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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

Minimum

$954000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Software Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Veracode, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer $185000 Green Card Jul 15, 2025
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $185000 - $215000 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
CB Neptune Holdings, LLC Principal Software Engineer Hayward, CA $185000 H-1B Aug 8, 2025
AT&T SERVICES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Middletown, NJ $185000 H-1B Jul 21, 2025
AT&T SERVICES, INC. Principal Software Engineering Plano, TX $185000 H-1B Dec 18, 2024
AT&T SERVICES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PLANO, TX $185000 H-1B Dec 20, 2024
Cardlytics Inc. Principal Software Engineer Los Angeles, CA $185000 - $195000 H-1B Jul 10, 2025
AT&T SERVICES, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PLANO, TX $185000 H-1B Dec 20, 2024
EnChannel Medical Ltd. Principal Software Engineer IRVINE, CA $185000 H-1B Dec 19, 2024
Xealth, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Seattle, WA $185000 - $220000 H-1B Oct 24, 2023
CBS Interactive, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Nashville, TN $185000 H-1B Nov 21, 2023
TripAdvisor LLC Principal Software Engineer Needham, MA $185000 - $210000 H-1B Jan 19, 2024
Highnote Platform, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Jersey City, NJ $185000 H-1B Nov 28, 2023
SECURENET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER MILLCREEK, UT $185000 H-1B Sep 29, 2023
Cars.com Principal Software Engineer - Salesforce Chicago, IL $185000 H-1B Sep 29, 2023
The Gap, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $185000 H-1B Aug 29, 2023
Deposco, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Alpharetta, GA $185000 - $190000 H-1B Mar 7, 2023
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $185000 - $216800 H-1B Apr 4, 2023
Convera USA LLC Principal Software Engineer Pflugerville, TX $185000 H-1B Dec 7, 2022
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $185000 - $250000 H-1B Jan 6, 2023
PLANCK, LLC. Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $185000 H-1B Mar 30, 2023
Asurion, LLC Principal Software Engineer Hendersonville, TN $185000 H-1B Aug 28, 2023
The Gap, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $185000 H-1B Aug 21, 2023
Cimpress USA Incorporated Principal Software Engineer Waltham, MA $185000 - $245000 H-1B Jan 19, 2023
AMPERE COMPUTING LLC Senior Principal Software Engineer Portland, OR $185000 Green Card May 9, 2022
ORO Labs Inc. Principal Software Engineer Fremont, CA $185000 - $235000 H-1B Jun 27, 2023
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $185000 - $250000 H-1B Jan 6, 2023
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Austin, TX $185000 H-1B Jul 4, 2022
SPECTRO CLOUD, INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $185000 H-1B May 20, 2022
Red Hat, Inc. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER Nashua, NH $185000 - $205000 H-1B Dec 20, 2021
Cvent, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Antonio, TX $185000 H-1B Nov 23, 2021
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $185000 H-1B Sep 30, 2021
Lacework, Inc. Principal Software Engineer SaaS Backend Santa Clara, CA $185000 - $250000 H-1B Jan 4, 2022
VARO MONEY, INC. Principal Software Engineer Draper, UT $185000 Green Card Dec 4, 2020
Barracuda Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Campbell, CA $185000 H-1B Mar 17, 2022
Red Hat, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Nashua, NH $185000 - $205000 H-1B Dec 20, 2021
Ampere Computing LLC Senior Principal Software Engineer Portland, OR $185000 H-1B Mar 10, 2022
Ampere Computing LLC Senior Principal Software Engineer Portland, OR $185000 H-1B Feb 28, 2022
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $185000 H-1B Dec 23, 2021
NortonLifeLock Inc. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $185000 H-1B Dec 20, 2021
Publix Super Markets, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Roswell, GA $185000 H-1B Aug 4, 2022
GAP INC. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $185000 Green Card Sep 22, 2020
Talend Inc. Principal Software Engineer Redwood City, CA $185000 H-1B Mar 11, 2021
Outrider Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Engineer - Sensor Architecture Golden, CO $185000 E-3 Nov 17, 2020
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer - Datapath Santa Clara, CA $185000 H-1B Nov 4, 2020
F5 Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Sarasota, FL $185000 H-1B Feb 4, 2021
OKTA, INC Principal Software Engineer in Test San Jose, CA $185000 Green Card Apr 26, 2021
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER HOBOKEN, NJ $185000 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
Komprise, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Redwood City, CA $185000 - $235000 H-1B Jul 8, 2021
Move, Inc Principal Software Engineer - Data Doral, FL $185000 E-3 Jan 6, 2021
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