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194 principal engineer software development jobs at 48 companies in Salinas, CA

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Principal Software Development Engineer
Seattle or Santa Clara or Austin or United States
$100k-$235k/yr OnsiteAll Commitments Available
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
10+ YOE10+ years in software engineering; leadership in design/architecture; distributed systems and security services; Linux/Unix knowledge; microservices; databases.
Linux, Unix, Distributed Systems, Security, KMS, HSMs
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Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Development
Valencia or San Diego or San Jose
$107k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
Boston Scientific
Boston ScientificNYSE: BSX: Manufacturer of interventional medical devices and technologies.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering, 8+ years Android mobile development (≥2 years medical device apps), 3+ years AWS experience, expertise with Kotlin/Java/Android Jetpack, BLE and secure protocols, knowledge of medical device software standards.
Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java, Android Jetpack, MVVM, Rx, XML data binding, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), AWS KMS, AWS S3, AWS DynamoDB, AWS Cognito, API Gateway, AWS EC2, AWS CloudWatch, Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Atlassian Agile tools, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, R, HTTPS, OAuth
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Principal Software Development Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$186k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
Zscaler
ZscalerNASDAQ: ZS: Provides cloud-native cybersecurity solutions through zero trust architecture.
12+ YOE12+ years backend engineering experience building scalable microservices in Go; experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka), MySQL/ElasticSearch/Neo4J, Kubernetes/EKS, operational ownership, and observability.
EKS, GoLang, Kafka, MQTT, RDS MySQL, Neo4J, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, MySQL
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara or San Jose
$126k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
7+ YOEBS/MS in CS/Engineering; 7+ years; hands-on software engineer; Python and Go; microservices; cloud platforms; distributed systems; Docker/Kubernetes; SQL/NoSQL; messaging systems; automation and test.
Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, Azure, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, BigQuery, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, REST API
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$200k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Halo Industries
Halo Industries: Manufactures silicon carbide wafers using laser-based slicing technology.
20+ YOEBachelor’s in software engineering or computer science; 20+ years in machine control/automation; industrial protocol experience; C# for hardware control; industrial automation hardware; motion control knowledge.
C#, WPF, SECS/GEM, TCP/IP, EtherCAT, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, RS232/RS485
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$221k-$387k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
15+ YOE15+ years engineering experience; strong system design and architecture for large-scale distributed systems; technical depth in Java or Python; experience with AI-powered products, observability, and enterprise platforms; mentoring and cross-team influence.
Java, Python, ServiceNow Platform
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Network Infrastructure Software Development- Principal Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$200k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arrcus
Arrcus: Private networking software serving enterprises and telecom operators with routing, switching, and AI networking platforms.
15+ YOEBS, MS, or PhD in computer engineering or computer science; 15+ years of hands-on development; expert C/C++/Go/Python and AI tool use; Linux, networking, cloud, containers, Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, Terraform, or Helm experience.
C, C++, Go, Python, Linux, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, IPSEC, TLS, MACsec, Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Terraform, Helm, AI tools
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Principal Software Development Engineer, Graph
San Francisco or San Jose
$190k-$361k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
10+ YOE10+ years building complex frontend web applications; BS/MS in Computer Science or related; deep web components experience (Shadow DOM,LIT); strong frontend architecture, mentoring, and system design skills.
Shadow DOM, LIT, Web Components
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Principal Software Development Engineer - AI/ML
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$360k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field, strong C++ and GPU programming skills, compiler experience with MLIR or LLVM, Linux, Git, and performance optimization expertise.
C++, HIP, CUDA, Triton, MLIR, LLVM, ROCm, ONNX Runtime, Linux, Git
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Principal Robotics Software Engineer
United States or Santa Clara
$174k-$305k/yr RemoteFull Time
Blue River Technology
Blue River Technology: Develops robotic computer vision systems for precision agriculture.
10+ YOE10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years at Principal or Staff level; expert C++ and Python; robotics frameworks and hardware integration; bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in a related technical field.
