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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

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$954000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Software Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
CLOUDERA, INC. Principal Software Engineer I Palo Alto, CA $190155 H-1B Feb 18, 2020
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Software Engineer REDMOND, WA $190136 - $210136 Green Card Jun 16, 2016
American Society of Composers, Authors … Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $190000 E-3 Dec 16, 2020
American Society of Composers, Authors … Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $190000 E-3 Dec 15, 2020
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SUNNYVALE, CA $190000 H-1B May 5, 2017
O'Reilly Technology Services, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Indian Land, SC $190000 H-1B Feb 5, 2026
AT&T SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineer $190000 - $254300 Green Card Aug 30, 2024
Nomura Holding America, Inc. Vice President, Senior Principal Software Engineer NEW YORK, NY $190000 - $210000 H-1B Apr 7, 2026
UNITED SITE SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Westborough, MA $190000 H-1B Nov 20, 2025
Cardlytics Inc. Principal Software Engineer Atlanta, GA $190000 - $200000 H-1B Jul 10, 2025
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $190000 - $220000 H-1B Nov 20, 2024
Mastercard International Incorporated Principal Software Engineer Arlington, VA $190000 - $304000 H-1B Jan 22, 2025
Mastercard Technologies, LLC Principal Software Engineer Purchase, NY $190000 - $304000 H-1B May 19, 2025
Asurion, LLC Principal Software Engineer $190000 Green Card Jan 31, 2024
RED HAT, INC. Principal Software Engineer Boston, MA $190000 - $210000 H-1B May 9, 2025
Cargomatic, Inc. Principal Software Engineer- Integrations & Autom… San Francisco, CA $190000 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
Altana Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Back End $190000 - $270000 Green Card Nov 17, 2023
Asurion, LLC Principal Software Engineer $190000 Green Card Jan 19, 2024
Asurion, LLC Principal Software Engineer $190000 Green Card Jan 19, 2024
Global Healthcare Exchange Inc. Principal Software Engineer Louisville, CO $190000 - $200000 H-1B Sep 29, 2023
BAFFLE, INC. Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Architect) Santa Clara, CA $190000 Green Card Dec 8, 2022
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $190000 - $220000 H-1B May 1, 2024
XConn Technologies Holdings, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $190000 H-1B Sep 23, 2024
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, QA (C2 - 58567860) San Jose, CA $190000 - $230000 H-1B Feb 5, 2024
OPTUM SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $190000 Green Card Feb 28, 2023
Cimpress USA Incorporated Principal Software Engineer Waltham, MA $190000 - $230000 H-1B Mar 13, 2024
AT&T SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Bothell, WA $190000 H-1B Jan 11, 2024
WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Dallas, TX $190000 Green Card Mar 30, 2023
SPECTRO CLOUD, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $190000 H-1B Sep 18, 2023
Dataminr, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Backend New York, NY $190000 - $220000 H-1B Jan 4, 2023
QUALYS, INC. Principal Software Engineer Foster City, CA $190000 Green Card Oct 25, 2022
Wasabi Technologies LLC Principal Software Engineer Dublin, CA $190000 H-1B Feb 14, 2023
Cars.com Principal Software Engineer - Salesforce Cumming, GA $190000 H-1B Apr 17, 2023
SPECTRO CLOUD, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $190000 H-1B Sep 28, 2022
Itron, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $190000 H-1B Oct 10, 2022
ITRON, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $190000 H-1B Mar 9, 2022
Proper Finance Inc. Principal Software Engineer Chelmsford, MA $190000 - $210000 H-1B Feb 9, 2022
Asurion LLC Principal Software Engineer Sterling, VA $190000 H-1B Jun 14, 2022
OPTUM SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineer (20012.4707.2) San Jose, CA $190000 H-1B Oct 1, 2021
iOLAP, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Frisco, TX $190000 H-1B Dec 8, 2021
Ooma, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $190000 - $200000 H-1B Sep 24, 2021
Dataminr, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Backend Bayonne, NJ $190000 - $220000 H-1B Dec 13, 2021
FabFitFun, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Los Angeles, CA $190000 H-1B1 Oct 12, 2021
QUALYS, INC. Principal Software Engineer Foster City, CA $190000 H-1B Feb 11, 2022
SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $190000 H-1B May 11, 2022
Ampere Computing LLC Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $190000 H-1B Sep 23, 2022
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $190000 - $220000 Green Card Jul 15, 2021
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $190000 Green Card Jun 9, 2021
Procore Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Austin, TX $190000 - $240000 H-1B Dec 28, 2020
Ampere Computing LLC Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $190000 H-1B Nov 19, 2021
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