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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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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
CARVANA LLC Principal Engineer Tempe, AZ $200000 - $210000 Green Card Sep 14, 2020
Teleo Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER Palo Alto, CA $200000 H-1B Jan 28, 2021
SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $200000 H-1B May 14, 2021
Microsoft Corporation Principal Engineering Manager Atlanta, GA $200000 H-1B May 17, 2021
NETSKOPE, INC. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $235000 Green Card Dec 17, 2020
ScienceLogic, Inc. Cloud Architect/Principal Engineer Bothell, WA $200000 H-1B Aug 11, 2021
COMPUSHARP INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER JACKSON, MS $200000 H-1B Aug 6, 2021
FUND CALIFORNIA, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER PHOENIX, AZ $200000 H-1B Mar 22, 2021
Dell Products LP Software System Senior Principal Engineer Highlands Ranch, CO $200000 H-1B Aug 25, 2021
Innovium, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $200000 - $220000 H-1B Mar 31, 2020
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $210000 H-1B Oct 10, 2019
Quotient Technology Inc. Principal Engineer Mountain View, CA $200000 H-1B Nov 13, 2019
Boomi, Inc. Software Senior Principal Engineer San Mateo, CA $200000 H-1B Dec 19, 2019
Stash Financial, Inc. Principal Engineer, Web New York, NY $200000 E-3 Apr 9, 2020
Aryaka Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer San Mateo, CA $200000 H-1B Feb 28, 2020
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER San Diego, CA $200000 - $220000 H-1B Feb 13, 2019
VERIZON SMART COMMUNITIES LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER-SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SAN JOSE, CA $200000 H-1B Sep 21, 2018
CARVANA, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER San Jose, CA $200000 H-1B Jul 22, 2019
RIZIO, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER MENLO PARK, CA $200000 H-1B Jan 23, 2017
DATA DOMAIN LLC Software Senior Principal Engineer ROUND ROCK, TX $200000 Green Card Nov 12, 2018
NETSKOPE, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER LOS ALTOS, CA $200000 - $210000 H-1B Jun 28, 2018
ZENDESK, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER (SUPPORT ARCHITECT) SAN FRANCISCO, CA $200000 H-1B Apr 11, 2018
INNOVIUM, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $200000 H-1B Feb 21, 2018
PLUSAI, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $200000 H-1B Aug 16, 2018
RIZIO, INC (DBA WORKFIT) Senior Principal Engineer MENLO PARK, CA $200000 Green Card Dec 13, 2017
POSHMARK INC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER REDWOOD CITY, CA $200000 H-1B Nov 30, 2017
DATA DOMAIN LLC SOFTWARE SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $200000 H-1B Mar 13, 2018
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $200000 - $233800 Green Card Jun 21, 2018
P8H, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER NEW YORK, NY $200000 H-1B Feb 28, 2017
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $200000 - $245300 Green Card Feb 29, 2016
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN DIEGO, CA $200000 H-1B Sep 19, 2016
PADDLE8 INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER NEW YORK, NY $200000 H-1B Aug 29, 2016
Mattermark, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER San Francisco, CA $200000 Green Card Sep 30, 2015
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN DIEGO, CA $200000 H-1B Sep 19, 2016
TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $200000 H-1B Jun 26, 2010
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $200000 H-1B May 22, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $200000 H-1B Sep 27, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer $199975 Green Card Aug 24, 2023
Micron Technology, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, NVE PE San Jose, CA $199970 H-1B Mar 7, 2023
MODEC INTERNATIONAL,LLC Principal Engineer Houston, TX $199915 - $219906 Green Card Jun 10, 2021
DATA DOMAIN LLC SOFTWARE QUALITY SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $199875 H-1B May 2, 2019
Dell Marketing L.P. Senior Principal Engineer, Product Security Engin… Round Rock, TX $199856 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Boomi L.P. Software Principal Engineer Conshohocken, PA $199804 H-1B Sep 30, 2025
Autodesk, Inc. Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $199761 - $259600 H-1B Feb 5, 2026
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer Austin, TX $199750 - $258500 H-1B Mar 1, 2024
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer San Diego, CA $199750 - $258500 H-1B Apr 2, 2024
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $199710 Green Card Jun 8, 2022
BEST BUY CO., INC. Principal Engineer Richfield, MN $199649 H-1B Jan 8, 2026
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal ENGINEER - NVE MANAGED NAND PE San Jose, CA $199642 H-1B Aug 8, 2024
LTA Research and Exploration LLC Principal Engineer, GNC Sunnyvale, CA $199638 - $231000 H-1B Nov 3, 2020
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