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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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186K-258K Annually
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186K-258K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll architect scalable backend systems for mobile applications, mentor teams, and influence tech strategy to support mobile-first growth.
Top Skills: GoKotlinReact NativeRuby
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
247K-334K Annually
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247K-334K Annually
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Cloud • Healthtech • Social Impact • Software • Biotech
Lead the development of core data platform capabilities at Benchling. Design data architecture, mentor engineers, and implement scalable data solutions across biotech companies.
Top Skills: DatabricksEtl/EltPythonSnowflakeSQL
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
172K-269K Annually
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172K-269K Annually
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Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
The Principal Backend Software Engineer leads complex architecture projects, unblocks development challenges, and mentors junior engineers while ensuring high-quality code standards.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCdCiGCPGoJavaKotlinPythonScala
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
212K-335K Annually
Senior level
212K-335K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Software
Responsible for architecting and modernizing Salesforce's data ecosystem, optimizing performance, and leading design for AI and knowledge graph integration.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSDbtGCPGoHelmInformaticaJavaKafkaKubernetesNeo4JPythonSnowflakeTableauTerraformTopquadrant
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
212K-335K Annually
Senior level
212K-335K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will lead application development for M&A and Operations, focusing on backend architecture, coding quality, and testing methodologies, while managing junior engineers and enhancing system integration.
Top Skills: Angular.JsApexCSSEmberForce.ComHTMLJavaJavaScriptJunitLightningReactSelenium Web DriverSOQLSQLVisualforce
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
272K-341K Annually
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272K-341K Annually
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Cloud • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Lead the design and operation of the Gradient AI platform, focusing on scalability, performance, and innovation in agent development. Mentor engineers and collaborate across teams to deliver strategic technical roadmaps and enhance operational excellence.
Top Skills: Agent-Development TechnologiesAi/Ml PlatformsCloud ApplicationsGenai
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Expert/Leader
Healthtech • Other • Social Impact • Software • Telehealth
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead architectural strategies, mentor engineers, prototype services, and ensure alignment with business goals in a remote environment.
Top Skills: Backend TechnologiesCloud-Based TechnologiesService-Oriented Architecture
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
207K-276K Annually
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207K-276K Annually
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Fintech
The Principal Software Engineer leads technical standards and product design in a collaborative hybrid environment, focusing on complex software solutions, cloud services, and mentoring teams.
Top Skills: AngularjsAWSChefGitGCPJ2EeJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJmsJqueryJunitKafkaMavenMicroservices ArchitectureMs AzureOracle Pl/SqlSpring BootSpring CoreTerraformTibco EmsTomcat
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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
The Principal Full Stack Software Engineer will lead technical direction, collaborate with teams, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality code for SaaS products.
Top Skills: AWSJavaKotlinMicroservicesObservability Tools
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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 will define technical roadmaps, guide system architecture, mentor leaders, and drive product direction in Capital Supply operations.
Top Skills: AISoftware Engineering
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
332K-421K Annually
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332K-421K Annually
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Automotive
Lead the design and development of large-scale perception systems for an autonomous driving platform, focusing on optimizing resource sharing and performance.
Top Skills: Data SystemsMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
184K-264K Annually
Senior level
184K-264K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Other • Social Media
As an iOS Software Engineer, improve the iOS app infrastructure, streamline processes, and maintain app releases while mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: BitriseCi/CdCircleCICombineGitSwiftTcaXcode
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Reposted 5 Days AgoSaved
In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
217K-325K Annually
Senior level
217K-325K Annually
Senior level
Cloud
The Principal Engineer will lead the design and delivery of AI solutions, mentor engineers, and align global AI architectures, focusing on applied AI and agentic AI platforms.
Top Skills: Agent FrameworksAIAPIsAWSAzureDistributed SystemsGCPLlmsMicroservicesMlRag PipelinesVector Search
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
177K-329K Annually
Senior level
177K-329K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech
Lead the development of software solutions for Early Clinical Development, mentor engineers, and drive technical strategies for clinical trial data and AI/ML integration.
Top Skills: APIsCloud PlatformsEvent-Driven SystemsGenerative AiJavaScriptMachine LearningMicroservicesPythonSQLVue
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
163K-351K Annually
Senior level
163K-351K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech
As a Software Engineer, you will enhance computational and data ecosystems, develop scalable systems, and integrate AI to accelerate drug discovery.
Top Skills: AWSEltETLGraphQLJavaJavaScriptNoSQLPythonReactRestSQL
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
170K-230K Annually
Senior level
170K-230K Annually
Senior level
Software
Lead the development of healthcare software, manage a team of engineers, and collaborate on architecture and product requirements while maintaining high standards of quality and security.
Top Skills: AuroraAWSEntEventbridgeGoGrpcReactServerless FrameworkTwirpTypescript
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
157K-213K Annually
Senior level
157K-213K Annually
Senior level
Software
Lead a software engineering team to develop healthcare software, mentoring members, collaborating closely with product and design teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery.
Top Skills: AuroraAWSEntEventbridgeGoGrpcReactServerless FrameworkTwirpTypescript
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead technical vision for Generative AI, mentor engineers, and drive impactful multi-year AI projects.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPKubernetesOpenshiftPulumiPythonTerraform
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
230K-300K Annually
Senior level
230K-300K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the technical vision and architecture for a lending platform, ensuring design of scalable, secure systems. Mentor teams and drive innovation in fintech solutions.
Top Skills: AWSDockerDynamoDBGoJavaKubernetesMongoDBMySQLPostgresTerraform
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
238K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
238K-297K Annually
Expert/Leader
Automotive
The Principal Software Engineer, Payments, leads design and architecture of Turo's payment systems, mentors engineers, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence.
Top Skills: DevOpsPayment SystemsSoftware Architecture
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
210K-300K Annually
Senior level
210K-300K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence
The Staff/Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of full-text search capabilities, focusing on search infrastructure, collaboration, and innovative solutions in AI applications at Pinecone.
Top Skills: C++ElasticsearchGoJavaLuceneRustSolr
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Cloud • Enterprise Web • Information Technology • Productivity • Software
Seeking a Principal Software Engineer to build developer products for LLM applications, ensuring high-quality tools and APIs while leading engineering practices and collaborating across teams.
Top Skills: APIsClisGoJavaScriptLlm ModelsMl ServicesPythonRubySdks
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
209K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
209K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will provide technical and architectural leadership in data engineering, focusing on strategy, innovation, and ensuring successful production deliveries while fostering teamwork and mentoring.
Top Skills: AgileBusiness IntelligenceCloudData IntegrationData LakeData TechnologyData WarehouseDistributed SystemsMicroservicesNoSQL
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
134K-174K Annually
Senior level
134K-174K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Social Impact • Software
Lead design and implementation of Generative AI features, mentor engineers, ensure performance and reliability, collaborate with product teams, and maintain high quality standards.
Top Skills: .Net CoreAngularAWSAzureC#Cosmos DbCSSGCPHTMLJavaScriptRestful ApisSQL ServerTypescript
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
170K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
170K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Software • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Principal Software Engineer, Applied AI will lead the integration of AI into data apps, mentor teams, and ensure system reliability at scale through full stack development using React and Python.
Top Skills: AIAPIsLlmPythonReactSnowflake
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