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In-Office or Remote
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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In-Office or Remote
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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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
250K-340K Annually
Expert/Leader
250K-340K Annually
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Gaming • Machine Learning • Software • Virtual Reality • Metaverse
The Principal Software Engineer will guide the architecture of large scale distributed systems, ensuring performance and reliability while collaborating on long-term infrastructure strategy.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCloud Native ComponentsFlinkGCPKafkaKubernetesStarrocks
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In-Office or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
164K-257K Annually
Expert/Leader
164K-257K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Sales • Software • Database • Generative AI
As a Principal Software Engineer, design and implement core systems for a real-time marketing platform, focusing on distributed systems, big data infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. Collaborate with teams to deliver high-performance APIs and intelligent solutions.
Top Skills: AirflowBigtableClickhouseDynamoDBGoJavaKafkaKinesisMemcachedPythonSnowflakeSQL
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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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Easy Apply
In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
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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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 or Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Software
Lead design and scalability of Java-based backend services for a multi-tenant platform. Architect high-throughput, low-latency systems, integrate core data stores, modernize legacy Java components, improve observability and CI/CD, and mentor engineers while driving platform strategy and reliability.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSCi/CdDockerElasticsearchElkGitopsGrafanaHelmJavaJvmKubernetesLdapMicroservicesMySQLOidcOpentelemetryPostgresPrometheusRedisRestful ApisSpring BootSsoTerraform
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
80K-150K Annually
Senior level
80K-150K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Conversational AI • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Design and build AI-first data systems, focusing on architecture, developer experience, and cross-stack execution while mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: GoKotlinReactRustTypescript
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Easy Apply
In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
300K-350K Annually
Senior level
300K-350K Annually
Senior level
Software
The Technical Director, MLE will lead AI projects, enforce MLOps practices, mentor teams, and architect scalable cloud solutions to enhance data integrations.
Top Skills: AWSCrewaiGCPGoHuggingfaceJavaKubernetesLangchainLlamaindexPythonPyTorchScala
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
375K-475K Annually
Expert/Leader
375K-475K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Design • Manufacturing
Lead the technical development of machine learning algorithms for the ML Planner, collaborating across teams to influence autonomous technology direction.
Top Skills: C++Python
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Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
160K-220K Annually
Senior level
160K-220K Annually
Senior level
Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead a team on the development of cloud identity solutions, mentor engineers, and ensure high quality in software design and implementation.
Top Skills: AntAWSAzureDockerEclipseElasticsearchGitGCPGroovyIntellijJavaKubernetesMavenReactRedisSpring FrameworkSQL
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Reposted 4 Hours AgoSaved
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
112K-160K Annually
Expert/Leader
112K-160K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Software • Virtual Reality
Lead development of the Perc real-time JVM and toolchain (32/64-bit) on Linux for x86/ARM. Implement features and fixes, maintain tests and releases, support customers and presales, manage CI/build systems, and influence product roadmap and tooling.
Top Skills: CJavaLinux
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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 or Hybrid
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
147K-273K Annually
Expert/Leader
147K-273K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Financial Services
Lead architecture and development of scalable, secure, enterprise-grade systems. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, design microservices and REST APIs, implement CI/CD and TDD practices, collaborate cross-functionally, and champion emerging technologies to improve member-facing financial solutions.
Top Skills: .NetApp ConfigurationApplication InsightsAzureAzure Devops ServicesBashC#Ci/CdCosmos DbEvent HubsGitGit FlowGithub ActionsJenkinsKey VaultMachine Learning FrameworksManaged IdentityMicroservicesNoSQLOpentelemetryPowershellRbacRest ApisService BusService MeshSQLTeamcityTest Driven DevelopmentTrunk-Based Development
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
120K-180K Annually
Mid level
120K-180K Annually
Mid level
Automotive • Analytics
Design and develop web applications, mentor teammates, shape architectural decisions, write clean code, conduct testing, and troubleshoot issues.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCSSD3.JsDockerGCPGraphQLHTMLJestPlotly.JsPythonReactSQLTypescript
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
200K-316K Annually
Senior level
200K-316K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Generative AI
The Principal Software Engineer II will lead and contribute to Elasticsearch's Storage Engine team, focusing on efficient data querying, indexing, and developing Timeseries solutions. This role requires strong technical leadership, collaboration across teams, and expertise in Java and Elasticsearch.
Top Skills: CassandraElasticsearchJavaMongoDBPostgresSolr
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
131K-185K Annually
Senior level
131K-185K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Software • Virtual Reality
Lead reliability, availability, and resiliency strategies for large-scale systems, drive operational excellence, and provide technical mentorship across engineering teams.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdJavaMongoDBRabbitMQZookeeper
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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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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Healthtech • Software
Design, develop, and deploy secure, scalable software solutions; implement and automate CI/CD pipelines and testing; manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) and infrastructure automation; provide Tier III support, monitor performance and SLAs, and train teams on automation best practices.
Top Skills: .NetAWSAzureC#Ci/CdGitJenkinsPl/SqlPostgresSQL
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
200K-316K Annually
Senior level
200K-316K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Generative AI
The Principal Software Engineer II will build and maintain machine learning components in Elasticsearch, collaborating with teams, writing scalable code, and owning projects from design to implementation.
Top Skills: C++ElasticsearchGoJavaMachine LearningPython
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In-Office
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
217K-260K Annually
Senior level
217K-260K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will design, develop, and implement complex solutions for the FedNow service, providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality software across various technologies.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdJavaNoSQLRdsSpringTerraform
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Easy Apply
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
12-12 Annually
Expert/Leader
12-12 Annually
Expert/Leader
Software
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical initiatives, own systems and capabilities, drive architectural improvements, provide mentorship, and ensure quality across the engineering organization while delivering complex software solutions.
Top Skills: .NetAngularAWSC#Cloud Platforms (AzureGcp)PostgresPythonSdkSQL Server
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Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
194K-310K Annually
Expert/Leader
194K-310K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical development for Breeze Assistant, focusing on AI integration with HubSpot CRM and experimentation with LLM capabilities, ensuring system reliability and mentorship within the engineering team.
Top Skills: AutogenDistributed SystemsGpt-4OLanggraphLlmsRagVector Databases
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Easy Apply
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Easy Apply
145K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
145K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Information Technology
The Principal Software Engineer designs prototypes, implements solutions, analyzes technologies, and provides development support, playing a key role in improving customer experience for federal clients.
Top Skills: AWSDockerJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMySQLNginxPostgresPythonReactRuby On RailsTypescript
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