Welcome to Principal Software Engineering Lead Jobs at Ladders

Here, you can explore many opportunities that meet your career aspirations and offer salaries over $100000. Our platform focuses on well-paid positions and is dedicated to leading professionals like you to your next impactful role.

What is a Principal Software Engineering Lead?

As a Principal Software Engineering Lead, you are responsible for leading teams that develop, test, and maintain applications and software systems. These experts typically work at the highest level of technical complexity.

The Value of Principal Software Engineering Lead Roles

The value of Principal Software Engineering Leads is immense. They are critical to driving technological innovation and maintaining operational efficiency within organizations.

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$120K - $150K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of fintech infrastructure, where you'll own core platform systems, drive security and reliability, and enhance engineering efficiency from the ground up while col...

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2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$130K - $180K *

Lead the charge in cloud transformation initiatives, serving as a principal architect who provides technical oversight and innovative solutions for client projects, ensuring seamless delivery and ment...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$202K - $278K *

Join a team that's enhancing entity data platforms by designing robust systems, ensuring data accuracy, and reducing manual effort through AI. Collaborate across domains to deliver dependable solution...

US-AnywhereRemote

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$90K - $120K *

Grow your career with a pivotal role in designing and implementing innovative cloud-based and on-premises solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize network performance and deliver...

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Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $120K *

Contribute to a dynamic team by building user-friendly front-end solutions using React and TypeScript, enhancing platform performance and user engagement. Collaborate with designers and engineers to c...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$109K - $137K *

Lead cross-functional initiatives and align organizational strategies with execution. Drive high-impact programs across diverse teams, managing complexity and stakeholder engagement to deliver measura...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$118K - $195K *

Elevate your career by leading the design and development of enterprise APIs, ensuring seamless integration and automation while mentoring a skilled team to adopt best practices in software engineerin...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$217K - $303K *

Grow your career with our dynamic team leading innovative APIs and tooling for optimizing ad performance. Shape technical strategies and drive execution while developing talent in a collaborative envi...

US-AnywhereRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$140K - $160K *

Unlock potential by leading ServiceNow MDM solutions, driving strategic design and implementation across multiple modules. Collaborate with key stakeholders to optimize data governance and enhance ope...

US-AnywhereRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$160K - $200K *

Lead the charge in ensuring the stability and reliability of our GCP infrastructure. You'll collaborate with engineering teams, implement best practices, and enhance performance through innovative sol...

US-AnywhereRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $130K *

Drive global project control activities, ensuring consistent specifications and processes. Lead technical teams, manage project execution, and align departmental operations while enabling effective cu...

US-AnywhereRemote

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$172K - $251K *

Accelerate progress at the forefront of autonomous vehicle evaluation, driving system-level integration, developing groundbreaking metrics, and leading cross-functional teams to optimize performance a...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Transportation

$120K - $160K *

Lead the development of robust ML architectures for perception challenges in self-driving systems. Collaborate across teams to innovate, streamline processes, and drive productization of solutions for...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$130K - $180K *

Empower innovation by leading complex Microsoft solutions from proposal to execution, ensuring effective communication and technical oversight while designing transformative architecture and mentoring...

US-AnywhereRemote

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $180K *

Lead the charge in driving global AI, Storage, and Networking hardware design programs, ensuring timely delivery and innovation across multi-disciplinary initiatives in a dynamic environment...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$185K - $335K *

Join a team that's revolutionizing autonomous vehicle mapping systems. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead the design and implementation of scalable distributed systems, collaborating across tea...

US-AnywhereRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$173K - $336K *

Shape the future of Exposure Management by guiding architectural strategies and elevating engineering practices across empowered teams. Thrive in a collaborative space that connects customer impact wi...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$147K - $192K *

Shape the future of distributed systems and data pipelines while leveraging your backend engineering expertise in JVM languages to optimize high throughput applications across multi-cloud environments...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$147K - $192K *

Unlock potential by engineering resilient data pipelines at scale. Work with JVM languages and leverage multi-cloud infrastructures while collaborating in a dynamic team to optimize and deliver comple...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $140K *

Join a team that's revolutionizing software development, enhancing product reliability and security, and driving innovative solutions to complex challenges while collaborating across functions to deli...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$103K - $160K *

Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect complex Salesforce solutions and multi-platform systems, driving innovation while optimizing performance and scalability in a collaborative environment...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$90K - $130K *

Contribute to the development and maintenance of automation frameworks, deploying and managing Helm charts across diverse Kubernetes environments, while collaborating with teams to optimize platform p...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$156K - $210K *

Transform your career in a dynamic leadership role, guiding engineering teams to deliver innovative software solutions, champion AI practices, and foster collaboration to drive operational excellence...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$85K - $132K *

Drive the charge in delivering professional civil engineering solutions for public works and utility projects. Oversee design, project management, and compliance, while ensuring safety and operational...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$159K - $206K *

Lead transformative technical programs across productivity engineering teams, ensuring optimal adoption of modern infrastructure tools and strategies. Drive collaboration, roadmap planning, and execut...

US-AnywhereRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What qualifications do I need for Principal Software Engineering Lead jobs?question toggle

    To qualify for Principal Software Engineering Lead jobs, you typically need a degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with considerable experience and demonstrated leadership in software development projects.

  • What are the typical duties of a Principal Software Engineering Lead?question toggle

    Principal Software Engineering Leads generally manage software development teams, oversee the development and implementation of software systems, enforce best coding practices, and plan for future system upgrades.

  • How much do Principal Software Engineering Leads earn?question toggle

    Salaries can vary depending on experience, industry, and location. However, jobs featured on Ladders are all positions that pay over $100000.