Scotts Valley • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Scotts Valley • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Scotts Valley • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
Scotts Valley • 50 milesRemote · Hybrid · Onsite · Field · All Environments
536 sr principal software engineer jobs at 114 companies in Scotts Valley, CA
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Sr Principal Software Development Engineer
Seattle or Santa Clara
$97k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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
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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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$200k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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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(USA) Principal, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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
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
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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Staff / Principal Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$250k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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, Endpoint Platform
Milpitas or Vancouver
$240k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
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 Software Engineer
South San Francisco, California, United States
$220k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
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 Robotics Software Engineer
United States or Santa Clara
$174k-$305k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years at Principal or Staff level; expert C++ and Python; robotics frameworks and hardware integration; bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in a related technical field.
C++, Python, Linux, ROS, ROS 2, CyberRT, LIDAR, IMUs, GPS, RTOS, CAN, Ethernet, Isaac Sim, Gazebo, Webots, HIL, ISO 26262, IEC 61508
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Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara or Redmond or Hillsboro
$272k-$431k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or related field; 15+ years in system architecture and design; expertise in scalable edge systems, software/hardware interfaces, and accelerator system software.
GPU, DPU, FPGA
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Principal Embedded Software Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$170k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
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, Robot Software
Sunnyvale, California, United States
HybridFull Time
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 Software Engineer
Santa Monica or Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto
$235k-$414k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience, technical leadership experience, BS in a technical field (or equivalent), experience architecting distributed systems, strong software design and debugging skills, proficiency using AI tools and modern engineering workflows.
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Principal Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEMaster’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field; 7–10 years software engineering experience; distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, microservices, APIs, caching, AI-assisted tools, and production ownership.
API, microservices, caching, AI-powered engineering tools, coding assistants, open-source tooling
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Principal Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$348k-$458k/yr HybridFull Time
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
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
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
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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Software Engineer - Principal
Santa Clara, California, United States
$154k-$278k/yr HybridFull Time
15+ YOE15–25 years of software engineering experience; expertise in C/C++, data structures, algorithms, compiler optimization, and UNIX/Linux; bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant technical field.
C, C++, UNIX, LINUX