Top Remote Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Principal Software Engineer will architect and lead the development of scalable systems, drive technical excellence, mentor teams, and promote best practices at a fintech company.

The Principal Software Engineer will lead cross-team initiatives, define system architecture, mentor engineers, and engage in critical implementations to enhance reliability and team effectiveness.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll design scalable cloud storage architectures, optimize performance, and collaborate with teams to enhance storage solutions for AI workloads.

As Principal Software Engineer at Gusto, you'll architect scalable payroll systems, lead cross-functional projects, mentor engineers, and drive product strategy.

Design and build scalable backend platforms for regulated scientific workflows, ensuring compliance and reproducibility while enhancing performance and usability across cloud environments.

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.

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.

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.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll architect scalable backend systems for mobile applications, mentor teams, and influence tech strategy to support mobile-first growth.

This role requires leading a software development team to build high-performance web applications, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers. The position emphasizes collaboration with Product Management and presents solutions for enhancing the tech stack.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the development and architecture of Upstart's Core GenAI Platform, ensuring technical excellence and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers and influencing business strategy.

Lead the architectural design and development of a new consumer credit product, focusing on backend systems, distributed services, and integrating AI tools. Mentor team members and influence product direction through engineering insights.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead architectural strategies, mentor engineers, prototype services, and ensure alignment with business goals in a remote environment.

The Principal Software Engineer will define technical roadmaps, guide system architecture, mentor leaders, and drive product direction in Capital Supply operations.

The Principal Software Engineer will provide technical and architectural leadership in data engineering, focusing on strategy, innovation, and ensuring successful production deliveries while fostering teamwork and mentoring.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead complex projects, build scalable systems, and integrate EHRs while driving technical improvements and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The Principal Software Engineer designs and enhances software applications using Appian, providing technical leadership and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards in a healthcare environment.

The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical initiatives, develop scalable solutions, mentor teams, and drive system architecture for a connected equipment platform.

Lead design and reliability of a financial data extraction platform, minimizing human validation through AI, and enhance system correctness for scale.

The role involves enhancing vector similarity search in Elasticsearch, leading initiatives, implementing new features, and collaborating with a distributed team.

Lead the design and implementation of full-stack solutions while mentoring junior engineers and driving agile development practices within the organization.

Design and build open-source Pulumi SDKs, ensure code quality, lead projects, and contribute to the developer community.

Lead architectural vision and development of scalable infrastructure for self-driving technology, mentoring engineers and overseeing complex projects.

The Principal Software Engineer will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and oversee project execution while implementing backend services in Python and React frontends. Responsibilities include driving innovation, shaping architecture, maintaining high engineering standards, and contributing to the operational lifecycle of features.

Lead the design and implementation of mortgage technology features, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to improve customer experiences.