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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| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Sep 7, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2023 |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, IT Infrastructure | Norwood, MA | $168000 | Green Card | May 22, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Feb 1, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | May 2, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Mar 30, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | May 23, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | May 31, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | Feb 22, 2023 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $252000 | H-1B | May 22, 2023 |
| LNRS Data Services, Inc. | Consulting/Principal Software Engineer | East Brunswick, NJ | $168000 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2022 |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $168000 - $250000 | H-1B | Jul 5, 2022 |
| LNRS Data Services, Inc. | Consulting/Principal Software Engineer | Berkeley Heights, NJ | $168000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2022 |
| F5 Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2021 |
| Shape Security, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $168000 | H-1B | May 7, 2020 |
| MOVE, INC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Santa Clara, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2019 |
| BARRACUDA NETWORKS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Campbell, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Aug 19, 2019 |
| APTTUS CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN MATEO, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2018 |
| THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY | SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $168000 | H-1B | Nov 28, 2017 |
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Sep 29, 2017 |
| LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Aug 16, 2017 |
| TANGOME, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $168000 - $200000 | H-1B | Nov 16, 2015 |
| LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $167991 | H-1B | Mar 2, 2021 |
| BLACKBERRY CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $167990 | H-1B | Jan 20, 2023 |
| EAB Global, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Washington, DC | $167983 | H-1B | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fi… | Principal Software Engineer/Developer | Jersey City, NJ | $167970 - $187700 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | Principal Software Engineering | Plano, TX | $167900 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2024 |
| VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC | SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $167850 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2019 |
| ASURION, LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN MATEO, CA | $167794 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2018 |
| ASURION, LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN MATEO, CA | $167794 | H-1B | Mar 16, 2018 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $167786 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2018 |
| F5 Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $167772 | H-1B | May 25, 2021 |
| ZYNGA INC. | Principal Software Engineer II | San Francisco, CA | $167710 - $200000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Allen, TX | $167710 - $250000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Blume Global | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $167710 - $177710 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $167710 - $210000 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2022 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $167710 | H-1B | Nov 24, 2021 |
| Neustar, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $167710 - $201677 | H-1B | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Security Services, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Livermore, CA | $167710 - $215000 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Plastiq Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $167710 - $230000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2021 |
| MGM Resorts Satellite, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Belmont, CA | $167710 - $250000 | H-1B | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Blume Global | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $167710 - $177710 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2021 |
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