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Principal Software Engineering Manager, CoreAI
Redmond or Mountain View or New York City
$143k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
Microsoft
MicrosoftNASDAQ: MSFT: Develops software, services, devices, and cloud computing solutions.
6+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor's in CS or related +6+ years technical engineering experience or equivalent; 5+ years managing software engineers; experience building highly available cloud services, distributed systems, and ML infra; proficiency in C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Python.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Cognitive Services
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Principal Software Engineer, Engineering Acceleration
San Mateo, California, United States
$295k-$345k/yr HybridFull Time
Roblox
RobloxNYSE: RBLX: Platform for creating and playing user-generated 3D digital experiences.
3+ Mgmt3+ years managing engineering teams, strong IC engineering background, experience owning developer-facing/infrastructure systems, knowledge of source control/CI, cloud/container tech, incident response and hiring/coaching experience.
GitHub, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, Sourcegraph, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Nomad, Vault, Terraform, LLM
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(USA) Principal, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
5+ YOEPrincipal-level software engineer with 5+ years experience (or 7+ without degree); expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, AI/ML integration, and strong communication and technical leadership.
Java, ReactJS, Python, JavaScript, Dart, Rust, C++, GitHub Copilot
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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 Engineering Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$263k-$355k/yr FieldFull Time
Arm
ArmNASDAQ: ARM: Designs and licenses processor architectures and semiconductor intellectual property.
Customer-facing senior engineer with deep SoC/product implementation experience, team leadership, strong communication, ability to resolve system-level hardware/software/manufacturing issues, and right to work in the US.
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principal, software engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr HybridFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount stores, and grocery stores.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree and 5 years, or 7 years, in software engineering; expertise in distributed systems, microservices, Java, APIs, Kafka, databases, cloud platforms, and software architecture.
Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, React Native, Node.js, GQL, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, JavaScript, Spring Framework, PCI, WCAG 2.2 AA, CI/CD, SDLC, NoSQL
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Principal Engineering Program Manager - Adobe Stock
San Jose or San Francisco
$146k-$277k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
Experienced program manager with software/SaaS project management, ability to drive cross-functional initiatives, manage risk and change, strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills; technical degree or equivalent experience desired.
Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, GenStudio
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SR Principal Software Engineer - Applied AI Engineering
Jersey City or Palo Alto
$233k-$325k/yr OnsiteFull Time
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan ChaseNYSE: JPM: Global financial services firm providing banking and investment solutions.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience with deep expertise in AI/LLMs, agentic systems, SDLC/PDLC automation, cross-functional delivery, responsible AI practices, and executive stakeholder engagement.
AWS, EKS, Glue, S3, MCP, A2A
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Senior Principal Software Developer
Seattle or Santa Clara
$97k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
10+ YOE10+ years in engineering/architecture; strong C/C++, open to Rust; high-concurrency and distributed systems; experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed storage; mentor and collaborate across teams.
C++, Rust, Distributed storage, WAL, B-tree, LSM-tree, Raft, Paxos, MVCC
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Principal Software Engineer - Frontend (Strata Cloud Manager)
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.
8+ YOE8+ years UI/Frontend experience; expert in JavaScript/React/TypeScript; Jest; knowledge of NodeJS/Go/Java a plus; strong API understanding; security awareness.
ReactJS, TypeScript, Jest, NodeJS, GoLang, Java, npm, yarn, Webpack
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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 Engineer, Cloud Site Reliability Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
15+ YOERequires a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience; 15+ years of systems software development, AI experience, cloud infrastructure, programming, distributed systems, databases, containers, and cloud technologies.
Java, Python, Shell, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Docker, OpenStack, Kubernetes, Chef, Puppet, Hadoop, Ceph, SwiftStack, LXC, Git, Perforce, JFrog, Kafka, REST APIs, SQL, NoSQL, Virtual Machines, Windows, Linux, Android
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Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco or Atlanta
$220k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time
Coworker
Coworker: Builds autonomous AI agents that execute complex enterprise workflows
10+ YOE10+ years of software development experience; bachelor's or master's degree preferred in computer science; expertise in two technical domains; experience with scalable production systems, architecture, and technical leadership.
GoLang, TypeScript, Python, AI/ML, Apple products
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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
Palo Alto, California, United States
$300k-$600k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Matroid
Matroid: Platform for training and deploying custom computer vision detectors.
Deep expertise in computer vision/deep learning or production systems, proven production engineering experience, strong architectural judgment, ability to write production code, debug cross-system failures, and communicate technical tradeoffs.
GPU systems, distributed systems, Kubernetes, AWS, MLOps
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Principal Software Engineer, AI Tooling & Adoption
Oakland, California, United States
$226k-$282k/yr HybridFull Time
Fivetran
Fivetran: Automates data movement into cloud data warehouses.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, deep expertise with AI-assisted developer tools and LLMs, proven leadership driving adoption across large engineering organizations, CI/CD and vendor/budget management experience.
Java, Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, CircleCI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Python, C, SQL, Bazel, React
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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 Program Manager (Technical), Personal Devices
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$204k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
7+ YOE7+ years of technical product/program management; 10+ years working with engineering; 5+ years software development; cross-functional program management experience.
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Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
United States or San Diego or San Francisco or Dallas or Washington
$220k-$330k/yr RemoteFull Time
Shield AI
Shield AI: Develops autonomous flight software and unmanned aircraft for defense.
15+ YOE15+ years building large production software; strong in TypeScript/C++/Go/Python/Rust; 5+ years React/Node/TypeScript and web applications; experience with Git, Linux, Docker, CI/CD, cloud (Azure/GCP/AWS); client-side LLM context management; strong UX/design and research skills.
TypeScript, C++, Go, Python, Rust, Git, React, Node, JavaScript, Linux, Docker, CI/CD, Azure, GCP, AWS, WebGL, Playwright, Electron, DOM, WebSocket, SSE, HTTP Streaming, LLM
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Senior Principal Product Manager - Cosmos
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Astera Labs
Astera LabsNASDAQ: ALAB: Designs connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.
12+ YOEBachelor's in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field; 12+ years in product management/technical roles in semiconductors or data center infrastructure; proven track in software-silicon product leadership; strong cross-functional collaboration with firmware, drivers, and systems teams.
PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, BIOS/UEFI, BMC, host software, firmware
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