C++, Python, Linux, ROS, ROS 2, CyberRT, LIDAR, IMUs, GPS, RTOS, CAN, Ethernet, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Webots, HIL, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
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Principal Software Developer
San Jose, California, United States
$175k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
OneSpan
OneSpanNASDAQ: OSPN: Software for digital identity, e-signatures, and fraud prevention.
12+ YOE7+ MgmtRequires 12+ years of software product development, 7+ years as a technical lead, identity and authentication experience, and expertise in Java, distributed systems, API design, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployments.
Java, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, FIDO2, WebAuthn, REST APIs, NoSQL
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Principal Software Engineer - Kernels
Santa Clara, California, United States
$200k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
d-Matrix: Develops high-performance semiconductor chips for generative AI inference.
12+ YOEMS with 12+ years or PhD with 7+ years; strong computer architecture; C/C++ and Python in Linux; experience with GPUs/AI accelerators; ML workloads; hardware-software co-design; leadership.
C/C++, Python, Linux, CUDA, TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLIR, LLVM, TVM
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Principal Software Engineer - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
15+ YOE BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering; 15+ years in systems software, distributed systems, or infrastructure engineering; Go/C++, or Rust; Kubernetes; data center networking; open source; security; mentoring.
Go, C++, Rust, Kubernetes, Linux, Redfish, IPMI
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Firmware Development Principal Engineer
Santa Clara or Austin
$212k-$318k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
6+ YOERequires 6+ years software engineering experience (PhD+6 / MS+7 / BS+8), proficiency in C/C++/Java/Python, embedded firmware and driver development experience, familiarity with RTOSes (Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS, FreeRTOS) and ARMv8 platforms.
C, C++, Java, Python, Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS, FreeRTOS, FPGA, ARM v8
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Staff/Principal Software Engineer – Medical Imaging & Robotics
Campbell, California, United States
$170k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Akura Medical
Akura Medical: Developing catheter-based mechanical thrombectomy platforms for VTE treatment.
5+ YOE5+ years in software engineering; MS/PhD in CS/EE/Robotics; C++, ROS/ROS 2; real-time systems; medical device software; Linux; AI/robotics experience.
C++, ROS, ROS 2, Linux, SQA, Debugging tools
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Principal Software Engineer - Employee Productivity
Santa Clara, California, United States
$248k-$391k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
15+ YOE15+ years full-stack product engineering experience with 3+ years at principal/staff level; expertise in search/recommendation/applied-AI, cloud infrastructure, K8s, CI/CD, data modeling, and application security.
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, K8s, containers, CI/CD, LLM, vector-search, RAG
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$221k-$387k/yr HybridFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Enterprise cloud platform for digital workflow automation.
15+ YOE15+ years of engineering experience; expertise in distributed systems, architecture, reliability, and production readiness; strong Java or Python skills; and experience defining technical direction across teams.
Java, Python, ServiceNow Platform, ITSM, ITOM, CMDB, AIOps, ESPP
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Principal Software Engineer
Morrisville or San Jose
$228k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NetApp
NetAppNASDAQ: NTAP: Sells enterprise data storage and cloud management software.
12+ YOE12+ years experience, BS in computer science or engineering, strong Golang and Python skills, deep Kubernetes knowledge, familiarity with AWS/GCP/AZURE and NetApp/cloud-native storage, strong communication and technical leadership.
Golang, Python, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, AZURE
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Principal Full Stack Developer
Santa Clara or San Jose
$117k-$222k/yr HybridFull Time
Boston Scientific
Boston ScientificNYSE: BSX: Developer and manufacturer of innovative medical devices and therapies.
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years software development; 3+ years in principal/leadership; full-stack with Node.js and/or Java; cloud-native microservices; AWS/Azure; SQL; Docker/Kubernetes; Agile; security/compliance.
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, APIs, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer, Transform
San Jose, California, United States
$185k-$301k/yr HybridFull Time
FloQast
FloQast: Cloud-based platform for automating monthly financial close processes.
15+ YOE15+ years shipping enterprise software; expertise in Go, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, distributed systems, APIs, workflow orchestration, scalable SaaS architecture, and technical mentorship.
Go, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, APIs
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