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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

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$37326

Minimum

$954000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Software Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
SHAPE SECURITY INC. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 Green Card Jan 12, 2022
One Hundred Feet Inc Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $210000 H-1B Jan 31, 2023
LegalZoom.com, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Product Experiences San Jose, CA $210000 H-1B Jun 30, 2023
ZSCALER INC Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 Green Card May 13, 2022
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 Green Card Mar 29, 2022
One Hundred Feet Inc Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $210000 Green Card Jun 17, 2022
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $210000 H-1B Jul 11, 2022
Outreach Corporation Principal Software Engineer Seattle, WA $210000 - $235000 H-1B Feb 7, 2022
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Sr Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 Green Card Jul 16, 2021
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Hoboken, NJ $210000 H-1B Mar 10, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $210000 H-1B May 19, 2022
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Oct 28, 2021
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $210000 H-1B Mar 24, 2022
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $210000 Green Card Aug 13, 2021
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $210000 Green Card Aug 13, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Mar 1, 2022
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $210000 H-1B Oct 22, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer - SD- WAN- Platform D… Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Apr 1, 2022
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 - $230000 H-1B Jul 19, 2022
One Hundred Feet Inc Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $210000 H-1B Feb 2, 2022
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer - SD-WAN Platform Dev… Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Sep 27, 2021
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $210000 H-1B May 10, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $210000 H-1B Jun 30, 2022
FORGEROCK, INC. Principal Software Engineer (Multiple Openings) San Francisco, CA $210000 - $220000 Green Card Feb 12, 2021
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Sr. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 - $230000 Green Card Mar 31, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Nov 10, 2020
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 H-1B Apr 9, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Newark, CA $210000 H-1B Aug 13, 2021
Shape Security, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 E-3 Sep 25, 2020
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer - Datapath (SASE) Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Sep 24, 2020
INTUIT Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $210000 - $241500 Green Card Jun 18, 2020
Blue Yonder, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Coppell, TX $210000 H-1B Jan 20, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Aug 21, 2020
Ondot Systems, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Atlanta, GA $210000 H-1B Feb 7, 2020
NETSKOPE, INC. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 - $235000 Green Card Mar 31, 2020
INTUIT Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $210000 - $241500 Green Card Apr 28, 2020
ELASTICSEARCH INC Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $210000 Green Card Sep 17, 2019
PURE STORAGE, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER LOS ALTOS, CA $210000 H-1B Sep 11, 2020
VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC SR. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $210000 H-1B Feb 24, 2017
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $210000 H-1B Nov 9, 2018
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $210000 - $220000 H-1B Feb 25, 2019
ONE HUNDRED FEET INC PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Palo Alto, CA $210000 H-1B Jul 8, 2019
SHAPE SECURITY, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Mountain View, CA $210000 H-1B Jun 25, 2019
MOVE, INC PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Feb 1, 2019
VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC SR. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $210000 H-1B Jun 1, 2017
SALESFORCE.COM Principal Software Engineer SAN FRANCISCO, CA $210000 Green Card May 29, 2018
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $210000 H-1B May 8, 2018
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Bruno, CA $209974 H-1B Feb 28, 2020
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $209974 H-1B Apr 6, 2020
Intuit Inc. Principal Software Engineer Plano, TX $209758 - $234950 H-1B Feb 20, 2024
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