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In-Office
Boston, MA
173K-260K Annually
Senior level
173K-260K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Payments • Sharing Economy • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and implement complex software solutions, lead projects, and ensure compliance with standards in a cloud-first environment.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdCSSDb2DevOpsHTMLJavaJSONNoSQLOracleRdsSpringSQLTerraformXML
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In-Office
Boston, MA
254K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
254K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Robotics • Security • Software • Defense
Lead platform security at Anduril Industries, overseeing cryptographic systems and designing secure architectures for autonomous platforms. Mentor engineers and drive security strategy across business lines, ensuring secure communications and integrating advanced security protocols.
Top Skills: C++Cryptographic ProtocolsGoHsmLinuxRustSecure BootTeeTpm
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
Senior level
Senior level
Big Data • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Biotech
The Principal Software Engineer will lead architectural strategy and product development, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams in an interdisciplinary setting.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSAzureElasticsearchFlinkGCPJavaJavaScriptKafkaPythonSparkSQLTrino
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
106K-197K Annually
Senior level
106K-197K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Insurance • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will mentor junior engineers, solve technical problems, and enhance customer-focused software solutions in an agile environment.
Top Skills: AWSJavaNode.jsPythonRdsReactRestful ServicesSpring Boot
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
250K-310K Annually
Expert/Leader
250K-310K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer at Snyk will lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, engage with stakeholders, and influence product strategy, focusing on software security and scalability.
Top Skills: GoTypescript
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Remote
Boston, MA
200K-320K Annually
Senior level
200K-320K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll architect and code backend services and ML models, integrate them with Salesforce, and mentor junior engineers.
Top Skills: AWSGoJavaLambdaLangchainPythonSagemakerSalesforceSqs
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In-Office or Remote
Boston, MA
200K-240K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-240K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Fitness • Healthtech • Information Technology • Software • Analytics
Lead the rearchitecture and implementation of Arcadia's User Management system, focusing on authentication and authorization frameworks. Drive new systems and mentor engineers to ensure secure data access and operational excellence.
Top Skills: AngularAuth0AWSJwtNestjsNode.jsOauth2PostgresReactSaml 2.0TerraformTypescript
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
120K-225K Annually
Senior level
120K-225K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Insurance • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will solve complex technical problems, mentor teams, and lead the development of cloud-based applications for customer service solutions.
Top Skills: AWSGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
Boston, MA
216K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
216K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will architect and develop virtualization technology for vehicle testing, mentor teams, and enhance code quality across GM products.
Top Skills: C/C++GoJava
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Remote
Boston, MA
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195K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
195K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will set technical direction, own cross-team initiatives, evolve platform architecture, and lead experimentation efforts while mentoring others in the Personal Loans team.
Top Skills: AWSCi/CdDockerGithub ActionsReactRuby On Rails
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
Easy Apply
244K-366K Annually
Expert/Leader
244K-366K Annually
Expert/Leader
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Marketing Tech • Retail • Software • Analytics • Generative AI
The Principal Engineer will lead enterprise scalability efforts, driving architectural changes, optimizing systems, and integrating AI for improved operational performance across multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
Top Skills: AIBack-PressureCachingCapacity PlanningMulti-Region ReadinessPartitioningPerformance EngineeringSharding
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Remote
Boston, MA
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead technical strategy for Dropbox's core systems and AI integration, drive technical outcomes, and influence multiple teams. Involve hands-on software development and architecture for scalable products.
Top Skills: AIConcurrencyDatabasesDistributed SystemsMlMobileSearchSoftware DevelopmentStorage Systems
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Remote
Boston, MA
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155K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
155K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
The Principal Software Engineer will tackle platform-level challenges, assist team members, write secure and scalable code, and develop features for cloud storage solutions.
Top Skills: AIAnsibleBashCephContainerdDhcpDnsGoGrafanaHelmHelmfileKubernetesLdapLokiPostgresPrometheusPxeTerraform
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Remote
Boston, MA
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298K-350K Annually
Expert/Leader
298K-350K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
The Principal Software Engineer will lead AI automation efforts at Coinbase, designing AI-driven systems, mentoring teams, and solving complex AI challenges to improve operations and developer productivity.
Top Skills: AIBackend EngineeringGenerative AiLlmMulti-Agent ArchitecturesOrchestration Tools
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In-Office
Boston, MA
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Lead the technical direction of PaaS at DigitalOcean by architecting and implementing robust cloud-native services while mentoring engineers and ensuring system reliability.
Top Skills: C++GoJavaPython
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Remote or Hybrid
Boston, MA
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
The Principal Software Engineer leads technical initiatives across GM's Digital Products, focusing on high-quality coding, architecture, mentoring engineers, and improving processes. The role requires guiding teams in delivering impactful solutions and sharing best practices.
Top Skills: C++GoJava
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Remote
Boston, MA
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead technical vision and execution for enterprise-scale AI, automation, and data initiatives. Architect scalable, secure AI systems and data pipelines, mentor engineers, drive cross-functional alignment, and deliver high-impact production solutions that improve productivity and business outcomes.
Top Skills: AIAutomated TestingAutomationCiData AnalyticsData PipelinesDistributed TrainingGoJavaMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPythonScalaVisualization
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Remote
Boston, MA
200K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
The Principal Software Engineer will lead teams in developing full-stack applications, enhance services, drive architectural discussions, and mentor other engineers.
Top Skills: DynamoDBGraphQLJavaKotlinReactRest
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Remote
Boston, MA
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer will architect and lead the development of scalable systems, drive technical excellence, mentor teams, and promote best practices at a fintech company.
Top Skills: GoPythonRuby
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In-Office
Boston, MA
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
227K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Principal Software Engineer at DigitalOcean will lead the design and innovation of the Gradient AI platform, focusing on architecture, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, while mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
Top Skills: AICloudMachine Learning
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Remote
Boston, MA
Easy Apply
195K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
195K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer on the SRE team, lead best practices adoption, mentor engineers, and improve system reliability and user experience through automation and collaboration.
Top Skills: CdkCloudFormationDatadogGoJavaScriptPrometheusPythonTerraformTypescript
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Remote
Boston, MA
Easy Apply
186K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
186K-270K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the development and architecture of Upstart's Core GenAI Platform, ensuring technical excellence and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers and influencing business strategy.
Top Skills: Cloud-Native ArchitecturesDockerFastapiKotlinKubernetesLangchainLlamaindexOpenai ApisPythonReactSpringTerraformTypescript
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
168K-210K Annually
Senior level
168K-210K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll modernize DevX Pipelines, enhance CI/CD infrastructure, and promote software delivery efficiency.
Top Skills: BashCi/CdCloud EnvironmentsContainerizationGoJavaKubernetesPython
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In-Office
Boston, MA
Easy Apply
204K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
204K-284K Annually
Expert/Leader
Machine Learning • Security • Software • Analytics • Defense
The position involves reversing complex software/firmware, developing cybersecurity solutions, leading technical teams, and conducting vulnerability research, all while ensuring national security.
Top Skills: Afl++ArmBinary NinjaC/C++GhidraIda ProPythonQemuX86
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Remote
Boston, MA
Easy Apply
195K-270K Annually
Senior level
195K-270K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The role involves building and optimizing a machine learning and simulation platform, supporting MLOps, model deployment, and infrastructure modernization, while mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: AWSDatabricksFastapiFlaskGrpcKafkaKotlinMetaflowMlflowPysparkPythonRedshiftSpark
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