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
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Dublin, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineering Manager | Charlotte, NC | $180000 | H-1B | May 23, 2022 |
| Cvent, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sammamish, WA | $180000 | H-1B | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Mulberri, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $180000 | H-1B | May 3, 2022 |
| UKG Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Alpharetta, GA | $180000 - $200000 | H-1B | Jul 18, 2022 |
| KNOW LABS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SEATTLE, WA | $180000 - $250000 | H-1B | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Minio, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Monica, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 22, 2021 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Data Security (Remot… | Ashburn, VA | $180000 | H-1B | May 24, 2022 |
| Toast, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Boston, MA | $180000 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2021 |
| Dell USA L.P. | Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT | Cedar Park, TX | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Cvent, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sammamish, WA | $180000 | H-1B | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Manager, Principal Software Engineer, Test Automa… | Dublin, OH | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Cambridge Mobile Telematics | Principal Software Engineer I | Seattle, WA | $180000 | H-1B | Aug 16, 2022 |
| HealthEdge Software, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Burlington, MA | $180000 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2021 |
| THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIEN… | Principal Software Engineer | VALENCIA, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2021 |
| EAB GLOBAL, INC. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | IRVING, TX | $180000 | H-1B | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Lendup Global, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Union City, CA | $180000 - $220000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Lendup Global, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Oakland, CA | $180000 - $220000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Empower Retirement, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Marietta, GA | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Rulai, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Campbell, CA | $180000 - $220000 | H-1B | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Shutterfly, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Tempe, AZ | $180000 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Lacework, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $180000 - $280000 | H-1B | Jun 9, 2021 |
| OneTrust LLC | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Sandy Springs, GA | $180000 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2021 |
| ZSCALER, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $180000 - $200000 | H-1B | Oct 29, 2020 |
| AMOBEE, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2020 |
| HireVue, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | South Jordan, UT | $180000 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Apihub, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $180000 - $180100 | E-3 | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 - $200000 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2019 |
| SHIPWIRE INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER, PLATFORM | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 - $280000 | H-1B | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Procore Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Venice, CA | $180000 - $245000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2020 |
| PLUME DESIGN, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 7, 2020 |
| LeanTaaS, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Dec 4, 2019 |
| VEEVA SYSTEMS INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Marqeta, Inc. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Oakland, CA | $180000 - $240000 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2020 |
| ForgeRock Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $180000 - $230000 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2020 |
| AMOBEE, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Observe Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $180000 | Green Card | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Coupang Global LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $180000 - $250000 | H-1B | May 22, 2020 |
| LEANTAAS, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 | Green Card | Jan 30, 2020 |
| 128 TECHNOLOGY, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | BURLINGTON, MA | $180000 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2020 |
| MINIO, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $180000 | Green Card | Aug 22, 2019 |
| CLARI, INC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $180000 - $210000 | H-1B | Jul 10, 2020 |
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Mountain View, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Feb 7, 2019 |
| ASURION, LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - SERVER | SAN MATEO, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Oct 15, 2018 |
| CIITIZEN CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Palo Alto, CA | $180000 - $220000 | H-1B | Jun 28, 2019 |
| CLASSPASS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | New York, NY | $180000 - $200000 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2019 |
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | SR. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Mountain View, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2019 |
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