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Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
314K-502K Annually
Senior level
314K-502K Annually
Senior level
Software
The Principal Software Engineer will architect real-time conversation systems, deliver production code, and integrate generative AI into workflows for live customer interactions.
Top Skills: Audio/Video PipelinesDistributed InfrastructureEvent-Driven ArchitecturesGenaiReal-Time SystemsStreaming Systems
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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75K-150K Annually
Senior level
75K-150K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Information Technology
Design and scale PaaS and Data Infrastructure for SaaS products. Lead technical execution of distributed systems and automation pipelines while mentoring engineers and enforcing standards for reliability and performance.
Top Skills: DbtElkFlinkGoGrafanaHelmJavaKafkaKubernetesOpentelemetryPostgresPrometheusPythonSnowflakeSparkTrinoTypescript
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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140K-160K Annually
Senior level
140K-160K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
The Senior/Principal Software Engineer will architect, design, and develop software modules in the .Net ecosystem, mentor team members, and serve as a technical liaison with clients, all while promoting best coding practices and utilizing Microsoft Azure services.
Top Skills: .NetAngularAzureAzure DevopsBlob StorageC#ConfluenceCosmosHTMLJavaScriptJIRASql Database
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Remote or Hybrid
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
247K-330K Annually
Expert/Leader
247K-330K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software
Lead technical aspects of an engineering team, design and revamp systems, improve efficiency, mentor engineers, and contribute to product strategy.
Top Skills: .NetApplication InsightsAsp.Net MvcAWSAzureC#DatadogElasticsearch-Logstash-KibanaGitHTML5JavaScriptJIRAKnockout.JsMicrosoft Sql ServerReactTeamcityVisual StudioWeb Apis
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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185K-235K Annually
Expert/Leader
185K-235K Annually
Expert/Leader
Enterprise Web • Information Technology • Mobile
The Principal Software Engineer will define technical direction, design scalable systems for identity verification, and mentor engineers at Nametag.
Top Skills: AWSGoNode.jsPython
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
160K-190K Annually
Senior level
160K-190K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Mobile • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll architect cloud-native APIs, mentor teams, and implement scalable systems while leading Agile practices and CI/CD adoption.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdCloudFormationDockerDynamoDBGoGrpcJavaMongoDBProtocol BuffersRdsReactReduxTerraform
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
60K-180K Annually
Expert/Leader
60K-180K Annually
Expert/Leader
Pharmaceutical
As a Principal Software Engineer at SmithRx, you will lead technical strategy, mentor engineers, and design scalable systems while driving cross-team initiatives and influencing product decisions.
Top Skills: Machine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSoftware DesignSystem Architecture
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Software
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and implement video processing pipelines, focusing on AI-native video intelligence. Responsibilities include codec mastery, streaming ingestion, design of storage systems, and collaboration with ML teams for video preprocessing.
Top Skills: Av1C/C++DashFfmpegGoH.264H.265HlsLibavPythonRustVp9Webrtc
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
136K-220K Annually
Senior level
136K-220K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Insurance • Software
The Principal Software Engineer guides technical vision, leads projects, mentors engineers, and develops complex software solutions across various domains.
Top Skills: .NetAnsibleJavaKafkaPythonTerraformTypescript
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Remote
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 Senior Principal Software Engineer, you'll develop a unified data platform, architect infrastructure, implement APIs, and mentor teams, focusing on data processing and reliability.
Top Skills: AWSBigQueryBigtableGCPGoGraphQLJava 8+KotlinKubernetesScalaSolrSQL
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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140K-180K Annually
Mid level
140K-180K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Cloud • Cybersecurity • Defense
Build a data-focused product using open source solutions, focusing on both backend and frontend development while ensuring low-latency system performance.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDelta LakeDockerElasticsearchGoGradleJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMavenMongoDBMySQLNpmPostgresPythonRabbitMQReactRustScalaTypescript
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Remote
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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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
160K-200K Annually
Senior level
160K-200K Annually
Senior level
Pet • Software
The Principal Software Engineer at Snout will define architectural direction, build features across the stack, and enhance team effectiveness, ensuring quality and performance.
Top Skills: AWSJavaScriptLinuxNode.jsPostgresReactTypescript
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In-Office or Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
140K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
140K-220K 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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Remote or Hybrid
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
247K-330K Annually
Expert/Leader
247K-330K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will design a semantic model architecture for data products, ensure performance, and lead technical initiatives while collaborating with teams to optimize data consumption across the platform.
Top Skills: ClickhouseDbtKafkaKinesisMetricflowPythonSnowflakeSparkSQL
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Logistics • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will lead frontend architectural vision, establish engineering standards, and drive cross-team technical leadership while enhancing developer experience and quality assurance in a growing organization.
Top Skills: CypressElixirGraphQLJestPhoenixPlaywrightReactReact Testing LibraryTypescript
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In-Office or Remote
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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In-Office or Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
128K-191K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Fintech • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Automation
The Principal Software Engineer will lead and develop innovative technology solutions for banking, focusing on Calypso platforms with an Agile methodology.
Top Skills: AngularAPIsAWSBitbucketCalypsoDevsecopsETLHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsLinuxMqNexusOracle SqlPostgresPythonSpring BootTerraformUnixWebsphere
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Remote
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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Remote
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
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
200K-263K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-263K Annually
Expert/Leader
Healthtech • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead complex projects, build scalable systems, and integrate EHRs while driving technical improvements and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: AWSKubernetesPostgres
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Healthtech • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will lead AI systems development and mentor teams, driving AI adoption and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
Top Skills: Ai EngineeringAutogenCrewaiData PipelinesLangchainLanggraphLlamaindex
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
270K-375K Annually
Mid level
270K-375K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Productivity • Software
The Principal Software Engineer at Motion will make key technical decisions, implement large software projects, take ownership of projects, and collaborate with other engineers to enhance product value.
Top Skills: .NetC#PostgresReactReact QueryTemporal
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Remote
Remote San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
As Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the design of IAM systems, manage architectural evolution, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance API security and scalability.
Top Skills: AbacDockerGoGrafanaIamJavaKibanaKubernetesOauth2OidcPrometheusRbacRustSAMLTerraformTypescript
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Remote
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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