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Principal Software Engineer, Backend

The median salary range for Principal Software Engineer, Backend disclosed in public job postings is $162k - $249k as of Oct 2026, based on 51 job postings from 15 companies.

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Low

$162,400

21%

Mid

$205,830

21%

High

$249,260

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Hamul

2 Job Posts

$295k - $345k

$295,250 - $345,040

Salesforce

1 Job Post

$197k - $314k

$197,300 - $313,700

BrightRoll

2 Job Posts

$144k - $299k

$143,625 - $299,375

Microsoft

7 Job Posts

$140k - $275k

$139,900 - $274,800

Elastic

1 Job Post

$160k - $253k

$159,800 - $252,800

The Wild

6 Job Posts

$139k - $249k

$139,000 - $249,260

PlanGrid

4 Job Posts

$139k - $249k

$139,000 - $249,260

Oracle

11 Job Posts

$115k - $235k

$114,600 - $234,600

TrueMotion

1 Job Post

$167k - $209k

$167,200 - $209,000

Cambridge Mobile Telematics

1 Job Post

$167k - $209k

$167,200 - $209,000

Dragos

2 Job Posts

$195k

$195,000

Feathr

1 Job Post

$165k - $180k

$165,000 - $180,000

Gradescope

7 Job Posts

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