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Software Engineering
IC6 - Advisory
Salary Range
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$180,000
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$210,000
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$240,000
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Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering Group
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$324k
$323,500
Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Datastores (Hybrid)
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$176k - $314k
$176,000 - $314,200
Senior Software Architect - GPU Fabric Networking
Santa Clara
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$357k
$356,500
Senior Software and System Architect
Santa Clara
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$276k
$276,000
Principal Software Engineer - Customer Engagement
Seattle
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$245k - $368k
$245,100 - $367,700
Senior Staff Software Engineer - GenAI Platform
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$232k - $313k
$232,000 - $313,000
Database Engine Internals - Staff Software Engineer
Bellevue
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2025
$182k - $247k
$182,400 - $247,000
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
Republic of India
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Reverse Engineer
Arlington
·9+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$151k - $307k
$151,400 - $306,800
Principal Software Engineer
Sydney
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$270k - $300k
$270,000 - $300,000
Principal Architect
New York City
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$250k - $300k
$250,000 - $300,000
Software Architect - Java
Portland
·10+ Years Experience
$180k - $300k
$180,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Java
Remote
$180k - $300k
$180,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Java
Pleasanton
$180k - $300k
$180,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Java
San Francisco
$180k - $300k
$180,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack
Boston
·12+ Years Experience
$150k - $300k
$150,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Java
Columbus
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$150k - $300k
$150,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer - Advance Data Storage
Pleasanton
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$150k - $300k
$150,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Developer
Chengdu
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Senior Staff Software Engineer, PubSub
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Senior Staff Software Engineer, PubSub
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Senior Staff Software Engineer, PubSub
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Senior Staff Software Engineer, PubSub
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Principal Android Software Engineer, Mobile Performance & Reliability
United States
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Principal Android Software Engineer, Mobile Performance & Reliability
San Francisco
$245k - $300k
$245,100 - $299,500
Staff Software Engineer, TBD Foundational Engineering
United States
$203k - $248k
$202,500 - $247,500
Staff Software Engineer, TBD Foundational Engineering
San Francisco
$203k - $248k
$202,500 - $247,500
Senior Principal Front-end Engineer, Yahoo News
Remote
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$161k - $350k
$160,965 - $349,885
Principal Backend Engineer, Yahoo Mail
Remote
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$144k - $299k
$143,625 - $299,375
Principal Software Engineer, Core Mail Backend
Remote
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$144k - $299k
$143,625 - $299,375
Principal Back-end Engineer, Yahoo News
Remote
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$144k - $299k
$143,625 - $299,375
Principal Software Engineer - iOS
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$144k - $299k
$143,625 - $299,375
Principal Software Development Engineer, Data Modeling Architect
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Development Engineer, IOS Mobile
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Development Engineer, Big Data
Remote
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Development Engineer, ZHL
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Development Engineer, Data Modeling Architect
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Development Engineer, ZHL
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$187k - $298k
$186,700 - $298,300
Principal Software Engineer (Data) - Riot Data Products, Data as a Service
Los Angeles
·12+ Years Experience
$213k - $297k
$213,200 - $297,200
Principal Software Engineer (Data) - Riot Data Products, Data as a Service
United States
·12+ Years Experience
$213k - $297k
$213,200 - $297,200
Staff Software Engineer - League of Legends, Game Modes
Sydney
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer - League of Legends, Game Modes
Commonwealth of Australia
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
New York City
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$236k - $295k
$236,000 - $295,000
Principal Engineer
New York City
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$236k - $295k
$236,000 - $295,000
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Long Beach
·Last Posted: May 2025
$294k
$294,270
Principal Engineer, GraphQL Architect
San Jose
·12+ Years Experience
$188k - $292k
$187,600 - $291,500
Principal Architect, MarTech
San Jose
·12+ Years Experience
$188k - $292k
$187,600 - $291,500
Snr Full Stack Engineer - React/Node.js
London
N/A
N/A
Cloud Networking Developer
Shanghai
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Cloud Network Software Engineer(SLB and K8S)
Shanghai
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Cloud Network Software Engineer(Host Runtime)
Shanghai
·15+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, Communications
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$250k - $290k
$250,000 - $290,000
Principal Engineer (Distributed Systems)
San Mateo
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$250k - $290k
$250,000 - $290,000
Principal Engineer
San Mateo
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$250k - $290k
$250,000 - $290,000
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Large 55 Data Points | $111,500 | $130,561 | $149,623 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 376 Data Points | $125,000 | $147,250 | $169,500 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 541 Data Points | $130,000 | $153,000 | $176,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,178 Data Points | $150,000 | $172,500 | $195,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 367 Data Points | $173,350 | $196,863 | $220,375 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 320 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 199 Data Points | $180,000 | $205,000 | $230,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 110 Data Points | $177,293 | $208,397 | $239,500 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 102 Data Points | $205,000 | $241,250 | $277,500 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 14 Data Points | $185,600 | $242,800 | $300,000 |

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