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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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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
272K-341K Annually
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272K-341K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • 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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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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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
194K-303K Annually
Expert/Leader
194K-303K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Security • Software • App development • Automation
The Senior Principal Engineer will lead the evolution of Revenue Technology at Atlassian, focusing on scalable solutions for Sales, Marketing, and Finance workflows while mentoring engineers across teams.
Top Skills: AICRMFintechMarketing TechnologiesMlSoftware Architecture
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
185K-301K Annually
Expert/Leader
185K-301K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and build platform features, lead technical discussions, mentor engineers, engage with stakeholders, and innovate on core services to drive technical impact for FloQast applications.
Top Skills: AWSGoMongoDBNode.jsReactTypescript
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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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In-Office or Remote
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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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
The role involves providing AI leadership, influencing technical direction, driving innovation, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams to adopt AI in software development.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdDockerGenerative AiKubernetesSdks
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead technical strategy for Dropbox's core systems and AI integration, drive technical outcomes, and influence multiple teams. Involve hands-on software development and architecture for scalable products.
Top Skills: AIConcurrencyDatabasesDistributed SystemsMlMobileSearchSoftware DevelopmentStorage Systems
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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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7 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and lead the development of scalable systems, drive technical excellence, mentor teams, and promote best practices at a fintech company.
Top Skills: GoPythonRuby
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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
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 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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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the technical direction for Platform-as-a-Service at DigitalOcean by designing scalable systems, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams to enhance developer experience and platform performance.
Top Skills: C++GoJavaPython
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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196K-262K Annually
Expert/Leader
196K-262K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Mobile • Software
Lead engineering initiatives, establish technical vision, mentor teams, and drive cross-functional changes to enhance operational software at BuildOps.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPGraphQLJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMySQLNode.jsPostgresRabbitMQReactRestTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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225K-250K Annually
Senior level
225K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning
Design and build scalable backend platforms for regulated scientific workflows, ensuring compliance and reproducibility while enhancing performance and usability across cloud environments.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPGoGrpcJavaKubernetesPythonRestScala
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Remote
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 or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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152K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
152K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
This role involves designing and developing core modules for an enterprise-level clinical data platform, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and collaborating with teams for software development and testing.
Top Skills: AngularAsp.Net MvcAWSC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptSQLTypescript
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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
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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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 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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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 Frontend Software Engineer will develop enterprise-grade applications, improve feature quality, mentor junior engineers, and oversee system operations.
Top Skills: Amazon Web ServicesDockerEc2KubernetesReactS3Sqs
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
231K-323K Annually
Senior level
231K-323K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of autonomous systems for satellites, overseeing architecture and capabilities while mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include guiding algorithms for satellite operations and ensuring software integration across mission elements.
Top Skills: Autonomous SystemsC++GitLinuxMachine LearningPythonReal-Time Operating SystemsSoftware Development Practices
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