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Top Principal Software Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA

2 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Gaming
The Principal Software Engineer will design, develop gameplay and UI systems in Unreal Engine, collaborating with various teams to implement game features and maintain engine code for an MMO.
Top Skills: C++Unreal Engine
3 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Generative AI
The role involves building and deploying ChatGPT for Work, enhancing engineering productivity, and ensuring system reliability, all while fostering an inclusive team culture.
Top Skills: Artificial IntelligenceProduction SystemsSoftware Engineering
3 Days Ago
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead the Education & Reform team, developing large-scale distributed services for user interventions, transparency, and moderation, while mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: C#Go
3 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
147K-293K Annually
Expert/Leader
147K-293K Annually
Expert/Leader
Healthtech
Lead design and implementation of reactive applications using Vert.x, mentor developers, ensure code quality, and optimize application performance for scalability.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCi/CdJavaKotlinKubernetesNoSQLVert.X
3 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
147K-293K Annually
Senior level
147K-293K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead the development of reactive applications and microservices for a healthcare product, ensuring high performance and scalability while mentoring team members.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCassandraGCPJavaKotlinKubernetesMs SqlMySQLSqliteVert.X
9 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
171K-274K Annually
Expert/Leader
171K-274K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
The role involves leading software development projects, solving complex architecture challenges, mentoring junior engineers, and setting standards for code quality.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPGoJavaKotlinNode.jsPythonScala
23 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead the technical vision for infrastructure platforms at Affirm, collaborating with engineers to deliver reliable, innovative solutions. Mentor junior engineers and manage complex engineering projects.
Top Skills: Ci/CdInfrastructure PlatformsTest Frameworks
5 Days Ago
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
239K-289K Annually
Senior level
239K-289K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
The Principal Software Engineer for Build Systems will migrate existing systems, develop new solutions for C++ builds, and enhance live systems for various platforms.
Top Skills: BazelC++CmakeGradleMesonMsbuildRust
5 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
238K-322K Annually
Expert/Leader
238K-322K Annually
Expert/Leader
Healthtech • Payments • Automation
The Principal Software Engineer leads technical direction at Candid Health, guiding architecture, innovative solutions, and mentoring the engineering team to improve healthcare billing and revenue cycle management systems.
Top Skills: BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformMetabasePostgresPythonTerraform
5 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
238K-322K Annually
Expert/Leader
238K-322K Annually
Expert/Leader
Healthtech • Payments • Automation
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will guide technical direction, influence business goals, innovate solutions, mentor team members, and optimize complex systems in healthcare billing.
Top Skills: BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformMetabasePostgresPythonTerraform
6 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
147K-238K Annually
Senior level
147K-238K Annually
Senior level
Cybersecurity
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and maintain the Vulnerability Intelligence Platform and lead technical architecture and best practices while collaborating with engineering teams.
Top Skills: AngularAWSAzureCi/CdGCPGoReact
7 Days Ago
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
Design and implement APIs for the Creator Services Platform, mentor engineers, and ensure product quality while managing complex systems for community developers at Roblox.
Top Skills: HTTPIamWeb Security
9 Days Ago
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
289K-338K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll enhance Roblox's avatar technologies, optimize performance across platforms, and lead engineering initiatives.
Top Skills: C++
44 Minutes Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Edtech • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • Telehealth
The Principal Software Engineer will own the technical vision, lead architectural decisions, and drive cross-team execution in developing AI-powered assessment tools.
Top Skills: Ai ArchitecturesCloud ArchitectureContainerizationDocument Processing PipelinesGCP
2 Hours Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Machine Learning • Analytics
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll architect scalable APIs, support dataset curation, and mentor team members, driving AI innovation.
Top Skills: DocumentdbElasticsearchMongoDBPythonTypescript
6 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
As a Principal Full Stack Software Engineer, you'll design and develop core modules of the elluminate platform, contributing across all phases of software development and collaborating with various teams to enhance product quality and performance.
Top Skills: AngularAsp.Net MvcC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptMicrosoft Sql ServerTypescript
10 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Database • Analytics • Consulting
Design and implement core features of TiKV, optimize data structures and algorithms, improve performance, and mentor junior engineers.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPKubernetesSQLTikv
Yesterday
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
167K-198K Annually
Expert/Leader
167K-198K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will build a cloud-first command and control platform, integrating existing capabilities and automating efficiency in mission planning.
Top Skills: Artificial IntelligenceAstroDockerFigmaGatsbyJavaScriptKubernetesMachine LearningNext.JsOciReactTypescript
Yesterday
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
209K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
209K-306K Annually
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
Lead platform initiatives as a Principal Software Engineer, focusing on core identity services while driving technical innovation and collaborating across teams.
Top Skills: Cloud ComputingDistributed SystemsJavaMicroservices
Yesterday
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
146K-241K Annually
Senior level
146K-241K Annually
Senior level
Other • Software • Analytics
Design and implement AI-powered features, develop backend services, create user interfaces, mentor junior developers, and collaborate across teams.
Top Skills: Arcgis Javascript SdkAWSAzureCi/CdGCPGis ConceptsGitJavaScriptMicroservicesPythonRestful ApisTypescriptWeb ComponentsWeb Mapping Applications
10 Days Ago
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
141K-229K Annually
Senior level
141K-229K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Digital Media • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Industrial
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design and develop a scalable, high-performance stream processing platform, mentor engineers, and ensure system reliability.
Top Skills: ArtifactoryAws Kinesis FirehoseDockerFlinkGitJavaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesPython
10 Days Ago
Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
273K-338K Annually
Senior level
273K-338K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Gaming • Software • Virtual Reality • Web3 • Metaverse
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead a team designing scalable backend systems, enforce quality standards, and mentor engineers at Roblox.
Top Skills: C#C++Java
2 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Principal Software Engineer (Backend) will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python, collaborate with teams to integrate AI/ML features, optimize performance, mentor engineers, and ensure API security and compliance.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDjangoDockerFastapiFlaskGCPGitGraphdbJavaKafkaKubernetesPostgresPythonRabbitMQVectordb
2 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
145K-180K Annually
Senior level
145K-180K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Fintech • Information Technology
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and develop web applications, enhance developer experience, mentor junior engineers, and ensure high-quality code delivery.
Top Skills: CSS3HTML5Javascript (Es6+)Next.JsNode.jsReactTypescript
2 Days Ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead engineering initiatives, design and develop product functionality, and mentor teams, focusing on high-quality outputs and cultural excellence.
Top Skills: Node.jsReactTerraformTypescript

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