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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
400K-450K Annually
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400K-450K Annually
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Gaming • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software
Lead critical infrastructure initiatives at Discord, shaping technical vision, mentoring engineers, and designing reliable systems for millions of users.
Top Skills: CassandraElasticsearchElixirGCPPostgresPythonRustScylladb
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
245K-255K Annually
Expert/Leader
245K-255K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software
The Principal Software Engineer will design and develop secure software solutions in the cloud, lead technical direction, improve engineering processes, and collaborate on applications and documentation.
Top Skills: Amazon QAWSAws GlueAzureCi/CdDockerElasticsearchGitGithub CopilotGCPJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesRedisRestSpring FrameworkSQL
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
You will lead the development of key platform components at Onos Health, focusing on healthcare data integrations, architectural decisions, and team growth while collaborating closely with machine learning engineers.
Top Skills: AWSCeleryDjangoDjango NinjaDockerPostgresPythonTerraform
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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186K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
186K-258K Annually
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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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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
Lead the architectural design and development of a new consumer credit product, focusing on backend systems, distributed services, and integrating AI tools. Mentor team members and influence product direction through engineering insights.
Top Skills: APIsAvroC#DatabasesJavaKafkaKinesisKotlinProtobufPythonRubySqs
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
229K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
229K-284K Annually
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
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
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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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 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 Full Stack Software Engineer, you will lead the technical direction, mentor engineers, and influence product strategy within a remote setup, primarily utilizing Java, Kotlin, and AWS.
Top Skills: AWSJavaKotlinMicroservicesObservability Tools
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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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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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Reposted 7 Days AgoSaved
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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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
173K-276K Annually
Expert/Leader
173K-276K Annually
Expert/Leader
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
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
189K-345K Annually
Senior level
189K-345K 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
Senior level
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Hardware • Information Technology • Productivity • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll enhance parsing capabilities for ECAD files, contribute to system architecture, and mentor engineers.
Top Skills: GitJIRANotionRust
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
134K-197K Annually
Expert/Leader
134K-197K Annually
Expert/Leader
Consumer Web • Information Technology
Lead the development and maintenance of high-performance cross-platform desktop and mobile applications for HiFi audio. Drive technical direction, mentor team members, and innovate audio streaming solutions while ensuring product scalability and performance.
Top Skills: .NetAndroidC#Ci/CdDockerHyperviOSLinuxmacOSVMwareWindows
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
176K-220K Annually
Senior level
176K-220K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Digital Media • eCommerce • Information Technology • Marketing Tech
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will architect full-stack solutions for the Cars.com marketplace, guiding teams and ensuring technical excellence to improve user experiences in car buying and selling.
Top Skills: Backend SystemsGraphQLMobile Apps
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
180K-210K Annually
Senior level
180K-210K Annually
Senior level
Marketing Tech • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, lead end-to-end projects, mentor engineers, and contribute to system architecture and full-stack development, enhancing the platform's efficiency and maintainability.
Top Skills: AuroraAWSEcsEksJavaScriptLambdaLaravelNoSQLPHPReactReact NativeRedshiftSQLVue
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
224K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
224K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
eCommerce • Fashion • Retail • Sales
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll drive technical architecture, mentor teams, and lead software development projects while contributing to code and best practices.
Top Skills: Css/SassDockerElixirErlangGitGitGraphQLHTML5JavaScriptJSONKafkaKinesisKubernetesMicroservicesMySQLPostgresRestRuby
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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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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
Automotive
As the Area Technical Lead, you will architect and improve the ML data strategy for autonomous driving, enhancing the data-driven self-improvement process for the Waymo Driver.
Top Skills: Data-Driven ModelsDeep LearningMachine LearningRobotics
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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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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
332K-421K Annually
Expert/Leader
Automotive
The role involves developing sensor-fusion models for autonomous driving, optimizing model deployment, and leading technical teams in machine learning engineering.
Top Skills: C++JaxPythonPyTorch
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In-Office
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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