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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
199K-313K Annually
Senior level
199K-313K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
The Senior Principal Software Engineer will tackle complex problems, lead a large team, partner across departments, and apply architectural standards for scalable solutions.
Top Skills: Backend TechnologiesCompliance EnvironmentsFedrampSoftware Engineering
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
199K-313K Annually
Senior level
199K-313K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
The Senior Principal Software Engineer will drive technical strategy, mentor teams, and tackle complex engineering challenges in an AI products context.
Top Skills: GoJavaKotlinPythonRust
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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215K-295K Annually
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215K-295K Annually
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Fintech • HR Tech
The Principal Software Engineer will lead initiatives driving revenue growth, oversee engineering solutions and teams, mentor engineers, and participate in code reviews.
Top Skills: AIMlSoftware DevelopmentWeb Architecture
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Financial Services
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead cloud platform development, optimize performance, and collaborate on AI/ML solutions while ensuring security and scalability.
Top Skills: Ai/MlAWSAzureBitbucketDatadogDockerGCPGitGoGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraform
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
230K-286K Annually
Expert/Leader
230K-286K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Lead architectural decisions for Cloudflare's R2 object storage platform, designing reliable, high-throughput systems while collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to align goals.
Top Skills: Cloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsNetworkingStorage Systems
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
160K-250K Annually
Senior level
160K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Software
Join Freed as a Principal Software Engineer, leading full stack development and AI integration to improve healthcare solutions for clinicians.
Top Skills: AIAzureNode.jsReactSQLTypescript
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and implement fraud detection and AML solutions, develop risk models, and optimize decision engines using advanced technologies and data analytics.
Top Skills: Apache DruidApache FlinkApache KafkaAws DynamodbAws KinesisAws NeptuneAws SagemakerFeature StoreGremlinSnowflake
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
Lead the technical strategy for developer tools in a financial services company, focusing on AI-enabled development practices. Responsibilities include architectural design, mentorship, and driving innovation in software development.
Top Skills: ArgocdAWSBazelBuildkiteDockerEnvoyGitlabGoGradleIstioJavaKotlinKubernetesPython
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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215K-295K Annually
Expert/Leader
215K-295K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • HR Tech
The Principal Software Engineer will lead teams to enhance Gusto’s Payroll and Tax systems through design, implementation, and mentorship, ensuring quality and compliance across complex software solutions.
Top Skills: AIMachine LearningRuby on RailsReactRubyTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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214K-309K Annually
Expert/Leader
214K-309K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • HR Tech
As Principal Software Engineer at Gusto, you'll architect scalable payroll systems, lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and drive product strategy.
Top Skills: GraphQLRuby on RailsReactRestful ApisRubyTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
Lead the development of an AI framework for endpoint security, collaborate with teams, optimize solutions, and ensure model efficiency across various platforms.
Top Skills: AIC/C++GpuLinuxmacOSMlNpuOnnxOpenvinoWindows
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
235K-414K Annually
Senior level
235K-414K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Virtual Reality • App development
The Principal Software Engineer will design and implement systems for the advertiser experiences at Snap, lead technical vision, mentor engineers, and innovate on creator marketplace products.
Top Skills: Distributed SystemsProgrammingSoftware Design
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Enterprise Web • Mobile • Professional Services • Software
Looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead AI-first products, evolve engineering practices, and mentor developers with a focus on Elixir and Python.
Top Skills: AWSElixirGraphQLKotlinPostgresPythonReactSwiftTypescriptWebrtcWebsockets
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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186K-258K Annually
Senior level
186K-258K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The Principal Software Engineer, Core Pricing will lead technical excellence, drive system design for loan pricing, and guide collaboration with ML scientists to optimize financial models.
Top Skills: A/B TestingAWSC#C++DockerGrpcJavaKafkaKubernetesPython
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
276K-374K Annually
Expert/Leader
276K-374K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the vision and execution for Developer Productivity, enhancing workflows and integrating AI tools to streamline software delivery across Dropbox's multi-product stack.
Top Skills: AICi/CdDistributed SystemsLlms
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
249K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
249K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical initiatives, define architecture, prototype ideas, and foster an innovative engineering culture, working cross-functionally to turn visions into execution.
Top Skills: AICloud InfrastructureDistributed Systems DesignFull-Stack EngineeringMl
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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186K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
186K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the development and architecture of Upstart's Core GenAI Platform, ensuring technical excellence and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers and influencing business strategy.
Top Skills: Cloud-Native ArchitecturesDockerFastapiKotlinKubernetesLangchainLlamaindexOpenai ApisPythonReactSpringTerraformTypescript
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
264K-395K Annually
Senior level
264K-395K Annually
Senior level
Blockchain • eCommerce • Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
As a Staff/Principal Software Engineer, you will design and operate CI infrastructure, enhance developer experience, build scalable systems, and lead projects for CI services and artifact management.
Top Skills: ArtifactoryAWSBashBazelBuildkiteDatadogDockerGoGradleJavaKotlinKubernetesNexusPythonRuby
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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15-15 Annually
Expert/Leader
15-15 Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
As a Principal Software Engineer - Storage at Wasabi, you'll design and improve storage software, addressing high reliability, security, and scalability in cloud storage services.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++DockerGoKubernetesLinuxZfs
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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160K-210K Annually
Mid level
160K-210K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll design scalable cloud storage architectures, optimize performance, and collaborate with teams to enhance storage solutions for AI workloads.
Top Skills: 3Par/NimbleBashCCephfsDell EmcGoIbmJavaScriptPure StoragePythonRustTerraformTypescriptVast Data
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
215K-265K Annually
Expert/Leader
215K-265K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software • Defense
The Principal Software Engineer will lead cross-team initiatives, define system architecture, mentor engineers, and engage in critical implementations to enhance reliability and team effectiveness.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdKubernetesNode.jsPostgresReactRedisTypescriptVite
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Remote or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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152K-190K Annually
Senior level
152K-190K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
As a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design and develop core modules for an analytics cloud platform, ensuring quality and efficiency throughout the lifecycle.
Top Skills: AngularAsp.Net MvcC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptMicrosoft Sql ServerTypescript
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
160K-175K Annually
Senior level
160K-175K Annually
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Fintech • Marketing Tech • Software
Looking for a Principal Software Engineer - Tech Lead to enhance web applications and tech stack, focusing on full stack SaaS solutions and fostering technical excellence in an Agile environment.
Top Skills: AngularAWSAzureC# .Net CoreElasticacheElasticsearchGCPOpensearchRedisSQL Server
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Financial Services
Lead the optimization of software delivery for 15,000 engineers. Develop tools, ensure best practices in SDLC, and drive engineering excellence.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++GCPGoJava
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
172K-269K Annually
Expert/Leader
172K-269K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
As a Principal Frontend Software Engineer, you will develop enterprise-grade applications, mentor junior engineers, and improve feature quality and operational performance.
Top Skills: Amazon Web Services (Ec2DockerKubernetesReactS3)Sqs
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