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15,661 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$142999

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$48485

Minimum

$900000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $215113 - $237500 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $215113 - $237500 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $215113 - $237500 H-1B Apr 23, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $215113 - $237500 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
Bloom Energy Corporation Principal Engineer(s), Electrical $215000 - $233600 Green Card Aug 1, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer, HBM Architecture Richardson, TX $215000 H-1B Jun 22, 2026
Arrcus, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $215000 H-1B Nov 17, 2025
Exelixis, Inc. Job Posting Title Associate Principal Engineer - … Alameda, CA $215000 H-1B Nov 4, 2025
Windkey Labs USA Inc. Principal Engineer New York, NY $215000 - $235000 H-1B May 22, 2026
Experian Information Solutions Inc. Technical Leader - Principal Engineer Lawrenceville, NJ $215000 H-1B Apr 10, 2025
InnoPhase IOT, Inc. Principal Engineer, Physical Design San Diego, CA $215000 H-1B Jun 24, 2025
SambaNova Systems Inc. Senior Principal Engineer Austin, TX $215000 H-1B Mar 26, 2025
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer $215000 Green Card Nov 20, 2023
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer $215000 Green Card Nov 17, 2023
NXP USA, Inc. Principal Engineer/Analog Circuit Manager San Jose, CA $215000 H-1B May 15, 2025
Costco Wholesale Corporation Principal Engineer Issaquah, WA $215000 H-1B Apr 2, 2025
CoBank, ACB Principal Engineer, Technology and Data Innovation Elgin, IL $215000 H-1B Dec 6, 2023
AuraSellAI, Inc. Principal Engineer San Mateo, CA $215000 - $265000 H-1B Jul 16, 2024
SnapLogic, Inc. Principal Engineer San Mateo, CA $215000 H-1B Feb 4, 2024
Elevance Health, Inc. Principal Engineer Atlanta, GA $215000 H-1B May 10, 2024
Western Alliance Bank Principal Engineer III Thousand Oaks, CA $215000 H-1B Feb 23, 2023
Ampere Computing LLC Principal Engineer, Server Validation/System Leve… Santa Clara, CA $215000 H-1B Apr 27, 2023
Western Alliance Bank Principal Engineer III Thousand Oaks, CA $215000 H-1B Feb 7, 2023
Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineer Mountain View, CA $215000 H-1B Mar 29, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineer Mountain View, CA $215000 H-1B Mar 23, 2022
EMC CORPORATION Software Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $215000 Green Card Jun 16, 2021
Tenstorrent USA Inc. Sr. Principal Engineer Austin, TX $215000 - $265000 H-1B Nov 12, 2021
Tenstorrent USA Inc. Sr. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $215000 - $265000 H-1B Nov 12, 2021
Bitglass, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer Campbell, CA $215000 H-1B Nov 25, 2020
SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $215000 H-1B May 4, 2021
STRATEOS INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER MENLO PARK, CA $215000 H-1B Dec 4, 2019
DemandBase, Inc. Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $215000 H-1B Oct 29, 2019
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $215000 H-1B Mar 13, 2020
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Principal Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $215000 - $220000 Green Card Jul 25, 2018
MACY'S.COM, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, SECURITY SAN FRANCISCO, CA $215000 H-1B Mar 1, 2018
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $214982 H-1B Apr 17, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer McKinney, TX $214930 H-1B Sep 21, 2025
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. Principal Engineer Principal Test Engineer San Jose, CA $214772 H-1B Apr 10, 2026
News Corporate Services, Inc. Principal Engineer, Product Security Monmouth Junction, NJ $214763 H-1B Jan 30, 2026
Intel Corporation Principal Engineer, PnP Design Folsom, CA $214730 - $303140 H-1B May 1, 2025
CommVault Systems,Inc. Principal Engineer Tinton Falls, NJ $214600 - $230000 H-1B May 21, 2026
CommVault Systems,Inc. Principal Engineer Tinton Falls, NJ $214600 - $250000 H-1B Apr 6, 2026
CommVault Systems,Inc. Principal Engineer Tinton Falls, NJ $214600 - $230000 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
CommVault Systems,Inc. Principal Engineer Tinton Falls, NJ $214600 - $250000 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer, SSD PDT Lead San Jose, CA $214573 H-1B Aug 12, 2025
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Engineering Manager (Software Engineeri… Redmond, WA $214500 - $234500 Green Card Sep 18, 2019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING MANAGER REDMOND, WA $214500 H-1B Jun 7, 2018
MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES Principal Engineer I NEW YORK, NY $214400 H-1B Mar 28, 2022
XILINX, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $214326 H-1B May 11, 2018
XILINX, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $214326 H-1B May 11, 2018
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