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Software Engineering
IC6 - Advisory
Salary Range
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$180,000
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Mid
$208,500
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High
$237,000
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Senior Staff Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$158k - $219k
$157,590 - $218,578
Principal Engineer, AMS
Toronto
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$230k
$230,000
Lead Reliability Engineer
Santa Clara
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$175k - $200k
$175,000 - $200,000
Staff DevOps Engineer and Technical Lead
Palo Alto
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$190k - $215k
$190,000 - $215,000
Principal Software Development Engineer, Post Trade
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$220k - $240k
$220,000 - $240,000
Principal Software Development Engineer
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$220k - $235k
$220,000 - $235,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
Jersey City
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$190k - $215k
$190,000 - $215,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$190k - $215k
$190,000 - $215,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
New York City
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$190k - $215k
$190,000 - $215,000
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
New York City
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$180k - $185k
$180,000 - $185,000
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Republic of Lithuania
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Tooling & Analytics)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$150k - $215k
$150,000 - $215,000
Poland - Principal Software Engineer (Viator)
Kraków
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
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
Principal Engineer, EDI and Logistics
Boston
·10-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$140k - $210k
$140,080 - $210,120
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$190k - $210k
$190,000 - $210,000
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 Dev Ops Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$135k - $203k
$135,000 - $202,500
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
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 113 Data Points | $112,000 | $130,623 | $149,245 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 643 Data Points | $121,600 | $141,050 | $160,500 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 878 Data Points | $128,350 | $149,125 | $169,900 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,803 Data Points | $149,781 | $169,891 | $190,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 594 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 481 Data Points | $180,000 | $208,500 | $237,000 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 348 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 216 Data Points | $175,000 | $205,580 | $236,160 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 164 Data Points | $200,300 | $238,050 | $275,800 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 19 Data Points | $200,000 | $244,906 | $289,813 |

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