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Software Engineering
IC6 - Advisory
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$180,000
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$210,000
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Principal Software Engineer (Technical Lead)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,100 - $270,100
Sr Staff Software Test Engineer
Foster City
·10+ Years Experience
$156k - $235k
$156,300 - $234,500
Sr Staff Software Test Engineer
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$156k - $235k
$156,300 - $234,500
Staff Software Engineer – Bioinformatics
San Diego
$136k - $204k
$136,100 - $204,100
Sr Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Sr Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2024
$198k - $234k
$198,000 - $234,000
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2024
$198k - $234k
$198,000 - $234,000
Sr Principal Engineer Software (Cloud NW & AI Security) Santa Clara, CA HQ onsite 3 days per week
United States
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$170k - $277k
$170,000 - $277,000
Sr Principal Engineer Software (App Edge Platform Testing)
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$170k - $277k
$170,000 - $277,000
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Customer Profile Test Engineering)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (App Services)
United States
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SASE)
United States
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Engineer - Core Engineering (Full Stack Developer, SRE/DevOps)
United States
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Engineer - Core Engineering (Full Stack Developer, DevOps)
United States
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Software Engineer, Data Platform (Cortex Xpanse)
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$144k - $233k
$144,200 - $233,200
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (AIOps Cloud Infrastructure)
United States
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$147k - $230k
$147,000 - $230,000
Principal Engineer Software (Feature Dev AIOps Security Platform)
United States
·Last Posted: May 2024
$147k - $210k
$146,900 - $210,000
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Backend, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platform)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$126k - $205k
$126,000 - $204,500
Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Advanced Threat Protection)
United States
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$150k - $204k
$150,000 - $203,500
Sr Staff Software Engineer, DevOps (Internet Security Platform Team)
United States
$126k - $204k
$126,000 - $203,500
Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex Data Lake)
United States
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$126k - $204k
$126,000 - $203,500
Sr Staff Software Engineer (Expanse)
United States
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$175k
$175,000
Principal Software Engineer HPC
San Diego
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$173k - $233k
$172,900 - $232,500
Principal Engineer
Broomfield
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$200k - $245k
$200,000 - $245,000
Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering
Broomfield
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$190k - $232k
$190,000 - $232,000
Principal Engineer
Broomfield
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$190k - $225k
$190,000 - $225,000
Senior ServiceNow Platform Architect
Santa Clara
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$154k - $232k
$154,000 - $232,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$210k - $230k
$210,000 - $230,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$210k - $230k
$210,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$180k - $220k
$180,000 - $220,000
Principal Engineer - Frontend
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$203k - $230k
$203,000 - $230,000
Senior Staff Backend Engineer
Palo Alto
·Last Posted: May 2024
$200k - $230k
$200,000 - $230,000
Principal Software Engineer, Java
Palo Alto
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$175k - $230k
$175,000 - $230,000
Principal Software Engineer, Documents
United States
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$140k - $230k
$140,000 - $230,000
Sr Principal Engineer Software Big Data (Prisma Access)
United States
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$170k - $277k
$170,000 - $277,000
Sr. Principal Software Engineer (Network Protocols - IoT Security)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$170k - $275k
$170,000 - $275,000
Principal Software Engineer, Site Reliability (Access Edge Platform)
United States
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$170k - $275k
$170,000 - $275,000
Principal Engineer Software (Big Data)
United States
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (SASE)
United States
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$147k - $238k
$147,000 - $237,500
Principal Chromium Developer (Network Security)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$170k - $235k
$170,000 - $235,000
Principal Software Engineer, Data Platform (Cortex Xpanse)
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$144k - $233k
$144,200 - $233,200
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (App Services)
United States
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$170k - $225k
$170,000 - $225,000
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Feature Dev AIOps Security Platform)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$147k - $210k
$146,900 - $210,000
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Cloud NW & AI Security) Santa Clara, CA HQ onsite 3 days per week
United States
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$126k - $205k
$126,000 - $204,500
Sr Staff Cloud Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering (Wildfire Cloud Infrastructure)
United States
$126k - $204k
$126,000 - $203,500
Sr Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Advanced Threat Protection)
United States
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$126k - $204k
$126,000 - $203,500
Sr Staff Software Engineering (Customer Profile Test Engineering)
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$175k
$175,000
Sr Staff Engineer Software (Java - Feature Development/Platform)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$175k
$175,000
Principal Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex Data Lake)
United States
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer II
Remote
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$180k - $229k
$180,000 - $229,000
Staff Software Engineer II
Remote
$180k - $229k
$180,000 - $229,000
Senior Principal Software Developer - Graphics Platform
Toronto
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$161k - $260k
$160,800 - $260,150
Principal Engineer, Salesforce
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$161k - $260k
$160,800 - $260,150
Principal Engineer, FullStack
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$141k - $229k
$141,400 - $228,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$141k - $229k
$141,400 - $228,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$141k - $229k
$141,400 - $228,800
Principal Engineer Platform Team
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$141k - $229k
$141,400 - $228,800
Principal Backend Engineer
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Engineer (Back-End)
Vancouver
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 147 Data Points | $111,000 | $129,625 | $148,250 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 702 Data Points | $120,000 | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 1,015 Data Points | $130,000 | $150,000 | $170,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 2,017 Data Points | $150,000 | $170,000 | $190,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 645 Data Points | $170,000 | $195,000 | $220,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 519 Data Points | $180,000 | $210,000 | $240,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 380 Data Points | $175,000 | $198,750 | $222,500 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 250 Data Points | $180,000 | $209,375 | $238,750 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 182 Data Points | $200,300 | $234,790 | $269,279 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 18 Data Points | $195,250 | $242,438 | $289,625 |

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