Top Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

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Boston, MA
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152K-190K Annually
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Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
The Principal Full Stack Software Engineer will design, develop, and mentor teams in building scalable web applications, influencing architecture and engineering standards in AI and cloud technologies.
Top Skills: .NetAi ServicesAngularAsp.NetAWSC#CSSHTMLLlm-Based ServicesMicrosoft Sql ServerPythonTypescript
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Boston, MA
174K-239K Annually
Senior level
174K-239K Annually
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Automotive • eCommerce • Hardware • Music • Retail • Software • Wearables
Develop high-performance audio systems, implement audio processing algorithms on DSP platforms, collaborate with research teams and audio engineers, provide technical leadership.
Top Skills: CC++Dsp PlatformsEmbedded SoftwareHexagonHifiMatlabSharc+Simulink
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Boston, MA
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160K-190K Annually
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160K-190K Annually
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Fintech • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will design AI-native systems, set standards for development processes, lead engineering practices, and deliver autonomous workflows to enhance business outcomes in wealth management technology.
Top Skills: Agentic SystemsAIAWSCi/CdCode GenerationMulti-Step ProcessesWorkflow Orchestration
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Boston, MA
174K-239K Annually
Senior level
174K-239K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • eCommerce • Hardware • Music • Retail • Software • Wearables
Lead the architecture, development, and delivery of high-performance audio software platforms, focusing on DSP, embedded systems, and algorithm optimization.
Top Skills: ArmC/C++DspEmbedded SystemsHexagonHifiMatlabMulti-Core SocsSharc+
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In-Office or Remote
Boston, MA
200K-240K Annually
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200K-240K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
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152K-190K Annually
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152K-190K Annually
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Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
This role involves designing and developing core modules for an enterprise-level clinical data platform, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and collaborating with teams for software development and testing.
Top Skills: AngularAsp.Net MvcAWSC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptSQLTypescript
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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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Boston, MA
210K-275K Annually
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210K-275K Annually
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Consumer Web • eCommerce • Internet of Things
Lead security architecture and threat modeling for the DNSid platform. Design cryptographic core, build secure SDKs (TypeScript, Go, Python), enforce supply-chain and deployment security, partner on standards (IETF), and own org-wide security posture including secrets management, SOC 2 readiness, and incident response.
Top Skills: DidDnsDnssecEd25519GoIetfJwksJwtOauth2OidcPkiPythonSoc 2TlsTxt RecordsTypescriptVerifiable CredentialsWebauthn
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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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Boston, MA
160K-175K Annually
Senior level
160K-175K Annually
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Fintech • Marketing Tech • Software
Lead and mentor an engineering team building GovIntel and GovChannel product capabilities. Own technical direction, design and deliver scalable SaaS features, APIs, integrations, and platform reliability. Partner with Product, QA, Cloud Ops, and stakeholders to prioritize work, drive CI/CD and observability practices, lead reviews and incident response, and apply AI-assisted tools to improve development speed and quality.
Top Skills: .NetAi-Assisted Development ToolsAngularAPIsAWSCi/CdCloud-NativeContainersDockerEntity FrameworkKubernetesSQL
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
250K-310K Annually
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250K-310K Annually
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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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Hybrid
Boston, MA
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244K-366K Annually
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244K-366K Annually
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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
285K-385K Annually
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285K-385K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer at Dropbox leads technical strategy and execution on critical software systems, focusing on AI integration and product development across teams. The role requires deep technical expertise and a collaborative approach to shaping company objectives and long-term strategies.
Top Skills: AIDatabasesDistributed SystemsFrontendMlMobileSoftware DevelopmentStorage Systems
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Boston, MA
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195K-270K Annually
Senior level
195K-270K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
Lead the architectural design and development of a new consumer credit product, focusing on backend systems, distributed services, and integrating AI tools. Mentor team members and influence product direction through engineering insights.
Top Skills: APIsAvroC#DatabasesJavaKafkaKinesisKotlinProtobufPythonRubySqs
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Remote
Boston, MA
230K-368K Annually
Senior level
230K-368K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
As a Principal Software Engineer for the AAP team at Toast, you will design scalable systems, develop technical strategies, mentor engineers, and enhance data-driven initiatives.
Top Skills: Apache IcebergApache KafkaApache PulsarSparkAWSDynamoDBJavaKotlinPostgres
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Remote
Boston, MA
246K-394K Annually
Senior level
246K-394K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
As a Senior Principal Engineer, you'll define and drive the technical strategy for customer experience platforms, lead architectural decisions, and mentor engineering teams to enhance customer and agent experiences.
Top Skills: AIDistributed SystemsSoftware Engineering
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In-Office
Boston, MA
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead architectural design for real-time 3D visualization on the Prism Mapping platform, mentor engineers, and define the long-term visualization roadmap.
Top Skills: C++Gpu Resource ManagementOpenglPythonQmlQtVtk
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In-Office
Boston, MA
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead the UI architecture for the Prism Mapping application, drive design and delivery of major subsystems, mentor engineers, and shape technical direction in a clinical environment.
Top Skills: C++PythonQmlQt
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In-Office
Boston, MA
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead the technical direction for integrating algorithms on the Prism Mapping platform, focusing on real-time signal pipelines and optimization strategies. Collaborate with teams to ensure robust clinical performance and timely delivery of new capabilities.
Top Skills: C++Python
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In-Office
Boston, MA
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
153K-229K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead the technical direction and architecture for the core infrastructure of the Prism Mapping platform, ensuring reliability and performance in a medical device environment. Mentor engineers and drive technical improvements while communicating complex decisions to stakeholders.
Top Skills: C++Python
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In-Office
Boston, MA
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, guide innovation, and ensure operational excellence in software delivery.
Top Skills: AWSNode.jsPythonReactTypescript
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In-Office or Remote
Boston, MA
164K-257K Annually
Senior level
164K-257K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Sales • Software • Database • Generative AI
The Principal Software Engineer will design and implement distributed systems, APIs, and data pipelines utilizing machine learning and large language models to enhance B2B marketing intelligence.
Top Skills: AirflowBigtableClickhouseDynamoDBFirehoseGoJavaKafkaKinesisMemcachedPythonSnowflakeSQL
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In-Office
Boston, MA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and optimize DataRobot's AI infrastructure, focusing on designing scalable systems and collaborating cross-functionally.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPGoHelmKubernetesPulumiPythonTerraform
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In-Office
Boston, MA
188K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
188K-258K Annually
Expert/Leader
Biotech
Lead design and ownership of an agentic orchestration platform for long-running, multi-agent scientific workflows. Architect durable, event-driven, cloud-native systems, define SDKs/APIs, deliver IaC reference implementations, optimize cost and scalability, set platform standards, and partner across modeling and product teams while mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: Amazon BedrockAnthropicAPIsAutogenAutoscalingAWSAws CdkContainerized ServicesCrewaiEvent-Driven ArchitectureFinopsInfrastructure-As-CodeLangchainLanggraphLlm Observability And MonitoringLlmsOpenaiPydantic AiSandboxed Code ExecutionSdksTerraformVertex AiWorkflow Orchestration
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
212K-286K Annually
Expert/Leader
212K-286K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Cloud • Fintech • Software • Manufacturing
As a Principal Engineer, you'll lead architectural vision and modernization efforts, mentor engineers, and drive AI integration for enhanced software development.
Top Skills: AIAWSContainersSaaSServerlessWeb Frameworks
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