Principal Software Engineer Salaries in Colorado
$158,921
avg per year
The average salary for Principal Software Engineer jobs near Colorado is $158,921.*
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Top Principal Software Engineer jobs near Colorado
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Cisco Systems
Boulder, CO
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
$222,900 - $381,600 a year
8 days ago
Associate Principal Software Engineer
BD
Louisville, CO
The selected candidate will own the architectural direction and capability roadmap across embedded software, GUI/application software, operating system strategy…
$159,000 - $254,400 a year
6 days ago
Engineer Principal – Ground/Application Software
BAE Systems Inc.
Broomfield, CO
BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience. Experience with object-oriented design.
$118,095 - $200,762 a year
Senior Principal Engineer – Ground/Application Software
BAE Systems Inc.
Broomfield, CO
BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 8 or more years related experience. Experience with object-oriented design.
$132,962 - $226,035 a year
Engineer Principal – Embedded Software
BAE Systems Inc.
Boulder, CO
BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years related experience. Experience with object-oriented design.
$118,095 - $200,762 a year
Principal Vehicle Software Engineer
EOI Space
Lafayette, CO
Aggressively, but with discipline and structure, leverage agentic tools (Claude code) to accelerate design, implementation, test, and workflow activities.
$190,000 - $240,000 a year
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- Aurora, CO23 jobs
- Colorado Springs, CO21 jobs
- Boulder, CO10 jobs
- Denver, CO7 jobs
- Centennial, CO4 jobs
- Englewood, CO3 jobs
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