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Principal Engineer, Developer Productivity
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
$275k - $330k
$275,000 - $330,000
Technical Lead / Principal Engineer
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$185k - $200k
$185,000 - $200,000
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
$230k - $270k
$230,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer, Data Platform
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$225k - $260k
$225,000 - $260,000
Principal Software Engineer, Data Platform
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$225k - $260k
$225,000 - $260,000
Principal Engineer, Java
United States
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$228k - $285k
$228,000 - $285,000
Principal Software Engineer- Federation
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$196k - $245k
$196,000 - $245,000
Senior Staff Fullstack Engineer
Budapest
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (R3260)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
$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 Engineer, C++ Build and Workflow (R3139)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$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
$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
$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, APIs & Infrastructure (R2609)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
$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
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
Senior Staff Engineer, State Estimation (R2443)
San Diego
·9+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$174k - $246k
$173,654 - $246,273
Staff Engineer, Operating Systems (R3351)
Dallas
·7+ Years Experience
$160k - $240k
$160,160 - $240,240
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
Principal Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R2419-2420)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$238k - $357k
$238,256 - $357,384
Principal Engineer Full Stack Developer (Remote) (R#3345)
San Diego
·5+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, C++ Build and Workflow (R3139)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$208k - $313k
$208,360 - $312,540
Principal Engineer, Hivemind Foundations (R3002)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$203k - $305k
$203,280 - $304,920
Senior Staff Engineer, Simulation Software (R2554)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,037 - $270,055
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend/Full Stack (R2552)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$179k - $268k
$178,586 - $267,880
Sr. Staff Full-stack Software Engineer (R2819)
San Diego
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$174k - $261k
$174,200 - $261,301
Senior Staff Engineer, APIs & Infrastructure (R2609)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
$174k - $261k
$174,200 - $261,301
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (R3078)
San Diego
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 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, Infrastructure (R2780)
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$155k - $233k
$155,402 - $233,102
Staff Engineer, Software Applications (R2799)
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$151k - $226k
$150,697 - $226,046
Staff Engineer, Infrastructure
Washington
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$150k - $226k
$150,402 - $226,046
Staff Engineer, Systems Software Test (R2646)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$139k - $209k
$139,310 - $208,965
Principal Platform Engineer (DevOps/SRE)
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$240k - $260k
$240,000 - $260,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$191k - $260k
$191,360 - $260,000
Principal Software Engineer - Compute Engine
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$180k - $260k
$180,000 - $260,000
Principal Software Engineer - Storage
Shenzhen
·5+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Ground Automation Software Engineer
California
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$175k - $258k
$175,000 - $258,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·Last Posted: May 2024
$261k - $271k
$261,000 - $271,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: May 2024
$234k - $244k
$233,650 - $243,650
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
Software Engineering Architect
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$159k - $277k
$158,500 - $276,600
Software Engineering Architect
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$159k - $277k
$158,500 - $276,600
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$159k - $277k
$158,500 - $276,600
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$159k - $277k
$158,500 - $276,600
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
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 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 - Teams
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer - Teams
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 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
Austin
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Sunnyvale
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
Redmond
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 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 Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
Portland
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
Redmond
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
Sunnyvale
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
United States
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
Austin
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Computer Architect, Performance and Workload Focus
Portland
·4+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$134k - $257k
$133,600 - $256,800
Principal Back-End Software Engineer
Santa Clara
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2024
$200k - $260k
$200,000 - $260,000
Senior Staff Front-End Software Engineer
Santa Clara
·7+ Years Experience
$200k - $250k
$200,000 - $250,000
Senior Staff Engineer, Infrastructure
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2024
$180k - $271k
$180,400 - $270,600
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
New York City
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$159k - $236k
$159,408 - $236,160
Principal Architect
Remote
·20+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$250k - $350k
$250,000 - $350,000
Principal Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$200k - $250k
$200,000 - $250,000
Principal SRE Engineer / SRE Architect
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$175k - $225k
$175,000 - $225,000
Principal Engineer, Backend (EMR)
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2024
$200k - $250k
$200,000 - $250,000
Principal Engineer
Palo Alto
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$200k - $250k
$200,000 - $250,000
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Very Large 136 Data Points | $112,000 | $130,000 | $148,000 | |
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 967 Data Points | $128,099 | $149,000 | $169,900 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,962 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 646 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 510 Data Points | $180,000 | $207,900 | $235,800 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 371 Data Points | $174,500 | $198,688 | $222,875 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 235 Data Points | $180,000 | $208,028 | $236,055 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 172 Data Points | $200,000 | $237,500 | $275,000 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 18 Data Points | $204,000 | $247,000 | $290,000 |

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