Principal Software Engineer Job & Career Information
What's it like to be a Principal Software Engineer?We have 1,247 Principal Software Engineer jobs nationwide. The average Principal Software Engineer salary is $111,000 annually, +$45K (50%) more than the average national salary. Statistically, Principal Software Engineers are very happy with their career.
$111,000 Average Salary
- $111K EMC average (52 salaries)
- $111K Raytheon average (49 salaries)
- $111K Motorola Solutions average (48 salaries)
Employee Reviews
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Principal Software Engineer @ CA Technologies in Santa Clara, CA
"I love the ability to design and develop products which enterprises use. Feels as I am contributing something to the world. I find sometimes we end up being involved with solving some difficult problems, which make this job very challenging and interesting."
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Principal Software Engineer @ Dell Technologies in Round Rock, TX
"It's just a title, to keep my role, and pay grade low. It's far from what I do and makes it difficult to get a position anywhere else because the skillset doesn't align."
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