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Software Engineering
IC6 - Advisory
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$180,000
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$207,800
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Principal Software Engineer
Melbourne
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$113k - $197k
$112,600 - $197,100
Software Engineer - MX
Monterrey
·20+ Years Experience
$500k - $800k
$500,000 - $800,000
Principal Software Engineer, Backend
New York City
·20+ Years Experience
$175k - $200k
$175,000 - $200,000
Site Reliability Engineer: initial focus on Release Management
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Cloud Release Engineer
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Software Engineer, Backend
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$150k - $190k
$150,000 - $190,000
Software Engineer, Backend - Forms Engine
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$125k - $170k
$125,000 - $170,000
Software Engineer, Frontend - Forms Engine
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$125k - $170k
$125,000 - $170,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer: (Mexico - Monterrey)
Monterrey
·20+ Years Experience
$85k - $105k
$85,000 - $105,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$144k - $206k
$143,900 - $205,500
Principal Software Engineer - Java
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$138k - $184k
$137,600 - $183,500
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$164k - $193k
$164,000 - $193,000
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Boulder
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$142k - $192k
$141,960 - $192,250
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$175k - $190k
$175,000 - $190,000
Sr. Software Architect
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$170k - $190k
$170,000 - $190,000
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
$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
Principal Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$111k - $185k
$111,000 - $185,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$91k - $152k
$91,200 - $152,000
Principal SW Applications Engineer (9516) San Jose, Hybrid
United States
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$175k - $200k
$175,000 - $200,000
Senior/Staff Backend SW Developer (9694)
United States
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$150k - $175k
$150,000 - $175,000
Principal Backend Java developer 9717- Spring boot/Microservice Architecture/Kafka
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$170k - $200k
$169,999 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$130k - $175k
$130,000 - $175,000
Principal Front End Software Engineer
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$164k - $187k
$164,000 - $187,000
Principal Software Engineer- Integrations & Automation
San Francisco
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$181k - $186k
$181,272 - $186,272
Principal Architect
United States
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$150k - $190k
$150,000 - $190,000
Principal Software Architect
United States
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$165k - $185k
$165,000 - $185,000
Principal Architect
Canada
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$165k - $185k
$165,000 - $185,000
Principal DevOps Engineer
United States
·5+ Years Experience
$154k - $200k
$154,000 - $200,000
Principal Backend Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$150k - $170k
$150,000 - $170,000
Lead Software Architect - Mobile Solutions
Dallas
·Last Posted: May 2024
$154k - $183k
$153,500 - $182,500
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 133 Data Points | $112,000 | $128,500 | $145,000 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 691 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 940 Data Points | $127,550 | $148,775 | $170,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,943 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 636 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 | $207,800 | $235,600 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 377 Data Points | $175,000 | $199,775 | $224,550 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 242 Data Points | $180,000 | $209,750 | $239,500 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 175 Data Points | $200,000 | $237,500 | $275,000 | |
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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