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Chicago, IL
145K-220K Annually
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145K-220K Annually
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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
Expert/Leader
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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
119K-205K Annually
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119K-205K Annually
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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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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
148K-240K Annually
Senior level
148K-240K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Internet of Things • Software • Cybersecurity • Industrial
Lead the testing strategy and practices for a team, develop tools, conduct automated testing, and manage test reporting.
Top Skills: AWSGitPlaywrightTypescript
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
177K-277K Annually
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177K-277K Annually
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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
Expert/Leader
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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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
180K-189K Annually
Expert/Leader
180K-189K Annually
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Information Technology
The Principal Engineer leads technical direction and architecture for large-scale systems, ensures engineering excellence, manages platform health, and mentors team members.
Top Skills: AICi/CdCloud-Native SystemsDistributed ArchitecturesReliability EngineeringSecurity-By-Design
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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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Chicago, IL
147K-220K Annually
Senior level
147K-220K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • eCommerce • Food • Marketing Tech • Retail
The Platform Engineer will act as a MuleSoft SME, responsible for engineering solutions, guiding developers, and enhancing software capabilities while collaborating with squads and stakeholders.
Top Skills: AksAzure CloudDatabricksDevOpsIaacKafkaMongoDBMulesoftOpenshiftPaasPysparkPythonRtfSaaS
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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171K-367K Annually
Expert/Leader
171K-367K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
As a Principal Engineer at GitLab, you will lead technical direction for infrastructure platforms, ensuring scalability and resilience while mentoring senior talent and influencing architectural decisions across multiple teams.
Top Skills: GoKubernetesRuby
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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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Remote
Chicago, IL
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15-15 Annually
Expert/Leader
15-15 Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
As a Principal Software Engineer - Storage at Wasabi, you'll design and improve storage software, addressing high reliability, security, and scalability in cloud storage services.
Top Skills: AWSAzureC++DockerGoKubernetesLinuxZfs
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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225K-250K Annually
Senior level
225K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning
Design and build scalable backend platforms for regulated scientific workflows, ensuring compliance and reproducibility while enhancing performance and usability across cloud environments.
Top Skills: AWSAzureDockerGCPGoGrpcJavaKubernetesPythonRestScala
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Remote
Chicago, IL
220K-270K Annually
Senior level
220K-270K Annually
Senior level
Software • Defense
Lead the evolution of Onebrief's infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and compliance. Define technical roadmaps, manage deployments, and eliminate technical debt.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSBashKubernetesPythonTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
180K-225K Annually
Senior level
180K-225K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • eCommerce • Food • Healthtech • Natural Language Processing • Social Impact
Lead and define the DevOps strategy, oversee migration and architecture of Kubernetes-based platforms, and mentor engineering teams.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSBashChefCloudFormationDatadogGoGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPuppetPythonRubyTerraform
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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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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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152K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
152K-190K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Healthtech • Professional Services • Software • Pharmaceutical
This role involves designing and developing core modules for an enterprise-level clinical data platform, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and collaborating with teams for software development and testing.
Top Skills: AngularAsp.Net MvcAWSC#CSSHTMLJavaScriptSQLTypescript
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
120K-180K Annually
Expert/Leader
120K-180K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
The Principal Coverage Engineer oversees RF Coverage projects, interfaces with cross-functional teams, provides technical support, develops coverage standards, and mentors engineers in a high-performance environment.
Top Skills: Modeling ToolsRfRf Propagation StudiesWireless System Design
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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221K-300K Annually
Senior level
221K-300K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
Lead machine learning initiatives to enhance underwriting model accuracy. Design and implement advanced training strategies and optimize workflows. Mentor engineers and influence modeling strategy.
Top Skills: CudaPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnTensorFlowXgboost
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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
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
256K-347K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Lead technical strategy for Dropbox's core systems and AI integration, drive technical outcomes, and influence multiple teams. Involve hands-on software development and architecture for scalable products.
Top Skills: AIConcurrencyDatabasesDistributed SystemsMlMobileSearchSoftware DevelopmentStorage Systems
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Mid level
Mid level
Aerospace • Digital Media • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Mobile • Software
Design and develop solutions for commercial aviation connectivity, defining system-level and sub-system requirements, and working with cross-functional teams to deliver quality technical solutions.
Top Skills: 5G802.11Agile PlmContainerizationHttp ServicesJama ConnectLteNginxTcp/IpVirtualization
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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Expert/Leader
Cloud • Information Technology
The Principal Cloud Support Engineer leads technical support, manages escalations, provides customer advisory, and enhances support operations in a cloud storage environment.
Top Skills: Aws S3Cloud StorageDistributed SystemsDnsHTTPLinuxNetworkingTcp/IpTls
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