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Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Software Assurance
El Segundo, California, United States
$114k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
5+ YOEUS citizenship and ability to obtain SAP clearance, STEM degree, 5+ years engineering experience (Principal) or higher for Sr. Principal; experience with Java/JavaScript/C++/C#/Python/Swift, Git-family SCM, and software development lifecycle required.
Java, JavaScript, C++, C#, Python, Swift, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Subversion, AWS, VMware, Azure, Kubernetes, Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53r5
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Sr Principal Software Development Engineer
Seattle or Santa Clara
$97k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
10+ YOESenior software leader with 10+ years in large-scale distributed systems and security, cryptography, and KMS.
HSMs, Encryption technologies, Key lifecycle management, Linux/Unix, Distributed systems, Cryptography, Databases, NoSQL, Storage Services, SaaS
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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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Sr. Principal Systems Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$125k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BD
BDNYSE: BDX: Manufactures medical devices, surgical instruments, and pharmacy automation systems.
4+ YOEBachelor’s or higher in engineering with 4+ years; medical device experience; system requirements, verification/validation, and design controls; IEC 60601-1 knowledge; project leadership preferred.
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Software, IEC 60601-1, PTC, Polarion, JAMA, DOORS
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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
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
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, AI Onboarding
San Francisco, California, United States
$240k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Saviynt
Saviynt: Provides AI-powered identity governance and cloud security platforms.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering; expert in Java, Spring, REST, microservices; strong AI tooling knowledge; cloud, security, and containerization savvy.
Java, Spring Framework, REST, Microservices, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, ElasticSearch, Redis, CI/CD, Kafka, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Maven, Ant, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Q, Github Copilot, Cursor
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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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Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
RemoteFull Time
DocuSign
DocuSignNASDAQ: DOCU: Provides electronic signature and agreement management software solutions.
15+ YOE15+ years in distributed systems/infra; Go or Python; Kubernetes and Terraform; incident commander; cloud migrations; OpenTelemetry; Azure/AKS; on-call leadership.
Go, Python, Kubernetes, Terraform, AKS, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, OpenTelemetry
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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 Software Engineer
San Diego or Valencia
$107k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
Boston Scientific
Boston ScientificNYSE: BSX: Developer and manufacturer of innovative medical devices and therapies.
8+ YOE8+ years Android app development; 2+ years in medical devices; Kotlin/Java; AWS; IEC 62304/ISO 13485/FDA design controls; strong cross-functional collaboration.
Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java, Android Jetpack, BLE, AWS, OAuth, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, Atlassian Agile tools, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3, EC2, KMS, REST
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Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship)
Hawthorne, California, United States
$200k-$285k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math or STEM, or 9+ years experience in lieu of degree; strong Python/C++/Go/Rust; Bazel or similar build systems; work on on-premises compute; willingness for long hours.
Bazel, Python, C++, Rust, Go
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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 Development Engineer
Texas or Scottsdale or Chicago or Dallas or California
$144k-$288k/yr RemoteFull Time
CVS Health
CVS HealthNYSE: CVS: Provides retail pharmacy, health insurance, and pharmacy benefit management services.
12+ YOE12+ years of software engineering experience, 5+ years in senior, principal, or architect roles, full-stack expertise, distributed systems, AI/GenAI, cloud-native applications, and a bachelor's degree required.
Java, Spring Boot, Go, Golang, Node.js, Python, React, Angular, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL, Apollo Federation, gRPC, Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, SQL, Redis
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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 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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