Principal Software Development Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Principal Software Development Engineer make in the United States? The average Principal Software Development Engineer salary in the United States is $171,390 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $156,342 and $188,379. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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ProFocus Technology - Seattle , WA

Principal Software Engineer - Node.js, GraphQL LOCATION: HYBRID (Bay Area or Seattle) PAY: Target ... This role requires 50% hands-on development and 50% supporting larger architecture, including other ...

LinkedIn - 12 days ago

Principal Software Engineer (Remote/Hybrid)

Connectbase - Los Angeles , CA

Principal Software Engineer Connectbase, one of the fastest growing VC funded SaaS companies ... Perform software code development, which includes, but is not limited to, writing source code ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

Lead/Principal Software Engineer

CSG Talent - San Diego , CA

We're seeking a Principal Software Engineer to spearhead the MES software development and integration. As the owner of their MES system and other business software, you'll be pivotal in scaling the ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Principal Software Engineer (Serverless Engineering)

Maxonic - San Francisco , CA

We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer with a strong cloud engineering design background to lead engineering design and development for an architecture modernization effort for ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

Garnet River - San Diego , CA

We are currently seeking a Principal Software Engineer for our client in San Diego, CA. In this ... Provides expertise for software development/engineering programs, and interfaces with team members ...

LinkedIn - 11 days ago

Principal Software Engineer - DevOps

LANTRONIX - Irvine , CA

Lantronix is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer who will actively interface with software ... development. Our platforms are at the forefront of driving IoT and OOB connectivity with ...

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What does a Principal Software Development Engineer do?

Principal Software Development Engineer in Austin, TX

Demonstrated technical leadership including experience designing whole products from scratch and the ability to vet design, architecture, and customer requirements.

February 19, 2023

Lead major product architectural decisions, design and implement fault-tolerant, high availability, low latency storage solutions.

February 19, 2023

Contribute to developing loosely-coupled, RESTful service-oriented architectures with a bias for simple, elegant solutions.

March 30, 2023

Principal Software Development Engineer in Bellevue, WA

Initiates, leads and delivers significant improvements in the effectiveness of engineers across multiple teams.

May 20, 2023

Principal Software Development Engineer in Bowie, MD

Communicate these to all stakeholders gaining agreement on probable tradeoffs.

February 25, 2023

Gather requirements from stakeholders and performs critical analysis of the product's feature set.

March 11, 2023

Provide business representatives with insights into emerging competitive threats in the market that guide the reprioritization of product features.

April 13, 2023

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

156342

188379

171390

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

167808

209891

186144

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Software Development Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Principal Software Development Engineer ranges from $156,342 to $188,379 with the average base salary of $171,390. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $167,808 to $209,891 with the average total cash compensation of $186,144.

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