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Senior Principal SW Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $183,000–$370,500🗓 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01

Core

Designing, developing, and troubleshooting software programs, including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, and databases, with a focus on organization-wide architecture and strategy.

Role type

Senior Principal Software Engineer (Architecture & Strategy)

Builds

Software systems, tools, and languages for edge-to-cloud products

Domain

Enterprise IT, Edge-to-Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Software architecture, system design, multi-platform integration, test planning, debugging, innovation, technical leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

Patent history, executive-level communication, outsourced partner management

Technologies

Operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, databases, Internet-related tools

Responsibilities

Develop organization-wide architectures and strategies for software systems; Identify and recommend new technologies and innovation plans; Review designs for compliance with development standards; Provide solutions to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk; Mentor less-experienced team members; Act as an internal authority for software systems design consulting.

Seniority

Principal, strategic architecture & mentorship

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