postings Principal Financial Group published in the last 12 months (80%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Principal Financial Group, updated Oct 18, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 18, 2026
Technologies in use
42
Postings analysed
5
Open now
5
Modernity
73 /100

What programming languages does Principal Financial Group use?

SQL is named in 40% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by TypeScript (40%), Java (20%), JavaScript (20%).

SQL 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
TypeScript 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Java 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
JavaScript 1 20% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What frameworks and libraries does Principal Financial Group use?

Angular is named in 20% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by React.js (20%), Spring Boot (20%), Cypress (20%).

Angular 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
React.js 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Spring Boot 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Cypress 1 20% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Jest 1 20% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What databases does Principal Financial Group use?

DynamoDB is named in 20% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by MySQL (20%), PostgreSQL (20%).

DynamoDB 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
MySQL 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
PostgreSQL 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Principal Financial Group use?

API Gateway is named in 80% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by AWS (80%), Kubernetes (60%), Amazon EKS (40%).

API Gateway 4 80% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS 4 80% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Kubernetes 3 60% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon EKS 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS Lambda 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS Step Functions 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon CloudWatch 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Amazon ECS 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Amazon S31
Bamboo1
GitHub Actions1
Apache Kafka1
Unix1

What developer tools does Principal Financial Group use?

Jenkins is named in 40% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by AWS CDK (20%), Apache Tomcat (20%), CloudFormation (20%).

Jenkins 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
AWS CDK 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Apache Tomcat 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
CloudFormation 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Docker 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Git 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Maven 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Rest API 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
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Terraform1
Copilot1
Prometheus1
Vite1
Webpack1

Which engineering practices does Principal Financial Group ask for?

CI/CD is named in 60% of job postings at Principal Financial Group, followed by Platform Engineering (40%), SLI/SLO/SLA (40%), IAM (20%).

CI/CD 3 60% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
Platform Engineering 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
SLI/SLO/SLA 2 40% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
IAM 1 20% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

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How modern is the Principal Financial Group stack?

Modern 73/100

Principal Financial Group scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Principal Financial Group stack in its industry?

Share of the 682 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

API Gateway9%
AWS43%
Kubernetes35%
Amazon EKS11%
SQL63%
TypeScript33%
AWS Lambda12%
AWS Step Functions6%
Amazon CloudWatch10%
Amazon ECS9%

Questions about the Principal Financial Group tech stack

What programming languages does Principal Financial Group use?

The languages named in Principal Financial Group job postings are SQL (40%), TypeScript (40%), Java (20%), JavaScript (20%), as a share of the 5 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Principal Financial Group use API Gateway?

Yes. API Gateway is named in 4 of 5 job postings (80%) and required in 4 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Principal Financial Group use?

The cloud and platforms named in Principal Financial Group job postings are API Gateway (4), AWS (4), Kubernetes (3) (postings in brackets).

Is the Principal Financial Group tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in Principal Financial Group job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Principal Financial Group tech stack?

Principal Financial Group scores 73 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 0; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Principal Financial Group tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Principal Financial Group publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 5 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 18, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Principal Financial Group tech stack: 42 technologies from 5 job postings", as of Oct 18, 2026. https://alion.io/company/principal-financial-group/technologies

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