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Principal Software Engineer salaries

18,879 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$146689

Average Salary

$37326

Minimum

$954000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
eSentire America, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Pleasanton, CA $230575 H-1B Apr 21, 2025
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER SUNNYVALE, CA $230552 H-1B Oct 30, 2018
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $230500 - $250500 Green Card Aug 17, 2022
NIKE USA Inc. Principal Software Engineer Framingham, MA $230292 H-1B Dec 26, 2023
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Mountain House, CA $230232 H-1B May 5, 2020
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $230232 H-1B May 5, 2020
Veeva Systems Inc. Principal Software Engineer $230000 - $265000 Green Card Jan 9, 2025
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $230000 - $270000 H-1B Dec 23, 2025
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $230000 - $270000 H-1B Mar 9, 2026
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $230000 - $270000 H-1B Nov 26, 2025
Swing Education, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Cupertino, CA $230000 H-1B Dec 9, 2024
Restaurant Brands International US Serv… Principal Software Engineer Miami, FL $230000 H-1B Aug 22, 2025
Red Hat, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Jersey City, NJ $230000 - $250000 H-1B Sep 17, 2025
Insulet Corporation Senior principal Software engineer Acton, MA $230000 H-1B Dec 11, 2024
Upscale AI, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $230000 - $260000 H-1B Aug 28, 2025
Liitto Technology, Inc. (dba Rune) Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $230000 H-1B Aug 10, 2025
Xage Security, Inc. Principal Software Engineer $230000 - $264500 Green Card Aug 8, 2023
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $230000 - $250000 H-1B Sep 25, 2024
Illumina, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Diego, CA $230000 - $250000 H-1B Aug 21, 2024
ZETA GLOBAL CORP. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $230000 H-1B Jul 23, 2024
Highnote Platform, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Plano, TX $230000 H-1B May 29, 2024
ServiceTitan, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Glendale, CA $230000 H-1B Mar 15, 2024
Upstart Network, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Renton, WA $230000 - $270000 H-1B Nov 3, 2023
Upstart Network, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Union City, CA $230000 - $270000 H-1B Nov 16, 2023
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $230000 - $280000 H-1B Sep 16, 2024
Collectors Universe, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Microservices San Diego, CA $230000 Green Card Feb 7, 2023
Caremark LLC Principal Software Engineer - Data Platforms Sammamish, WA $230000 H-1B1 Dec 28, 2023
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER BELLEVUE, WA $230000 H-1B Apr 3, 2023
Sift Science, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $230000 H-1B Jun 14, 2023
One Hundred Feet Inc Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $230000 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
HARNESS INC Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $230000 Green Card Sep 28, 2022
Walgreen Co. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $230000 H-1B Jun 22, 2023
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $230000 H-1B May 25, 2021
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $230000 H-1B Jul 25, 2023
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $230000 H-1B Dec 1, 2022
RingCentral, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Austin, TX $230000 H-1B Aug 30, 2021
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Senior Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $230000 Green Card May 3, 2022
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $230000 H-1B Jan 13, 2023
FV USA LLC DBA COUPANG Principal Software Engineer Seattle, WA $230000 Green Card Jun 27, 2022
Marqeta, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Castaic, CA $230000 - $260000 H-1B Jul 14, 2023
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Senior Principal Software Engineer- SD-WAN Platfo… Santa Clara, CA $230000 Green Card Apr 5, 2022
Astera Labs, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $230000 H-1B May 19, 2022
Zendesk, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Kirkland, WA $230000 H-1B Nov 9, 2021
SERVICENOW, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $230000 Green Card Dec 20, 2021
OKTA, INC Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $230000 Green Card Jun 7, 2021
Kargo Technologies Corp. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $230000 H-1B May 5, 2022
Kargo Technologies Corp. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $230000 H-1B May 17, 2022
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Ramon, CA $230000 H-1B Nov 8, 2021
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineering Manager Redmond, WA $230000 H-1B Apr 28, 2022
Harness, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Fremont, CA $230000 H-1B Dec 13, 2021
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