327 principal software engineer jobs at 75 companies in Prunedale, CA

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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
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
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 Engineer, Prisma Access
Santa Clara, California, United States
$147k-$238k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
5+ YOE5+ years of software engineering; backend systems; proficiency in Go, Python, Java, or C++; cloud experience; AI integration; distributed systems expertise.
Go, Python, Java, C++, AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI
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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 Embedded Software Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$170k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fortinet
FortinetNASDAQ: FTNT: Develops and sells cybersecurity software and network security appliances.
10+ YOEMinimum 10 years in networking, embedded software; BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; MS preferred; strong C/C++ in Unix/Linux; experience with L2/L3 features, TCP/IP, and various ASICs; US citizenship required.
C/C++, Unix/Linux, ARM, PPC, x86, Open vSwitch, Shell, Python, Ruby
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Principal Software Engineer
Redmond or Mountain View
HybridFull Time
Microsoft
MicrosoftNASDAQ: MSFT: Develops software, services, devices, and cloud computing solutions.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience with coding; expertise in systems software, memory management, virtualization, and hardware/software co-design.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Windows, Azure, Virtual Machines
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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 Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$348k-$458k/yr HybridFull Time
Wayve
Wayve: Develops end-to-end artificial intelligence for autonomous driving systems.
15+ YOE15+ years in software and systems engineering; expertise in embedded systems, C/C++, architecture, performance optimization, and production-scale systems; experience influencing large engineering organizations.
C++, C, Python, Rust, NVIDIA Drive, Orin, DriveOS, DriveWorks, AUTOSAR, NVIDIA, Qualcomm
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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 - 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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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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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 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
Mountain View or United States
$197k-$359k/yr HybridFull Time
General Motors
General MotorsNYSE: GM: Manufactures and sells automobiles and automotive parts globally.
10+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent,10+ years leading infotainment/embedded software teams,experience with C/C++/Kotlin/Rust,Agile delivery,global team leadership,strong communication and troubleshooting.
Kotlin, C++, Rust, RTOS, IDEs, Jira, Git
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Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$228k-$339k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NetApp
NetAppNasdaq: NTAP: Provides intelligent data infrastructure for hybrid cloud environments.
15+ YOE15+ years experience architecting large-scale cloud-native distributed systems; expertise in cloud storage, distributed systems, networking or infrastructure; strong leadership, communication, and engineering skills.
Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Go, C#