Principal Financial Group · 7 hours ago
Data Engineer Internship (Summer 2026)
Des Moines, IA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$28/hr - $30/hr
Start in 2026 SummerPrincipal Financial Group is a leader in financial services with a mission to make financial security accessible to all. They are seeking a Data Engineer Intern who will work on real projects, leveraging technology skills to deliver data solutions, conduct engineering tasks, and collaborate with teammates to build scalable technical solutions.
Financial ServicesInsurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Leveraging software and technology skills to deliver on a variety of data solutions to advance data analysis and insights
Conducting data engineering and analysis tasks to meet business requirements and improve efficiency
Working with teammates and business partners to build technical solutions that are reusable, scalable, fast, and maintainable through datasets, both clean and un-clean
Solving a broad scope of data infrastructure/data pipeline related challenges and opportunities
Combining data from multiple sources in an on-prem or cloud integration platform, data transformations, data virtualization and data visualization domains
Qualification
Required
You are currently pursuing or have completed an undergraduate degree program- in a preferred science, technology, engineering, or math-related field of study
You are involved in student organizations on your respective campus, within the community or have prior internship experience
You have exceptional communication and organizational skills and a strong work ethic
You have a passion for technology which includes: Technical curiosity, Ability to think critically and solution for technology-based problems
Preferred
Leadership positions within student, work or community organizations
Past IT internship or work experience
Consideration will be given to candidates that demonstrate continuous learning through certifications and other non traditional learning paths
Technical experience with: Development in Java, Python, React, JavaScript, SQL, Git, AWS
Data visualization technologies - R, Business Objects, Informatica, PowerBI, SAS
Automation tooling
DevOps, Agile methodologies
Benefits
Paid company holidays and any time off required in your state.
You will receive a lump sum stipend of $3,000.
The Company will provide a tax gross-up on this stipend as a financial benefit.
Company
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group® is dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world—helping more than 62M customers plan, protect, invest, and retire as of December 31, 2023.
Founded in 1879
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Dan Houston
President and CEO
Liliana (Lil) Waters, CPA, FLMI
CFO – US Distribution
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