112 sr principal software engineer jobs at 53 companies in Lafayette, CO
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Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer
Annapolis Junction or San Antonio or Aurora or Carey
$149k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering with 8+ years experience; strong C/C++, Java, Python; CNO tools; Windows/.NET and Unix/Linux development.
C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Visual Studio, NET, Unix/Linux, Makefiles
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Principal / Sr Principal Algorithms Software Engineer
Boulder, Colorado, United States
$155k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEActive in-scope U.S. Government Secret clearance required, ability to obtain TS/SCI, 5+ years relevant experience for principal roles (8+ for Sr Principal), Python and C++ development, Linux and command-line utilities, algorithm and state estimation experience, strong statistics and analysis skills, willingness to travel up to 10%.
Python, C++, Linux, grep, awk, cat, head
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Principal Software Engineer
Denver, Colorado, United States
$225k-$270k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOEBachelor's in CS or equivalent; 12+ years software engineering; 5+ years in identity/security; hands-on leadership; strong Java; CIAM expertise.
Java, PostgreSQL, MySQL, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM
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Principal Software Engineer
Denver, Colorado, United States
$190k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEExpert-level C++ development; architect large-scale cross-platform systems; lead engineering initiatives; strong communication.
C++, Qt, REST, JSON, QML, QtWidgets, Git, CMake, QMake
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Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Louisville or Centennial
OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 15+ years of related experience, advanced software architecture expertise, leadership skills, Agile/Scrum experience, and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. security clearance.
Git, Python, C++, Bash, PowerShell, Perl, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, SysML, UML
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Principal Engineer
Denver or United States
RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of software engineering; 3+ years in Staff/Principal/Architect; cloud-native, AWS serverless; mentoring; multi-language proficiency; observability and design docs.
AWS, Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, StepFunctions, ECS, RDS, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, Aurora, Auth0, LangChain, Playwright, PHP, Python, Java, TypeScript
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Chief Engineer/Principal Software Engineer
Aurora or Ypsilanti or King of Prussia
$115k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE35+ MgmtActive TS/SCI clearance, bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, 10+ years of software engineering experience, and leadership of large engineering teams in classified environments.
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, infrastructure-as-code, Agile, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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Engineer Principal – Embedded Software
Boulder or Westminster or Broomfield
$118k-$201k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOEBachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field plus 6+ years’ experience, or equivalent. Requires TS/SCI eligibility, embedded software expertise, and experience with C/C++, Rust, Python, Linux, testing, and software lifecycle practices.
CI/CD, C/C++, Rust, Python, Ruby, Embedded Linux, MQTT, ZeroMQ, PetaLinux, Yocto, UML, Protobuf, FlatBuffers, MATLAB, Cameo, PlantUML, DevSecOps, OpenEmbedded, gtest, ctest, Scrum, Agile
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Principal/Sr. Principal DevOps Engineer
Aurora or Morrisville
$114k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEActive Top Secret/SCI with CI polygraph required; 5+ years relevant experience for Principal (8+ for Sr Principal); Linux administration, Agile experience, ability to obtain Security+, and experience with CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, Flux, Helm, DynamoDB, NATS, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo, Linux, Big Bang
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Chief Engineer/Principal Software Engineer
Aurora or Ypsilanti or King of Prussia
$115k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance, bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, 10+ years of software engineering experience, large-scale team leadership, AWS, data engineering, distributed systems, Kubernetes, Agile, and SDLC expertise.
AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, Docker, Microsoft?
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Principal Engineer – Software
Englewood, Colorado, United States
$169k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field and 5 years of experience required. Requires data engineering, database, SQL, Python, Linux shell scripting, AWS, Control-M, and reporting tool experience.
Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Teradata, SQL, Python, Linux, Control-M, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Orbit Analytics, Tableau
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Senior Principal Engineer – Embedded Software
Broomfield or Westminster or Boulder
$133k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS in engineering or related field + 8+ years experience; U.S. person required and must be willing/eligible to obtain Top Secret/SCI; experience with embedded Linux, C/C++, Rust, Python, CI/CD, and embedded software lifecycle.
CI/CD, Containerization, C/C++, Rust, Python, Ruby, Embedded Linux, FPGAs, MQTT, ZeroMQ, PetaLinux, Yocto, Device tree, UML, Protobuf, FlatBuffers, MATLAB, Cameo, PlantUML, DevSecOps, Yocto Project, OpenEmbedded, gtest, ctest, hardware-in-the-loop
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Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Boulder, CO
Boulder, Colorado, United States
$149k-$167k/yr OnsiteFull Time
9+ YOEExperience in Linux and software development with Python and C/C++; strong algorithm, state estimation, and data analysis skills; ability to obtain TS/SCI; willingness to travel up to 10%.
Python, C++, C, Java, Linux, grep, awk, cat, head, Git, Conan, CMake, Nexus, Bash, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Atlassian Tool Suite
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Principal Software Engineer
Huntsville or Atlanta or Fort Worth or Denver
$160k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in STEM, 8+ years embedded software development, C/C++, integration and test, full lifecycle development, Linux and Windows, communication skills, and active Secret clearance.
C, C++, Linux, Windows, Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, Python, Cameo, AADL, DO-178C
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Principal, Software Engineer
New York or California or Illinois or Atlanta or Boston or Chicago or Denver or Los Angeles or New York or Salt Lake City or San Diego
$122k-$165k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOERequires 7+ years software experience, 3+ years Python, expert backend and distributed systems knowledge, cloud and Docker experience, API integration, databases, frontend architecture, CI/CD, and technical leadership.
Python, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Angular, TypeScript, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, Docker, Git, Mercurial, Agile, CI/CD, Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK), SQL, NoSQL, LLM
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Principal Software Engineer
Lone Tree or Plano or Englewood
$165k-$227k/yr HybridFull Time
14+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related (Master's preferred), 14+ years software development experience, expert in C++, Java, or Python, extensive leadership experience, active Secret clearance required with ability to obtain Top Secret/TS-SCI.
C++, Java, Python, C, C#, HTML, Bash, RTOS, Open Mission System, Universal Command and Control Interface, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Spiral
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Principal Software Engineer (Onsite)
Aurora, Colorado, United States
$108k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEActive TS/SCI clearance, U.S. citizenship, typically 8+ years software engineering experience (or 5+ with advanced degree), experience leading Agile teams, proficiency with AWS and modern microservice/DevSecOps practices.
AWS, Ruby, SDS, SEAM, Agile, SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale
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Associate Principal Software Engineer
Louisville or Covington
$159k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years embedded/medical device software experience, BS/MS in related discipline, strong software architecture, cybersecurity, systems thinking, and cross-functional influence skills.
C, C++, RTOS, embedded Linux, Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, APIs, CI/CD, static analysis, simulator, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, IEC 62304
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Principal Software Engineer
Boulder or Austin
$180k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Atom Computing: Building scalable quantum computers using arrays of neutral atoms.
10+ YOE10+ years engineering experience, Bachelor's in CS/CE, proven architecture leadership, proficiency with Python and SQL, Linux experience, familiarity with Git and automated testing, and willingness to learn atomic/optical/quantum concepts.
Python, Rust, TypeScript, React, SQL, Linux, Git, Terraform, Azure, AWS, GCP
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Principal Software Engineer - Media Ads Service
Nashville or Austin or Broomfield or United States
$100k-$223k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in distributed systems or video streaming; experience with advertising systems; strong Java/Go/C++; networking; high-scale, low-latency systems; BS or MS in CS or related field.
Java, Go, C++, Networking protocols, Distributed systems, Video streaming