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Software Engineering
IC6 - Advisory
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$180,000
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$208,750
14%
High
$237,500
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Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Platform
Remote
·Last Posted: May 2025
$172k - $215k
$172,000 - $215,000
Principal Software Engineer (Tooling & Analytics)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$150k - $215k
$150,000 - $215,000
Principal Software Engineer
Kirkland
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$141k - $215k
$141,000 - $215,000
Principal Front-End Engineer
Kirkland
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$141k - $212k
$141,000 - $211,500
Principal Engineer
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$85k - $213k
$85,000 - $212,800
Radar Staff Software Engineer
Mountain View
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$180k - $212k
$180,400 - $212,300
Platform Staff Engineer
Seattle
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$128k - $210k
$127,875 - $210,375
Principal Engineer, EDI and Logistics
Boston
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$140k - $210k
$140,080 - $210,120
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Seattle
·8+ Years Experience
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Software Engineer, (tick history data is a plus)
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
Remote
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$135k - $210k
$135,000 - $210,000
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Georgia
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
Georgia
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$141k - $225k
$141,000 - $225,000
Principal Engineer, Virtual Devices
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$141k - $225k
$141,000 - $225,000
Embedded Systems Software Engineer (Staff Software Engineer)
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$119k - $190k
$119,000 - $190,000
ICB4 Staff Engineer- NSX Security
United States
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$119k - $190k
$119,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Architect
United States
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$206k
$206,315
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$144k - $206k
$143,900 - $205,500
Staff Architect
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$175k - $200k
$175,000 - $200,000
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | ||
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IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Large 98 Data Points | $110,000 | $129,250 | $148,500 | ||
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 561 Data Points | $122,160 | $142,455 | $162,750 | ||
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 769 Data Points | $129,000 | $149,500 | $170,000 | ||
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,618 Data Points | $149,352 | $169,676 | $190,000 | ||
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 514 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 422 Data Points | $180,000 | $208,750 | $237,500 | ||
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 304 Data Points | $175,000 | $200,533 | $226,065 | ||
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 185 Data Points | $175,000 | $205,490 | $235,980 | ||
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 140 Data Points | $205,000 | $240,500 | $276,000 | ||
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 18 Data Points | $196,000 | $242,813 | $289,625 |

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