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Principal Software Development Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$175k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fortinet
FortinetNASDAQ: FTNT: Develops and sells cybersecurity software and network security appliances.
8+ YOE8+ years of relevant experience; BS or MS; Linux kernel expertise; programming in C, Bash, Python, and Go; knowledge of virtualization/container/cloud tech; US citizenship required.
Linux kernel, C, Bash, Python, Go, Virtualization, Containerization, Cloud computing
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Principal Software Development Engineer in Test
San Francisco or Milpitas
$160k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Saviynt
Saviynt: Provides AI-powered identity governance and cloud security platforms.
9+ YOE3+ Mgmt9+ years in Software QE with 3+ years leading QE teams; strong leadership, API testing, and CI/CD experience; Bachelor's in CS or related field.
Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Sonar, Automation frameworks
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Principal Software Engineer
Huntington Beach or San Francisco
$220k-$265k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mach Industries
Mach Industries: Designs and manufactures autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for defense.
10+ YOE10+ years leading large-scale software projects; expert in C++, Rust, Python or C; real-time/embedded systems experience.
C++, Rust, Python, C, RTOS, embedded systems
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(USA) Principal, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount stores, and grocery stores.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree and 5 years' software engineering experience, or 7 years' experience. Requires distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, AI/ML, CI/CD, testing, observability, and technical leadership.
AI/ML, CI/CD
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Principal, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale or Bellevue
$132k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
5+ YOEPrincipal-level software engineer with 10+ years building large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems; expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, Java and modern web frameworks (React/Redux); strong architecture and cross-team leadership.
Java, React, Redux
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Principal Software Engineer, Platform Security
San Francisco, California, United States
$197k-$314k/yr HybridFull Time
Salesforce
SalesforceNYSE: CRM: Sells cloud-based customer relationship management and business software solutions.
10+ YOE10+ years in software development; strong in databases, APIs, data pipelines; experience with large projects and security infrastructure.
API development, REST APIs, SDLC, AWS, GCP, Azure, Python, Ruby, Unix/Linux, Security infrastructure
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Principal Software Development Engineer Person & Trust Platform
Mountain View, California, United States
$243k-$307k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ID.me
ID.me: Provides secure digital identity verification and authentication services.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, deep expertise in data modeling and graph structures, API and data contract ownership, ability to set technical strategy; Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent.
GCP, AWS, Azure, NIST 800-63, Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers, OIDC
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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 Engineer, Data
Cambridge or San Francisco
$204k-$348k/yr HybridFull Time
Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences: Develops an AI platform for autonomous scientific research and discovery.
8+ YOE8-15 years of backend-focused engineering; full stack experience; AWS, Kubernetes; API design; data pipelines; Python; collaboration with scientists and engineers.
React, TypeScript, Nx, Tailwind, FastAPI, SQL/NoSQL, Python, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, SQLModel, Django, Airflow, Prefect, Temporal, Dagster, pandas, numpy, scipy, jax, pytorch, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions
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Staff / Principal Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$250k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
GenBio AI
GenBio AI: Developing AI foundation models to simulate and program biology.
8+ YOERequires typically 8+ years of software engineering experience, Staff or Principal-level expertise, production web services, scalable APIs, distributed systems, AI/LLM/ML integration, and strong technical leadership.
APIs, LLMs
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Principal Engineer Software (Device Security)
Palo Alto, California, United States
$147k-$238k/yr HybridFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
5+ YOEBS/MS in CS/Engineering; 5-10 yrs software dev; 5+ yrs cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); distributed systems; NodeJS/Java/Python; Linux scripting; strong communication.
NodeJS, Java, Python, Linux, AWS, GCP, Azure, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis, Spark, SQL, NoSQL
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Monica or Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto
$235k-$414k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Provides visual messaging software and augmented reality wearable devices.
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience, technical leadership experience, BS in a technical field (or equivalent), experience architecting distributed systems, strong software design and debugging skills, proficiency using AI tools and modern engineering workflows.
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Principal Engineer
Pleasanton, California, United States
$257k-$322k/yr HybridFull Time
BlackLine
BlackLineNASDAQ: BL: Provides cloud-based financial close and accounting automation software.
Principal software engineering role requiring application architecture, cloud backend development, system scaling, troubleshooting, optimization, innovation, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring engineers.
cloud-based backend services
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Principal Software Engineer
Plano or Boston or Portsmouth or Indianapolis or Columbus or United States or Los Angeles or Philadelphia or San Francisco
$137k-$257k/yr HybridFull Time
Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual: Provides diversified property, casualty, and commercial insurance products.
8+ YOERequires 8+ years of software engineering experience, enterprise architecture and technical leadership, distributed systems expertise, cloud-native development, and proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and related tools.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js, Java, HTML/CSS, Micro Frontends, AWS, CDK, GitHub Actions, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, OWASP Top 10, Playwright, JMeter, Datadog, Splunk, Bridgeway, MFE, CI/CD, DevOps, SecOps, Generative AI
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Principal Software Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
$220k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
Natera
NateraNASDAQ: NTRA: Provides clinical genetic testing and diagnostics services.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience; production cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, Terraform, Python/Go/Java; experience designing platforms, mentoring engineers, and shipping production software.
Claude Code, Cursor, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, Go, Java, Groovy, Helm, Nextflow, WDL, Django, React, Airflow, Argo, Temporal, Dagster, LIMS, MCP servers
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Principal Software Engineer, Robot Software
Sunnyvale, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Wayve
Wayve: Develops AI software for autonomous vehicle navigation.
Extensive robotics middleware, real-time systems, C++ 17/20, Python; architecture of autonomous systems; leadership and mentorship; safety-focused.
ROS2, Cyber RT, Inter-process Communication, C++, Python, Distributed systems
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Principal Software Engineer, Fintech Agentic AI
Mountain View or California or United States
$262k-$354k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuit
IntuitNASDAQ: INTU: Provides financial software for accounting, tax, and personal finance.
12+ YOERequires 12+ years of software engineering experience, Principal-level multi-team technology leadership, API and agent-readiness expertise, fintech knowledge, technical leadership development, communication skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
OpenAPI, REST, MCP
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Principal Software Engineer, Embedded (RIS)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$172k-$349k/yr HybridFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Providing global edge-to-cloud infrastructure and IT solutions for businesses.
10+ YOEBS or MS in CS/CE; 10+ years embedded systems; strong C/C++; device driver development; Linux/Unix; hardware-software interface; good communication.
C/C++, Linux/Unix, Device Drivers, Embedded Systems
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Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)
Hawthorne or Palo Alto or Redmond or Sunnyvale
$210k-$295k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
7+ YOE7+ years of experience building production platforms; or 9+ years without a degree; Bachelor's in CS/CE or other engineering.
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, MLOps, Cloud computing, Distributed compute
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Principal Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
eGain
eGainNASDAQ: EGAN: Provides AI-driven knowledge management and customer service software.
7+ YOEMaster’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field; 7–10 years software engineering experience; distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, microservices, APIs, caching, AI-assisted tools, and production ownership.
API, microservices, caching, AI-powered engineering tools, coding assistants, open-source tooling
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