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Principal Engineer
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$200k - $280k
$200,000 - $280,000
Principal Software Engineer - Backend
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$180k - $275k
$180,000 - $275,000
Principal Software Engineer - Backend
New York City
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$180k - $275k
$180,000 - $275,000
Principal Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$180k - $275k
$180,000 - $275,000
Principal Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$119k - $287k
$118,700 - $287,100
Principal Engineer
Los Angeles
·10+ Years Experience
$119k - $287k
$118,700 - $287,100
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United States
·9+ Years Experience
$107k - $260k
$107,300 - $259,600
Senior Staff Software Engineer
San Jose
·9+ Years Experience
$107k - $260k
$107,300 - $259,600
Staff Software Engineer
Mexico
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer (ROR)
Chicago
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer (ROR)
United States
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer
Mexico City
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer
Arizona
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Staff Engineer- Full stack
Mexico City
N/A
N/A
Staff Engineer- Full stack
Mexico
N/A
N/A
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
Republic of India
·14+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Senior Staff Engineer
Mexico City
N/A
N/A
Senior Staff Engineer
Mexico
N/A
N/A
24 - Software Engineer 3
Chennai
N/A
N/A
24 - Software Engineer 3
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$200k - $300k
$199,952 - $299,928
Software Architect
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Principal Software Engineer
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$200k - $300k
$199,952 - $299,928
Principal Software Engineer
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Software Architect
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $273k
$181,774 - $272,660
Principal Engineer, Fullstack
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Fullstack
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Java
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Java
United States
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, Fullstack
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Fullstack
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Java
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Java
United States
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$248k - $335k
$248,400 - $334,800
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack - Content (Remote Eligible)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$200k - $270k
$200,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack (Remote Eligible)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$200k - $270k
$200,000 - $270,000
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$248k - $335k
$248,400 - $334,800
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack - Content (Remote Eligible)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$200k - $270k
$200,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack (Remote Eligible)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$200k - $270k
$200,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer, Front End - Collaboration (Remote Eligible)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$200k - $253k
$200,000 - $252,500
Principal Software Engineer
Boston
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$180k - $270k
$180,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer - Core Platform
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$222k - $269k
$222,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
United States
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
Palo Alto
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
New York City
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
United States
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
London
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer
London
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
$211k - $269k
$211,000 - $269,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$200k - $300k
$200,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$205k - $294k
$205,000 - $294,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $262k
$182,000 - $262,000
Staff Software Engineer (Contact Center Pro)
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$183k - $245k
$183,400 - $245,400
Principal Salesforce Architect
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$183k - $245k
$183,400 - $245,400
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$200k - $300k
$200,000 - $300,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$205k - $294k
$205,000 - $294,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Columbia
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$178k - $268k
$178,000 - $268,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15-20 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$182k - $262k
$182,000 - $262,000
Staff Software Engineer (Contact Center Pro)
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$167k - $250k
$166,500 - $249,700
Principal Salesforce Architect
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$183k - $245k
$183,400 - $245,400
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$178k - $267k
$178,216 - $267,324
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$162k - $286k
$161,600 - $286,200
Principal Software Engineer - Azure Storage
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$162k - $286k
$161,600 - $286,200
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer-CTJ - TS/SCI
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$138k - $267k
$137,600 - $267,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Mountain View
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (R3260)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$264k - $396k
$264,000 - $396,000
Principal Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R2419-2420)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$238k - $357k
$238,256 - $357,384
Principal Systems Engineer, Cloud Architecture (R3366)
San Diego
·12+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, C++ Build and Workflow (R3139)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$208k - $313k
$208,360 - $312,540
Principal Engineer, Hivemind Foundations (R3002)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$203k - $305k
$203,280 - $304,920
Staff Engineer, Perception Software Integration (R2657)
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
$190k - $285k
$189,887 - $284,831
Staff Engineer, Perception Software Integration (R2657)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$190k - $285k
$189,887 - $284,831
Senior Staff Engineer, Simulation Software (R2554)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$180k - $270k
$180,037 - $270,055
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Software Integration (R2570)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$179k - $268k
$178,586 - $267,880
Senior Staff Software Engineer, APIs and Infrastructure (R2549)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
$179k - $268k
$178,586 - $267,880
Senior Staff Engineer, Software (C++) (R3279)
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$175k - $263k
$175,232 - $262,848
Sr. Staff Full-stack Software Engineer
San Diego
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$174k - $261k
$174,200 - $261,301
Senior Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R2884)
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$174k - $261k
$174,200 - $261,301
Senior Staff Engineer, APIs & Infrastructure (R2609)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$174k - $261k
$174,200 - $261,301
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Software Integration
San Diego
$169k - $253k
$168,871 - $253,306
Sr. Staff Engineer, State Estimation (R2415)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$174k - $246k
$173,654 - $246,273
Staff Engineer, Operating Systems (R3351)
Dallas
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$160k - $240k
$160,160 - $240,240
Staff Engineer, Full Stack GCS (R3380)
Dallas
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$158k - $236k
$157,595 - $236,393
Staff Engineer, Software Applications (R2799)
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$151k - $226k
$150,697 - $226,046
Staff Engineer, Systems Software Test (R2646)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$139k - $209k
$139,310 - $208,965
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 644 Data Points | $121,600 | $140,800 | $160,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 880 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 1,809 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 596 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 482 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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