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Chicago, IL
265K-320K Annually
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265K-320K Annually
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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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Chicago, IL
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214K-309K Annually
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214K-309K Annually
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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
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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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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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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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Chicago, IL
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Enterprise Web • Mobile • Professional Services • Software
Looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead AI-first products, evolve engineering practices, and mentor developers with a focus on Elixir and Python.
Top Skills: AWSElixirGraphQLKotlinPostgresPythonReactSwiftTypescriptWebrtcWebsockets
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-235K Annually
Senior level
200K-235K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Professional Services • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Defense • Generative AI
Lead the Application Security team in performing security assessments, mentoring, and advising clients on complex security issues while advancing AI in security workflows.
Top Skills: AICC++DastGoJavaJavaScriptKotlinMlObjective-CPythonRustSastSwiftTypescript
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Chicago, IL
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186K-258K Annually
Senior level
186K-258K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Machine Learning • Social Impact • Software
The Principal Software Engineer, Core Pricing will lead technical excellence, drive system design for loan pricing, and guide collaboration with ML scientists to optimize financial models.
Top Skills: A/B TestingAWSC#C++DockerGrpcJavaKafkaKubernetesPython
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
193K-297K Annually
Senior level
193K-297K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
Lead the design and implementation of simulation-based validation strategies for autonomous systems, mentoring engineers and ensuring performance metrics are met.
Top Skills: LlmsMachine LearningProgramming LanguagesSimulation PlatformsVlms
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Chicago, IL
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Healthtech • Software • Database • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
As a Principal Engineer for AI Systems, you will lead AI implementation and integration across the organization, ensuring compliance, enhancing workflows, and managing AI technology platforms while collaborating with various teams to drive efficiency and support AI adoption.
Top Skills: AnthropicAPIsAWSAzureChatgptClaudeMakeMlopsOpenaiPythonZapier
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Remote
Chicago, IL
250K-290K Annually
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250K-290K Annually
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Beauty • eCommerce • Healthtech • Retail • Telehealth
The Principal Engineer will lead architecture and evolution of the Customer Platform, design scalable systems for e-commerce, mentor senior engineers, and align technical and business strategies.
Top Skills: AWSDockerDynamoDBElasticsearchGoJavaKafkaKotlinKubernetesNode.jsPostgresPythonRedisSnsSqs
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Chicago, IL
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Artificial Intelligence • Food • Machine Learning • Software
The Principal Engineer at WISEcode will design and oversee complex systems, enhance team capabilities, and integrate AI solutions across the platform, while mentoring senior engineers and shaping engineering culture.
Top Skills: .NetAIAsp.NetAsp.Net BlazorEf CoreMlPostgres
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Expert/Leader
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Artificial Intelligence • Food • Machine Learning • Software
The Principal Engineer at WISEcode will design AI systems, mentor teams, and oversee architecture for AI-driven initiatives, ensuring reliability and explainability across platforms.
Top Skills: AILlmsMlSoftware Engineering
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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180K-304K Annually
Senior level
180K-304K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software • Big Data Analytics • Automation
As Principal Product Manager, you'll drive the evolution of PagerDuty's developer platform, focusing on API integration and developer experience, while collaborating closely with engineering and AI teams.
Top Skills: APIsRestful ApisSaaS
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
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300K-400K Annually
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300K-400K Annually
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AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Marketing Tech • Software • Analytics
The Principal AI/ML Engineer will develop machine learning models for campaign optimization in AdTech, collaborating across engineering and product teams to enhance advertising capabilities.
Top Skills: SparkAWSCassandraDockerDynamoDBGoHadoopJavaKafkaKubernetesMySQLPostgresPythonPyTorchRedisTensorFlow
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
240K-290K Annually
Senior level
240K-290K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Machine Learning • Transportation
Lead and manage a team developing ML models for self-driving vehicles, define motion planning projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance performance.
Top Skills: C++CudaGenerative AiMachine LearningPythonPyTorchReinforcement LearningTensorFlow
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Remote
Chicago, IL
180K-200K Annually
Expert/Leader
180K-200K Annually
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Healthtech
As a Principal Engineer, lead the design of full-stack platforms, focusing on AI integration, scalable architectures, and mentoring engineers. Drive innovation in web, data, and communication systems.
Top Skills: AIGraphQLJavaScriptKafkaMlNestjsNext.JsNode.jsPostgresReactRedisRestTypescript
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Cloud
The Principal Engineer will lead product development, shape the technical strategy for SaaS, mentor teams, and drive innovative solutions.
Top Skills: Cloud PlatformsDistributed SystemsMultiple Programming LanguagesSaaS
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Remote
Chicago, IL
111K-185K Annually
Expert/Leader
111K-185K Annually
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Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
The Principal Engineer will validate designs for hydro generator projects, ensuring timely execution and collaboration with various teams while leading New Product Introductions and cost optimization initiatives.
Top Skills: Advanced Manufacturing ProcessesEngineering ExecutionHydro Generator DesignTechnical Documentation
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
180K-303K Annually
Expert/Leader
180K-303K Annually
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eCommerce • Retail
Lead the development of a customized stationery editing platform focusing on rendering technologies for images and PDFs, while collaborating with multiple teams.
Top Skills: PdfPostscriptSvgWebglWebgpuXps
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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
Lead and develop Agentic AI solutions, mentor team members, collaborate on AI applications, and tackle complex challenges in cybersecurity.
Top Skills: Amazon BedrockGoGoogle Vertex AiJavaMicrosoft Copilot StudioOpen AiPythonScalaServerless Architecture
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Remote
Chicago, IL
249K-336K Annually
Expert/Leader
249K-336K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical initiatives, define architecture, prototype ideas, and foster an innovative engineering culture, working cross-functionally to turn visions into execution.
Top Skills: AICloud InfrastructureDistributed Systems DesignFull-Stack EngineeringMl
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Remote
Chicago, IL
276K-374K Annually
Expert/Leader
276K-374K Annually
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Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the vision and execution for Developer Productivity, enhancing workflows and integrating AI tools to streamline software delivery across Dropbox's multi-product stack.
Top Skills: AICi/CdDistributed SystemsLlms
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
233K-480K Annually
Expert/Leader
233K-480K Annually
Expert/Leader
Social Media
The Principal Engineer will lead technical strategy for ad products, mentor teams, oversee significant engineering projects, and drive innovation in machine learning and advertising technology.
Top Skills: Advertising TechnologyGenerative AiMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
200K-285K Annually
Senior level
200K-285K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Machine Learning • Transportation
Lead the development of perception capabilities for self-driving vehicles, focusing on computer vision and deep learning to enhance product impact and safety evaluation.
Top Skills: C++CudaPythonPyTorchTensorrt
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