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Principal Software Development Engineer salaries

1,264 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Software Development Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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1264

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$187420

Average Salary

$74755

Minimum

$350000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Principal Software Development Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $168120 H-1B Nov 18, 2011
FORTINET, INC. Principal Software Development Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $168000 - $188000 H-1B May 13, 2022
FORTINET, INC. Principal Software Development Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $168000 - $188000 H-1B Feb 11, 2022
Clearwater Analytics, LLC Principal Software Development Engineer Dublin, CA $167710 - $235000 H-1B Jan 3, 2022
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer East Palo Alto, CA $167710 H-1B Oct 1, 2021
Mastercard International Incorporated Principal Software Development Engineer Bowling Green, OH $167710 - $225120 H-1B Aug 20, 2021
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $167640 H-1B Nov 15, 2011
Shutterfly, LLC Principal Software Development Engineer Secaucus, NJ $167408 H-1B Jul 16, 2020
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Santa Clara, CA $167200 - $205700 H-1B Jul 8, 2020
FORTINET, INC. Principal Software Development Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $167117 Green Card May 4, 2021
Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Draper, UT $166635 H-1B Feb 27, 2026
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Santa Clara, CA $166488 - $238200 H-1B Feb 18, 2021
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $166441 E-3 Sep 16, 2014
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $166000 H-1B May 5, 2015
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST ALISO VIEJO, CA $166000 H-1B Jan 31, 2013
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST LE REDMOND, WA $166000 H-1B May 7, 2013
Amgen Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer (20516.36… $165894 - $208289 Green Card Sep 24, 2024
Mastercard International Incorporated PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $165617 - $255120 H-1B Nov 24, 2020
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $165310 - $206000 H-1B Aug 3, 2018
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SEATTLE, WA $165310 - $206000 H-1B Jun 6, 2018
Workday, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Pleasanton, CA $165300 - $247900 H-1B Dec 14, 2020
WORKDAY, INC. Principal Software Development Engineer (20637.10… Pleasanton, CA $165300 - $247900 H-1B Dec 8, 2020
Workday, Inc. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (20637.73… Pleasanton, CA $165300 - $247900 H-1B Jan 15, 2021
Workday, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Pleasanton, CA $165300 - $247900 H-1B Jun 18, 2020
Workday, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer San Mateo, CA $165300 - $247900 H-1B May 19, 2020
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corpo… Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Boston, MA $165000 H-1B Aug 26, 2024
FORTINET, INC. SR. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER Sunnyvale, CA $165000 - $185000 H-1B May 22, 2019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $165000 H-1B Mar 12, 2010
OATH HOLDINGS INC. Principal Software Development Engineer, Systems Sunnyvale, CA $164674 - $184674 Green Card Nov 13, 2019
Nokia of America Corporation Principal Software Development Engineer Mountain View, CA $164674 - $257942 Green Card Aug 16, 2019
Expedia, Inc. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SEATTLE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B May 10, 2021
Expedia, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Seattle, WA $164417 - $247166 H-1B Sep 23, 2021
Expedia, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Seattle, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B May 15, 2020
Expedia, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Austin, TX $164417 - $200000 H-1B Sep 22, 2020
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B Jan 24, 2019
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B May 7, 2019
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B Aug 14, 2019
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B Apr 4, 2019
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B Apr 5, 2019
HOMEAWAY.COM, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $164417 - $200000 H-1B Aug 23, 2019
DrFirst.com, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer, Test San Antonio, TX $164286 H-1B Jul 31, 2025
DrFirst.com, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer, Test San Antonio, TX $164286 H-1B Jul 24, 2025
Autodesk, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer San Francisco, CA $163832 - $231600 H-1B Mar 8, 2023
Autodesk, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer San Francisco, CA $163832 - $202500 H-1B Apr 5, 2023
GoTo Technologies USA, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Pine Brook, NJ $163801 H-1B Mar 7, 2023
Expedia, Inc. Principal Software Development Engineer Austin, TX $163550 H-1B Jan 23, 2026
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST SANTA CLARA, CA $163363 - $189600 H-1B Nov 3, 2016
FORTINET, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $163363 - $193066 H-1B Mar 15, 2017
WORKDAY, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER PLEASANTON, CA $163100 - $244700 H-1B Nov 1, 2018
WORKDAY, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER PLEASANTON, CA $163100 - $244700 H-1B Mar 5, 2019
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