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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alert Innovation Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | North Billerica, MA | $175000 - $185000 | H-1B | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Bentonville, AR | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Alert Innovation Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Billerica, MA | $175000 - $185000 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Crunchy Data Solutions Inc | Principal Software Engineer, Subject Matter Expert | Charleston, SC | $175000 - $240000 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Eltropy, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Ashburn, VA | $175000 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2021 |
| CBS Interactive | Principal Software Engineer | Brentwood, TN | $175000 | H-1B | May 26, 2021 |
| GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | SAN MATEO, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Redmond, WA | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 22, 2021 |
| ISCHEMAVIEW INC | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $175000 - $185000 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2021 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 - $241567 | H-1B | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2021 |
| NXP USA, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jul 7, 2021 |
| PubMatic, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Bidgely, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2020 |
| Care.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Austin, TX | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2021 |
| AUTODESK, INC | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2021 |
| PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Sep 4, 2020 |
| CortexData, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2019 |
| BioSig Technologies, Inc | Principal Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $175000 | H-1B | May 1, 2020 |
| athenahealth, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Watertown, MA | $175000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2020 |
| AUTODESK, INC | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $175000 - $190000 | H-1B | Jan 15, 2020 |
| CortexData, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Feb 10, 2020 |
| One Hundred Feet Inc | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2020 |
| QUALYS, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Foster City, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Bidgely, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2020 |
| CarGurus, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Cambridge, MA | $175000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2020 |
| INFORMATICA LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Feb 11, 2020 |
| INFORMATICA LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $175000 | Green Card | Oct 9, 2019 |
| DRUVA INC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Sunnyvale, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jul 18, 2019 |
| SOPHOS INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Fremont, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Sep 4, 2019 |
| LATTICE ENGINES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | San Mateo, CA | $175000 - $190000 | H-1B | May 20, 2019 |
| SOPHOS INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Fremont, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2019 |
| ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA, LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | May 21, 2019 |
| SHAPE SECURITY, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2019 |
| THALES E-SECURITY, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER DATA SECURITY SERVER | San Jose, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Nov 28, 2018 |
| CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $175000 - $190000 | H-1B | Sep 24, 2019 |
| ONDOT SYSTEMS, INC. | SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Santa Clara, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2019 |
| CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $175000 - $190000 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2019 |
| FANATICS RETAIL GROUP FULFILLMENT INC D… | Principal Software Engineer | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $175000 | Green Card | Apr 29, 2019 |
| FLOW COMMERCE INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Hoboken, NJ | $175000 | E-3 | May 30, 2019 |
| THOUSANDEYES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | San Francisco, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jul 30, 2019 |
| RALLY HEALTH, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Apr 11, 2018 |
| LATTICE ENGINES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN MATEO, CA | $175000 - $190000 | H-1B | Sep 24, 2018 |
| RALLY HEALTH, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACK END | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2018 |
| PRESENCELEARNING, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Nov 28, 2017 |
| VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC | SR. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2018 |
| ASURION, LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - SERVER | SAN MATEO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2018 |
| CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $175000 - $195000 | H-1B | Jun 26, 2018 |
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