Pacific Grove • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Pacific Grove • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Pacific Grove • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Pacific Grove • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
77 sr principal software engineer jobs at 39 companies in Pacific Grove, CA
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara or San Jose
$126k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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Staff/Principal Software Engineer – Medical Imaging & Robotics
Campbell, California, United States
$170k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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
Morrisville or San Jose
$228k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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 Software Developer
San Jose, California, United States
$175k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE7+ MgmtRequires 12+ years of software product development, 7+ years as a technical lead, identity and authentication experience, and expertise in Java, distributed systems, API design, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployments.
Java, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, FIDO2, WebAuthn, REST APIs, NoSQL
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Sr Principal Systems Engineer / ICT Lead
West Valley City or San Jose or Anaheim
$132k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE8+ MgmtU.S. citizen with active/obtainable TS/SCI with polygraph, STEM degree, ~10+ years relevant experience including 8+ years leading software/system engineering and defense/IC experience, program/project planning, and technical leadership.
Git, Jira
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Principal Software Engineer SD-WAN
San Jose, California, United States
$156k-$315k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience in secure networking, Linux kernel and embedded systems; expertise in IPSec/IKEv2, high-performance networking, cryptography, and system-level C/C++ development.
DPDK, VPP, eBPF, OpenSSL, Intel QAT, AES-NI, StrongSwan, Libreswan, OpenVPN, WireGuard, IPSec, IKEv2, TLS, SSL, Linux, C, C++
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Principal Software Engineer, Transform
San Jose, California, United States
$185k-$301k/yr HybridFull Time
15+ YOE15+ years shipping enterprise software; expertise in Go, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, distributed systems, APIs, workflow orchestration, scalable SaaS architecture, and technical mentorship.
Go, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, APIs
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$155k-$243k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOELead design and scaling of test infrastructure, CI/CD, and AI/LLM-driven developer tools; 15+ years engineering experience; Master’s in CS/CE or equivalent; proficiency in Python, Bash, CI/CD, Docker, Jenkins, and networking domains.
Python, Bash, Perl, TCL, Windsurf, Claude Code, Ollama, LlamaIndex, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Zabbix, GitLab, GitHub, SONiC, Linux, iperf3, IXIA, Jira, Jira Align
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Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$231k-$332k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/EE or related and 12+ years designing large-scale, secure distributed systems; experience with cloud/hybrid, Go/Rust/C++, security principles, and platform strategy.
Go, Rust, C++
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Principal Software Engineer
Research Triangle Park or San Jose
$228k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years experience; BSc in Computer Science; expertise in Golang and Python; deep Kubernetes and storage knowledge; strong architecture, communication, and leadership skills.
Golang, Python, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, AZURE, ONTAP
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Network Infrastructure Software Development- Principal Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$200k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBS, MS, or PhD in computer engineering or computer science; 15+ years of hands-on development; expert C/C++/Go/Python and AI tool use; Linux, networking, cloud, containers, Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, Terraform, or Helm experience.
C, C++, Go, Python, Linux, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, IPSEC, TLS, MACsec, Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Terraform, Helm, AI tools
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Principal Software Engineer - Switch Design (27965) (San Jose, California, United States)
San Jose, California, United States
$240k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBS/MS in Computer Science; 15+ years in networking or system software; strong C/C++ and/or Go; knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design; experience with L2/L3 networking and Open/Source collaboration.
C/C++, Go, Linux
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
Scotts Valley, California, United States
$200k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEMaster's in CS/Engineering (or equivalent experience),10+ years software engineering experience at Staff/Principal level, backend/distributed systems expertise, cloud and Kubernetes experience, strong language proficiency and leadership.
Go, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS, Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, Linux, Git, SQL
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Principal Software Engineer SD-WAN
San Jose, California, United States
$156k-$315k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience in secure networking, embedded/Linux kernel development, IPSec/VPN, high-performance networking frameworks, cryptography, and system-level C/C++ development.
DPDK, VPP, eBPF, OpenSSL, StrongSwan, Libreswan, OpenVPN, WireGuard, Intel QAT, AES-NI, C, C++
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Principal Software Development Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$186k-$265k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years backend engineering experience building scalable microservices in Go; experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka), MySQL/ElasticSearch/Neo4J, Kubernetes/EKS, operational ownership, and observability.
EKS, GoLang, Kafka, MQTT, RDS MySQL, Neo4J, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, MySQL
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Principal Engineer, Agentic AI
San Jose, California, United States
$301k-$452k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOERequires 8+ years in software engineering, production AI/ML systems, AI agents or LLM-driven systems, Python plus Java or Go, distributed systems, telemetry, observability, and AI workflow expertise.
Python, Java, Go, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, LLMs, CI/CD, DevOps
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Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Development
Valencia or San Diego or San Jose
$107k-$203k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering, 8+ years Android mobile development (≥2 years medical device apps), 3+ years AWS experience, expertise with Kotlin/Java/Android Jetpack, BLE and secure protocols, knowledge of medical device software standards.
Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Java, Android Jetpack, MVVM, Rx, XML data binding, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), AWS KMS, AWS S3, AWS DynamoDB, AWS Cognito, API Gateway, AWS EC2, AWS CloudWatch, Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Atlassian Agile tools, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, R, HTTPS, OAuth
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Principal Software Engineer SD-WAN
San Jose, California, United States
$156k-$315k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering with secure networking, Linux kernel/embedded systems, IPSec/IKEv2, high-performance networking (DPDK/VPP/eBPF), cryptography and hardware accelerators, C/C++ proficiency, and leadership in product architecture.
C, C++, DPDK, VPP, eBPF, OpenSSL, Intel QAT, AES-NI, StrongSwan, Libreswan, OpenVPN, WireGuard, FIPS 140-2, FIPS 140-3, IKEv2, IPSec, TLS, SSL
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Principal Software Engineer - AI ADC
San Jose, California, United States
$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Highly experienced engineer with ADC, SLB, DNS/GSLB, AI/LLM systems, architecture, distributed systems, and performance optimization expertise; able to lead design, execution, and technical mentorship.
ADC, GSLB, SLB, DNS, AI, LLM, vector databases, model registries
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Principal Full Stack Developer
Santa Clara or San Jose
$117k-$222k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE3+ Mgmt8+ years software development; 3+ years in principal/leadership; full-stack with Node.js and/or Java; cloud-native microservices; AWS/Azure; SQL; Docker/Kubernetes; Agile; security/compliance.
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, APIs, CI/CD