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Boston, MA
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206K-284K Annually
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206K-284K Annually
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Machine Learning • Security • Software • Analytics • Defense
The Principal Software Engineer will lead innovations in software development for advanced communications and networking solutions, ensuring quality and performance while mentoring junior engineers.
Top Skills: CC++Gnu/LinuxMatlabPython
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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
227K-284K Annually
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227K-284K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
173K-260K Annually
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173K-260K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
254K-336K Annually
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254K-336K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
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155K-220K Annually
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155K-220K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
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195K-270K Annually
Senior level
195K-270K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
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186K-270K Annually
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186K-270K Annually
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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
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
256K-347K Annually
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256K-347K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
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186K-258K Annually
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186K-258K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The Principal Software Engineer will define technical roadmaps, guide system architecture, mentor leaders, and drive product direction in Capital Supply operations.
Top Skills: AISoftware Engineering
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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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Remote
Boston, MA
200K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
200K-320K Annually
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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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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
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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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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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Remote or Hybrid
Boston, MA
216K-320K Annually
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216K-320K Annually
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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
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195K-270K Annually
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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
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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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Hybrid
Boston, MA
168K-210K Annually
Senior level
168K-210K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Software
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and manage scalable data products and user experiences, collaborating across teams to deliver insights.
Top Skills: AWSEs6+JavaJavaScriptReactSQL
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Remote
Boston, MA
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298K-350K Annually
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298K-350K Annually
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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
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227K-284K Annually
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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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Boston, MA
175K-212K Annually
Senior level
175K-212K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
Lead development of Pharmacometrics software and data platforms, integrating HPC/cloud (AWS, Kubernetes) and modeling tools (R, Python, NONMEM, Monolix). Support deployments, optimize performance, mentor engineers, automate CI/CD, and collaborate with domain scientists and IT to translate scientific workflows into production-grade solutions.
Top Skills: AclsAWSAws ParallelclusterAzureData ZoneDatabricksGCPGitGraph RagHpcJupyterhubKubernetesLdapLinuxLlm Content IngestionMonolixMultiverseNfsNonmemParallel/Distributed ComputingPiranaPrompt EngineeringPsnPythonQuartoRRshinyRstudioSASSgeShell ScriptingSlurmSvnTypstVector Databases
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In-Office
Boston, MA
134K-190K Annually
Senior level
134K-190K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology • Internet of Things • Software • Virtual Reality
Develop and architect microservices for CAD/CAM software, collaborating in an Agile environment to implement scalable solutions while ensuring technical leadership and adhering to best practices.
Top Skills: .NetC#KubernetesRestful Apis
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In-Office
Boston, MA
174K-287K Annually
Senior level
174K-287K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Software • Consulting • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) • Automation
Lead the implementation of advanced NLP solutions, develop AI/ML applications, oversee model training and evaluation, and collaborate across teams.
Top Skills: AWSHugging FaceKerasPythonPyTorchSpacyTensorFlow
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