Principal Financial Group Software Developer interview questions
Updated 27 Mar 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 36%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 11%RecruiterRecruiter
- 11%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 4%OtherOther
Interview search
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Principal Financial Group interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Principal Financial Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Principal Financial Group overall takes an average of 11 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Principal Financial Group as a Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 29%
Personality test: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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