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Chicago, IL
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Automotive • Professional Services • Software • Consulting • Energy • Chemical • Renewable Energy
The Principal Engineer leads as a Global SME in high voltage systems, influencing standards and testing capabilities while ensuring client satisfaction through expert communication and stakeholder engagement.
Top Skills: C37C57 SeriesCircuit-BreakerHigh Voltage SystemsIec 62271 SeriesIeee C12SubstationSwitchgearUl 2748
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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300-462K Annually
Senior level
300-462K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
As a Principal Engineer, you will design, scale, and lead the development of Adyen's financial products while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product teams.
Top Skills: Engineering SystemsFinancial InfrastructureSoftware Engineering
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
195K-290K Annually
Expert/Leader
195K-290K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Principal Engineer, you'll lead the technical direction for the Linux sensor product, mentor engineers, and collaborate with teams across platforms, focusing on security and performance improvements.
Top Skills: CC++EbpfLinux
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
The Principal Engineer will lead cloud threat detection initiatives, design detection logic, conduct cloud investigations, and drive enhancements for security across cloud environments.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPGoPython
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
The Principal Engineer will lead the technical strategy and architectural decisions for the Endpoint Protection Product, focusing on Windows. Responsibilities include mentoring, performance optimization, and collaboration across teams while staying updated on security trends.
Top Skills: C/C++Cross-Platform DevelopmentMalware AnalysisReal-Time Security MonitoringSystems ProgrammingWindows Os Internals
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Principal Engineer at CrowdStrike, you'll evolve the technical vision for NG-SIEM, deliver high-scale ingestion systems, lead project teams, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance the product's performance and customer experience.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPKafkaScala
19 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
119K-205K Annually
Expert/Leader
119K-205K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Financial Services
The Principal Engineer develops and analyzes software solutions, manages projects, trains users, and ensures code quality and compliance with best practices.
Top Skills: APIsCloud ServicesDatabasesDevsecopsDigital PlatformsMobile PlatformsWeb Platforms
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
As a Principal Engineer, you'll lead and guide technical strategies for the Policy Management team, developing cloud-based systems and mentoring engineers while ensuring project delivery and system scalability.
Top Skills: AWSC++CassandraElastic SearchGCPGoKafkaKubernetesPythonRedisTypescriptUnix Shell
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
145K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
145K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
The Technology Resilience Principal will lead resilience functions, driving strategies for technical resilience across systems, ensuring service reliability, and disaster recovery.
Top Skills: Application ResilienceChaos EngineeringCloud-Native EnvironmentsEnterprise Disaster RecoveryInfrastructure RedundancyMonitoring Platforms
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
177K-277K Annually
Expert/Leader
177K-277K Annually
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
The Principal Software Engineer at FreeWheel leads the design and architecture of scalable software systems, mentors engineers, and collaborates on product requirements while ensuring timely delivery and technical excellence.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++ConfluenceGCPGitGoJavaJIRAMicrosoft Office SuitePython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
177K-277K Annually
Expert/Leader
177K-277K Annually
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AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech
The Principal Software Engineer leads technical vision and architecture, collaborates with stakeholders, mentors engineers, and ensures timely delivery of scalable software solutions.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++ConfluenceGCPGitGoJavaJIRAMicrosoft Office SuitePython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Legal Tech • Productivity • Software
The role involves designing and implementing software architecture, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring high productivity and quality in software development.
Top Skills: AzureDockerJavaKubernetesLinuxMariadb Clusters
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4 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
107K-183K Annually
Senior level
107K-183K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
Lead systems engineering expert responsible for designing and implementing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and advanced data solutions in a cross-functional environment.
