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Principal Software Engineer
The median salary range for Principal Software Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $191k - $264k as of Aug 2026, based on 3,256 job postings from 268 companies.
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$190,600
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$227,250
16%
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Principal Backend / Core Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Seattle
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$164k - $218k
$163,500 - $218,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer - Frontend
Georgia
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer - Frontend
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Platform
United States
$188k - $258k
$188,000 - $257,500
Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Platform
Cambridge
$188k - $258k
$188,000 - $257,500
Principal Backend Developer
Cambridge
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$152k - $209k
$152,000 - $209,000
Principal Backend Developer
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$152k - $209k
$152,000 - $209,000
Principal / Senior Software Engineer
United States
$108k - $209k
$108,000 - $209,000
Principal / Senior Software Engineer
Cambridge
$108k - $209k
$108,000 - $209,000
Principal Software Engineer
Melbourne
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$134k - $204k
$133,500 - $203,750
Principal Software Engineer
Melbourne
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$134k - $204k
$133,500 - $203,750
Principal Software Engineer ( Java Architect)
Dallas
·12-15 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$126k - $217k
$126,300 - $216,924
Principal Software Engineer ( Sr Architect )
Dallas
·12-15 Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$153k - $190k
$152,889 - $190,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$180k - $200k
$180,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$180k - $200k
$180,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
New York City
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Denver
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Denver
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Mobile Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$175k - $195k
$175,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
Massachusetts
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$177k - $195k
$177,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
United States
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$177k - $195k
$177,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
Principal Software Engineers
Massachusetts
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
Consulting/Principal Software Engineer
Montana
$115k - $192k
$115,400 - $192,300
Consulting/Principal Software Engineer
Mumbai
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Consulting/Principal Software Engineer
Chennai
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Consulting/Principal Software Engineer
Chennai
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer- Platform Integrations
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer - TakeOff
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer, Civil 3D
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer - Computation and Automation
Toronto
·5-7 Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer (Node JS, Typescript, AWS)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Java , DB, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer -(C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Spring Boot/Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Poland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Spain
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Node JS/Typescript, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Nodejs/Typescript)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer( NodeJS and ReactJS)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,JAVA)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer(Java/C++ , AWS , React/Typescript)
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Node, Backend, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, Frontend Architecture
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - (C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - AWS
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Applications
Republic of Poland
·5-8 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer ( Full Stack - React, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10-14 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
London
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Sheffield
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Developer- Platform Integrations
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Backend Software Developer
Toronto
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer - Water Asset Management
Canada
·5+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer Platform - Services and Emerging Technologies
Canada
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer Platform - Services and Emerging Technologies
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer, Civil 3D
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer - Computation and Automation
Toronto
·5-7 Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer (Search, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Java , DB, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer -(C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Spring Boot/Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,QT)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Nodejs/Typescript)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Poland
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Node JS/Typescript, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Spain
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer( NodeJS and ReactJS)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer(Java/C++ , AWS , React/Typescript)
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,JAVA)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Node, Backend, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - (C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React JS, Typescript, Node JS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - AWS
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer ( Full Stack - React, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10-14 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
London
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Sheffield
·10+ Years Experience