Technology companies throughout the USA are actively seeking experienced professionals to fill 500+ open principal software engineer remote jobs, reflecting the rising need for senior technical leadership in distributed teams. As organizations shift toward flexible work models, remote opportunities for this role continue to expand nationwide, offering engineers the chance to shape architecture and mentor teams from anywhere in the country.
Successful candidates typically bring deep expertise in system design, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architecture, paired with strong leadership and mentoring abilities. Employers look for professionals who can drive technical strategy, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and translate complex business requirements into robust engineering solutions. Proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, or Go, along with experience in microservices and DevOps practices, remains highly valued for principal software engineer positions.
Remote work for this role generally involves close collaboration through virtual tools, asynchronous communication, and periodic virtual syncs with global teams. Across the USA, hiring outlook for senior technical talent remains strong, with companies in finance, healthcare, and technology sectors increasingly investing in remote-first engineering leadership to access top talent regardless of geography.
If you're ready to take the next step in your engineering career, explore the latest principal software engineer vacancies available through Global Work AI. Whether you're looking to hire a principal software engineer or find your next remote leadership role, Global Work AI connects top talent with forward-thinking companies nationwide.
SAIC
About SAIC Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a premier technology integrator delivering solutions across defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets. Our Solutions &...
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Bright Vision Technologies
Principal Software Engineer - Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United...
remote, United States$100k – $150k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Black Canyon Consulting
Overview Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Senior C++ Software Developer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of...
remote, Maryland, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Elastic
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI...
remote, California, United States$160k – $304k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Devoted Health
Job Description A bit more about this role: The Growth team works across marketing, telesales, and sales operations to help enroll new members. We do lots of different things, from making internal...
remote, United States$131k – $200k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Inspira Financial
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our growing team and contribute to our next-generation technology platform. This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle,...
remote, Oak Brook, Illinois, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Jobgether
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Engineer, Software Engineering based in the United...
remote, United States$180k – $200k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerJobgether
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal Software Engineer (Back End) based in the United States....
remote, United States$147k – $199k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Microsoft
Overview Are you passionate about high-performance computing and solving complex systems-engineering challenges across enterprise, on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments? Join the Azure...
remote, United States$143k – $304k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Vytalize Health
Your Opportunity As a Principal Engineer, you will help design, build, and operate the clinical decision support and API-driven data delivery platform that enables Vytalize Health to embed timely,...
remote, KS, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
AHEAD
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of...
remote, United States$180k – $200k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Map Ssg
Remote — United States | $260,000–$320,000 Base | Full-Time We're partnering with a well-funded, high-growth cloud infrastructure company building a developer-first platform used by millions of...
remote, United States$260k – $320k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
8th Light
Who We Are At 8th Light, we bring life to the best ideas. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we are a technology solutions consultancy that partners with organizations from early-stage...
remote, United States$152k – $221k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerMicrosoft
Overview The Artificial Intelligence Performance team at Microsoft develops AI software that enables running AI models everywhere, from world’s fastest AI supercomputers, to servers, desktops, mobile...
remote, United States$120k – $304k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
DomainTools
DomainTools is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure team. Our team’s mission is to accelerate cross-organizational collaboration as we confront the challenges of...
remote, Boston, MA, United States$180k – $230k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Smartsheet
For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By...
remote, United States$205k – $275k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
The Home Depot
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Summary The Embedded Software Principle is responsible for the architecture, development, and...
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Arcadia
Arcadia is dedicated to happier, healthier days for all. We believe that there is a better healthcare world – one powered by data. Our platform transforms complex, diverse data into a unified...
remote, United States$250k – $350k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
ATPCO
ATPCO is the world's primary source for air fare content, holding over 200 million fares across 160 countries. Every day, the travel industry relies on ATPCO's technology and data solutions to help...
remote, United States$152k – $183k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerMicrosoft
Overview Microsoft Azure powers some of the world’s most mission‑critical cloud services. At this scale, database reliability, performance, and operational excellence are foundational to customer...
remote, United States$143k – $304k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Tonal
Overview You’ll lead architecture and delivery across Tonal’s device, app, and cloud systems: turn business priorities into technical direction, own initiatives that span teams, and grow senior...
remote, San Francisco, CA, United StatesFull TimeLead / ManagerMicrosoft
Overview In the Microsoft Frontier Company Engineering team, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. We are a global team of...
remote, United States$143k – $304k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Forward Financing
Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to...
remote, United States$148k – $185k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
PaulHood
Principal Software Engineer Reports to: SVP, Technology Location: Remote or Hybrid within KS, MO, OK, TN, or TX Budget: $170k - $185k DOE About the Role At PaulHood we are transforming the mid-market...
remote, KS, United States$170k – $185k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)
Precisely US Jobs
At Precisely, we're not just building software — we're shaping the future of data integrity. As a global leader in data quality, data enrichment, and location intelligence, Precisely helps thousands...
remote, United StatesFull TimeLead / Manager
Siemens
Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and...
remote, WA, United States$167k – $226k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Meta
Meta is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build the next generation of AI systems for production reliability. This role sits at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems, incident...
remote, United States$271k – $347k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Docker
About Docker Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls. From solo founders to the...
remote, United States$219k – $352k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)Microsoft
Overview The Microsoft AI Frameworks team develops the software and performance systems that enable state-of-the-art AI models to run reliably and efficiently at cloud scale. We own the serving stack...
remote, United States$166k – $331k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Lynx
Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. 8+ years Strong software development experience using C, C++, Java, Python, and Bash...
remote, Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesFull TimeSenior (5+ years)Microsoft
Overview In the Microsoft Frontier Company Engineering team, you won’t just build software; you’ll deliver real outcomes for some of the world’s most complex organizations. We are a global team of...
remote, United States$143k – $304k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
ELM Utility Services
Software Engineer V – Principal Engineer ELM Utility Services is an EEO Employer - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status. ELM Utility Services, is a team of over 1900 employees nationwide. We are...
remote, United States$120k – $160k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Dockwa
About the Role We are hiring one principal engineer, and we are hiring them to raise the ceiling of what this team can build. Engineering is six people today and will be fourteen inside a year. Our...
remote, United StatesFull TimeJunior (<2 years)
Zillow
About the team Zillow is the top real estate website in the U.S., where millions of people come for help with their move. The hardest parts happen after the fun of browsing online, and the full...
remote, United States$182k – $306k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Akamai
Do you want to help design and implement the next generation of cloud computing? Do you want to lead the expansion of compute architectures across the Akamai Connected Cloud? Join our Compute team!...
remote, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States$169k – $305k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Cotiviti
Overview Cotiviti is consolidating several client-facing portals into one unified Client Performance Portal — spanning executive, analyst, and operations views, and covering SLA reporting,...
remote, United States$130k – $176k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
GitHub, Inc.
About GitHub GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more...
remote, United States$160k – $425k/yrFull TimeLead / ManagerThe Home Depot
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: The Software Engineer Principal for store selling systems is responsible for joining a...
remote, United States$140k – $240k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)H&R Block Management
About the Role Provides technical expertise to design current and future architectural software components and products that support H&R Block business applications. Uses latest tools and technology,...
remote, United States$132k – $225k/yrFull TimeLead / Manager
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Principal Software Development Engineer Curtiss‑Wright is expanding its team of engineers who build next‑generation network management software. Our platform monitors and controls a wide variety of...
remote, Oregon, United States$144k – $192k/yrFull TimeSenior (5+ years)10,000,000+ more jobs available!