Top Skills: AWSAzureAzure Data Lake StorageAzure DevopsAzure SqlBashCi/Cd PipelinesCloud-Based InfrastructureCloudwatchCommvaultDockerGCPGitInfrastructure As CodeKubernetesLinuxPowershellPrometheusPythonSpark NotebooksSynapse AnalyticsTerraformVmware VsphereWindows
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
280K-385K Annually
Senior level
280K-385K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
The Principal Developer Productivity Engineer will enhance GM's developer tools, mentor engineers, and drive system performance through observability and software engineering best practices.
Top Skills: C/C++DockerGoGrafanaIstioKubernetesNode.jsPrometheusPythonRustTerraform
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
166K-205K Annually
Expert/Leader
166K-205K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech
The Principal Engineer will design and implement components for trading systems, focusing on enhancements, modernization, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: AWSBashFix MessagingGitJavaJunitLinuxSpring BootSQL
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
130K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
130K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
As a Principal Platform Engineer at Avant, you will design and implement cloud-native platforms and infrastructure tools, ensuring scalability and stability of customer-facing products while leading automation and security initiatives.
Top Skills: AirflowArgocdAtlantisAWSBashDatabricksDatadogDockerGoHclHelmIstioKubernetesLinkerdNginxOpentelemetryPrometheusPythonSentrySpaceliftTerraform
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
140K-195K Annually
Senior level
140K-195K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Principal Software Engineer at Avant will architect and develop scalable solutions for credit card and loan servicing products, collaborating with various teams to enhance performance and customer experience while driving innovation in digital banking.
Top Skills: .NetAWSAzureCassandraDockerEvent-Driven ArchitectureGCPJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBPostgresPythonRuby
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
169K-242K Annually
Senior level
169K-242K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Logistics • Software
Lead the design and implementation of map-making automation pipelines, architect scalable systems, and provide technical leadership in data engineering and automation frameworks.
Top Skills: DockerDynamoDBFlinkHadoopJavaKafkaKubernetesMongoDBNoSQLPythonScalaSparkSQL
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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186K-258K Annually
Senior level
186K-258K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
Lead mobile software development as a Principal Mobile Software Engineer, driving technical strategy, building systems in React Native, and mentoring engineers to enhance user experience and scalability.
Top Skills: JavaKotlinObjective-CReact NativeSwiftTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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200K-280K Annually
Senior level
200K-280K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
The Principal Field Security Engineer at GitLab tackles complex customer security issues, overseeing contract reviews, guiding internal teams, and providing expert security knowledge to ensure customer compliance and mitigate risks.
Top Skills: Cloud SecurityDevsecopsFedrampGdprIso 27001NistSaaSSoc 2
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
107K-156K Annually
Senior level
107K-156K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • Food • Manufacturing
Lead development of new manufacturing technologies in robotics and automation, analyze operational data, and build external partnerships. Oversee project execution and provide technical support.
Top Skills: Augmented RealityDigital Twin TechnologyPredictive SystemsRoboticsSmart FactoriesVirtual RealityVision Systems
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Remote
Chicago, IL
265K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
265K-320K Annually
Expert/Leader
Software • Defense
Lead design and implementation of enterprise-grade AI systems, architect AI infrastructure, and drive technical strategy for AI-powered products primarily for military applications.
Top Skills: AIData GovernanceInformation RetrievalLlmMlNatural Language Processing
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
214K-309K Annually
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214K-309K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • HR Tech
As Principal Software Engineer at Gusto, you'll architect scalable payroll systems, lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and drive product strategy.
Top Skills: GraphQLRuby on RailsReactRestful ApisRubyTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
195K-290K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
Lead the development of an AI framework for endpoint security, collaborate with teams, optimize solutions, and ensure model efficiency across various platforms.
Top Skills: AIC/C++GpuLinuxmacOSMlNpuOnnxOpenvinoWindows
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
195K-293K Annually
Senior level
195K-293K Annually
Senior level
Cloud
As a Principal Engineer, you will drive the design of AI solutions, mentor engineers, and build backend services for AI applications.
Top Skills: AngularAWSAzureGCPGoJavaNode.jsPythonReactVue
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