247 principal software engineer jobs at 69 companies in Patterson, CA

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Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe
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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
San Jose, California, United States
$204k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Couchbase
Couchbase: Provides a NoSQL database platform for cloud and mobile.
12+ YOELead architecture and development of Capella Control Plane; mentor engineers; distributed systems and cloud architecture; Golang expert.
Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Networking, CI/CD, AI/ML platforms, Vector databases
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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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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, Endpoint Platform
Milpitas or Vancouver
$240k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Saviynt
Saviynt: Provides AI-powered identity governance and cloud security platforms.
2+ YOEPrincipal-level systems software engineer with 2+ years principal experience; strong C++, Rust, or Go; deep OS internals and endpoint security knowledge; experience with EDR/XDR/DLP/PAM/PEDM, ETW/eBPF, AI-assisted development tools, and AI/agent architectures.
C++, Rust, Go, EDR, XDR, DLP, PAM/PEDM, ETW, eBPF, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT, CI/CD, MCP, LLM
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Principal AI Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$360k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Lead ROCm software stack development; strong technical leader; AI/ML frameworks; hardware/software co-design; GPU programming expertise.
ROCm, CUDA, OpenCL, GPU profiling tools, C, C++, Python
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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
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Kai Cyber
Kai Cyber: Agentic AI platform for autonomous enterprise cybersecurity operations.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, cloud-native and microservices expertise, Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Azure preferred, gRPC and distributed systems familiarity, strong leadership and communication.
Golang, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Azure, gRPC
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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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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$114k-$196k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Coherent
CoherentNYSE: COHR: Manufactures lasers, engineered materials, and optical networking components.
15+ YOE15+ years software engineering experience developing automated process and test systems; skilled in C#, C, C++; familiarity with motion control, machine vision, and optical communications; able to support production and travel occasionally.
C#, C, C++
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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
Santa Clara, California, United States
$165k-$283k/yr RemoteFull Time
Siemens
SiemensXETRA: SIE: Manufactures industrial automation, infrastructure, and energy technology systems.
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience, distributed systems and real-time application design, backend proficiency (Python/Go/Java), technical leadership, system design, and scalable architecture.
Python, Go, TypeScript, PyTorch, HuggingFace, ONNX Runtime, LangChain, AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, Postgres, S3, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus
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Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)
Milpitas, California, United States
$142k-$235k/yr HybridFull Time
Sandisk
SandiskNasdaq: SNDK: Designs and manufactures flash memory and data storage products.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering, including architecture/leadership; strong Python; experience with AI/ML stacks; distributed systems; Kubernetes; on-prem and cloud; APIs; security.
Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Go, Java, C++, LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Valkey, OAuth, OIDC, SSO, RBAC
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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+ YOEBachelor’s degree or 7+ years experience; 9+ years without degree; expertise in large-scale AI/ML platforms and infrastructure.
Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud compute, Terraform
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Principal Software Development Engineer - Developer Platform
Pleasanton, California, United States
$223k-$334k/yr HybridFull Time
Workday
WorkdayNASDAQ: WDAY: Provides cloud-based software for financial and human capital management.
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering (including 3+ years principal/staff level), 6+ years in distributed systems, deep front-end expertise (React, HTML, CSS), API/SDK design, cloud-native and Kubernetes experience, strong communication; BS required, MS preferred.
React, HTML, CSS, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, Azure, REST, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SDK, API, GKE, LLM
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Senior Principal C++ Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$154k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
10+ YOE10+ yrs in C/C++, EDA software, SDC constraints, timing analysis; multi-threading; FPGA/Emulation experience; strong problem-solving skills.
C++, C, Tcl, Multi-threading
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Principal Software Engineer, Embedded Linux (AI2497)
San Jose, California, United States
$204k-$316k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai: Designs low-power machine learning chips for edge computing applications.
10+ YOEBS/MS in computer science; 10+ years of experience; embedded Linux, drivers, boot code; strong C/C++; experience with Docker/Hypervisors; Open-source frameworks; pre/post-silicon work; Yocto/Linux.
Synopsys IP, ARM, Linux, Yocto, Docker, Hypervisor, Zebu, Chip Virtualizers, GStreamer, C/C++, SPI, I2C, USB, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, eMMC
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Principal Software Engineer - Embedded (RIS)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$172k-$349k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Providing global edge-to-cloud infrastructure and IT solutions for businesses.
10+ YOE10+ years embedded systems, strong C/C++, Linux; experience with device drivers, networking platforms; BS/MS in CS/CE; on-site role.
C/C++, Linux, PCIe, I2C, FPGA, Ethernet MAC/PHY, High Speed Buses