Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Arlington, VA (1,643)
Principal Cyber Support Developer
ManTech
Chantilly, VA
Principal Cyber Security Engineer
ManTech
Chantilly, VA
New
Lead Software Developer
Lumen
HERNDON, VA
$114.1k - $152.1k / year
Chief Software Engineer
Leidos
Falls Church, VA
$126.1k - $228k / year
Principal Systems Engineer, SIGINT Solutions
TalentRemedy
Herndon, VA
New
$170k - $240k / year
Civil Engineering Manager
Energix North America
Arlington, VA
New
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Principal Engineer - gDX Development
RED SKY Consulting
Washington, DC
New
$177k - $245k / year
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Senior Robotics Engineer, Surface Maritime
Rocket Lab
Washington, DC
PTO
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$168k / year
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Senior Mechanical Engineer PE / Group Manager - (MEP Consulting Engineers) Hybrid
Jobs via Dice
Washington, DC
New
Hybrid
$140k - $175k / year
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Senior Principal Engineer
Saalex
Bethesda, MD
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Education
$175k - $190k / year
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Senior Principal Engineer
ARM
Washington, DC
New
$273k - $369.4k / year
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Senior Engineer - Fire and Explosion, Bethesda, US
Gexcon India
Bethesda, MD
New
401(k)
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Senior Civil Engineer
IMEG Corp
Washington, DC
Part-Time
PTO
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Schedule
Education
$109k - $159k / year
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Principal Engineer, Software - Billing
T-Mobile
Herndon, VA
Part-Time
Diversity Leader
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$133.5k / year
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Principal Engineer II - Software
Rocket Lab
Germantown, MD
PTO
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Education
$173.8k / year
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Principal Engineer II - Software
EchoStar
Germantown, MD
New
PTO
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Education
$173.8k / year
‌
Principal / Sr. Principal Software Test Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman
College Park, MD
New
PTO
Health Insurance
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Senior Principal Engineer Software with Security Clearance
Northrop Grumman
Annapolis Junction, MD
PTO
Health Insurance
$131.1k - $196.7k / year
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Principal DevSecOps Engineer - Hybrid
Legion (formerly Yurts)
Washington, DC
Hybrid
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
$95k - $125k / year
‌
Principal Engineer, Agentic AI - Transforming Lending
Idexcel
Herndon, VA
$70k - $85k / year
‌
Senior Robotics Engineer
Anduril Industries
Washington, DC
New
PTO
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$168k - $252k / year
‌
Principal Engineer (Bridges)
Arlington County Government
Arlington, VA
Flexible Schedule
$175k - $190k / year
‌
Senior Principal Architect
Avature
Suitland, MD
New
Hybrid
‌
Principal Antenna Engineer
Intellian Technologies
Rockville, MD
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$50 - $55 / hour
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Senior DevSecOps Engineer (TS/SCI)
Maxar Technologies
Springfield, VA
Diversity Leader
Health Insurance
$140k - $160k / year
‌
Principal Infrastructure Architect - Direct-Hire/FTE - Remote (Washington DC Metro)
Genuent
🌎 Remote
New
$150k - $170k / year
‌
Senior IAM Engineer
Centene
Washington, DC
Part-Time
401(k)
Health Insurance
Education
$85.3k - $158.1k / year
‌
Sr/Principal Electrical Engineer - Electrical Systems and C&DH - with Security Clearance
Northrop Grumman
Sterling, VA
PTO
Health Insurance
$110.3k - $165.5k / year
‌
Principal TEMPEST Engineer
Obsidian Solutions Group
Washington, DC
$177k - $251k / year
‌
Architecture Principal, Transit and TOD
AECOM
Washington, DC
New
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
$150k - $270k / year
‌
Principal Engineer - EDA Verification Software Products
Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
🌎 Remote
Remote
PTO
Parental Leave
$138k - $155k / year
‌
Principal Architect, Solution
Kinaxis
🌎 Remote
New
Remote
$141k - $206.8k / year
‌
Senior/Principal Architect- AI/ML/Agentic AI/LLM
Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
🌎 Remote
Remote
PTO
Parental Leave
$195k - $250k / year
Job Description
Working as a Principal Software Engineer in Arlington, VA
There are 1,643 Principal Software Engineer opportunities available in Arlington, VA all with unique requirements.
The Principal Software Engineer automates the software build and delivery process, increases the engineering team's efficiency, and improves overall quality by defining the technical standards for our development and deployment tools. He/She examines existing technologies at an organization to determine which ones can benefit our products and solutions, evaluates emerging technologies aimed at simplifying software engineering tasks (e.g. code generation, refactoring), and then works with those efforts to make best use of them in Microsoft's internal development efforts.
Principal Software Engineer jobs near Arlington, VA
Principal Software Engineers in Arlington, VA Resume Data
Average Experience for Principal Software Engineers in Arlington, VA
- More than 10 years: 89%
- 6-10 years: 8%
- 3-5 years: 2%
- Less than 1 year: 0%
Educational Background for Principal Software Engineers in Arlington, VA
- Masters: 51%
- Bachelors: 40%
- Doctorate: 8%
- Associates: 0%
- Diploma: 0%
Top Skill for Principal Software Engineers in Arlington, VA
- Analyzing data: 21%
- Attention to detail: 21%
- Basic computer skills: 11%
- Project timeline management: 11%
- Software developer skills: 11%
- Advanced attention to detail: 5%
- Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel: 5%
- Recruiting: 5%
- Management & leadership skills: Planning & execution: 5%
- Work style: Conscientiousness: 5%
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