Principal Software Engineer Salaries in Illinois
$157,392
avg per year
The average salary for Principal Software Engineer jobs near Illinois is $157,392.*
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Top Principal Software Engineer jobs near Illinois
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Northrop Grumman
Rolling Meadows, IL
Bachelor’s Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, OR a Master’s degree in a related STEM field with 6 or more…
$138,500 - $203,600 a year
Principal Backend Engineer (Hybrid work schedule)
Parts Town
Addison, IL
You’ll own backend engineering policies, CI/CD pipelines, and testing automation to ensure reliable deployments.
$133,164.93 - $179,711.01 a year
Principal Software Engineer
The Numina Group
Woodridge, IL
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. In this strategic role, you will serve as both a hands-on technical leader and…
$140,000 - $160,000 a year
Software/Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Rolling Meadows, IL
Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum of 2+ years of engineering…
$85,400 - $158,000 a year
Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software
Northrop Grumman
Rolling Meadows, IL
Testability reviews: Collaborate with design engineering to achieve testability in new and updated product design. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No.
$138,500 - $203,600 a year
Principal Azure Cloud Engineer
BMO Financial Group
Chicago, IL
You will work in agile, cross‑functional pods with cloud engineering, data engineering, and security and risk partners to evolve BMO’s Azure platforms.
$112,200 - $209,000 a year
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