Top Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design, build, and operate distributed storage and file-system platforms for cloud-scale AI training and inference. Architect storage and caching for Kubernetes and GPU workloads, improve performance, reliability, observability, and resiliency, diagnose cross-layer production issues, and lead architecture reviews. Partner across infrastructure, networking, operating systems, and AI platform teams while mentoring engineers and shaping long-term storage strategy.

Lead architecture and hands-on development for Microsoft's virtualization platform, focusing on hypervisor and VMM capabilities. Design, implement, and optimize systems software across Windows, Linux, macOS, Azure, and containers. Improve performance, security, reliability, testing, and operational readiness; diagnose low-level hardware/software issues; enable virtualization on new silicon; mentor engineers; and influence platform strategy across teams and hardware partners.

Lead development of a massively distributed edge compute platform. Design fault-tolerant systems, external APIs, high-throughput traffic routing, and Kubernetes-based resource management. Establish architecture standards, reliability metrics, security practices, and technical governance. Collaborate with AI/ML, hardware, networking, and security teams; communicate risks to executives; manage customer requirements; review code; and mentor engineers on distributed systems best practices.

Lead quality engineering across streaming, data, and advertising systems, driving test automation strategy, architecture, and mentorship while ensuring product quality and operational efficiency.

Leads end-to-end software development for AI-infused enterprise applications, including architecture, database design, coding, testing, deployment, and service reliability. Builds Copilot and agentic solutions using Azure and modern full-stack technologies. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, establishes quality and security practices, supports enterprise integrations, and collaborates with product teams, program managers, UX designers, and data scientists to deliver scalable commercial software.

Develop, test, debug, integrate, and maintain software for embedded navigation systems supporting national defense products. Apply MATLAB/Simulink, C, C++, or Python; use model-based engineering and agile practices; perform software and system integration; and support mission- and safety-critical development. The role requires collaboration, technical leadership, navigation algorithm experience, onsite work, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Lead the architecture, development, deployment, and reliability of cloud-based customer experience platforms using AWS, Genesys Cloud, and Salesforce Service Cloud. Design integrations, data pathways, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation while ensuring security, compliance, scalability, and performance. Serve as a technical subject matter expert, guide global agile teams and vendors, coach engineers, establish DevOps practices, and troubleshoot critical production issues.

Provides architectural leadership for complex CX orchestration platforms built on AWS, Genesys Cloud, and Salesforce. Designs integrations and distributed systems, establishes engineering standards, leads governance and technical roadmaps, resolves high-impact production issues, evaluates technologies, and mentors senior engineers and technical leaders. The role influences enterprise architecture, risk mitigation, platform strategy, and cross-functional technical decisions.

Lead technical direction for Elastic’s core billing platform across cloud providers. Design and operate scalable billing systems, data pipelines, APIs, and PostgreSQL architecture. Improve reliability, observability, incident response, deployment, and CI/CD practices. Partner with SRE, Cloud Infrastructure, Product, Design, and Finance teams, guide architecture and roadmap decisions, review technical work, mentor engineers, and participate in on-call rotations.

Design, build, deploy, and maintain resilient, scalable production systems for Toast’s retail customers. The role sets long-term technical architecture and strategy, communicates technical direction, mentors senior engineers, improves engineering productivity, diagnoses performance issues, and drives initiatives amid ambiguity. Engineers collaborate directly with retail customers, visit stores, understand operational workflows, and use AI tools to improve development velocity and quality.

Develop and maintain C++ UI frameworks, authoring tools, and workflows for League of Legends. Collaborate across teams, contribute to technical designs, own software lifecycles, mentor engineers, support production tools, and drive large development efforts from requirements through testing and delivery. Partner with engineers, designers, and artists to improve tooling effectiveness and user experience.

Leads Agile/Scrum teams developing, integrating, testing, and deploying mission-critical mission-planning software. Owns CI/CD pipelines, build environments, installation and verification activities, requirements-to-test traceability, troubleshooting, risk remediation, and technical support for program reviews and proposals. Collaborates with systems engineering and program management, supports customer-facing activities, mentors engineers, and drives automation and continuous improvement. The role is fully on-site in Manhattan Beach, California, and requires an active Secret clearance with SAP access eligibility.

You will architect and build cloud infrastructure, optimize systems, evolve CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure, and mentor engineers, focusing on AI-driven solutions.

Leads end-to-end design, development, quality, and integration of complex software solutions and cloud services. Provides technical leadership for enterprise-wide projects, manages engineering processes, risks, dependencies, and delivery priorities, and writes code across the software ecosystem. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable, user-centric technology solutions, primarily supporting healthcare caregivers.

Lead the technical vision and architecture for scalable, secure, high-performance distributed systems. Provide engineering leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance while driving reliability, automation, CI/CD, security, performance optimization, and technical strategy. Investigate emerging technologies, oversee complex problem-solving, establish engineering standards, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to align technology roadmaps with organizational goals.

Principal Software Developer responsible for designing, developing, and scaling distributed, high-throughput software systems. The role delivers features, improves reliability, identifies bottlenecks, leads system migrations from monoliths to microservices, and works across the technology stack. Responsibilities include architectural design, cloud engineering, technical leadership, mentoring developers, communicating technical decisions, and using AI and automation tools to improve engineering outcomes.

Leads architecture and development of scalable Node.js SaaS applications and data products. Responsibilities include designing systems, translating stakeholder needs into technical backlogs, writing user stories, coordinating architecture decisions, supporting product planning, improving business processes, and mentoring engineers. The role also incorporates AI-assisted development, code review agents, LLM APIs, agentic workflows, and generative AI tools.

Designs, develops, and leads scalable healthcare software solutions involving transaction processing, interoperability standards, integrations, and data platforms. Provides hands-on engineering, architectural leadership, quality ownership, risk management, technical mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires building high-performance cloud-based SaaS solutions using microservices and serverless architectures, while guiding engineering strategy and ensuring secure, reliable delivery.

Lead as a customer‑embedded principal engineer to design, build, and ship production-grade solutions. Translate business needs into technical approaches, influence senior stakeholders, accelerate delivery in ambiguous environments, and transition work to FDE crews while driving long-term account impact.

Design and scale critical, highly-available services; set technical direction across teams; apply best practices for availability, scalability, cost, and operational excellence; leverage AI tools and high-velocity workflows; mentor engineers and solve ambiguous, company-wide technical problems.

Architects, develops, integrates, tests, and validates mission management software for aircraft and ground systems. Builds high-performance C++ command-and-control, telemetry, mission workflow, and subsystem coordination capabilities. Integrates autonomy, sensors, payloads, radios, networks, and third-party systems while addressing performance, reliability, fault tolerance, and distributed-system challenges. Leads architecture, design reviews, integration activities, simulation environments, and technical troubleshooting during ground and flight tests. Mentors engineers and establishes software development practices.

Own the architecture of Plug’s money-facing infrastructure, including ledgers, payment disbursements, settlements, reconciliation, and lien/title payoffs. Design deterministic, auditable, fault-tolerant financial systems that integrate with banks, processors, and servicers while meeting regulatory requirements. Partner with Product, Risk, Finance, and Compliance, establish technical standards, review money-related architecture, mentor engineers, and guide build-versus-buy decisions.

Lead architecture and technical execution for Toast’s Payroll and Team Management products. Own authentication, authorization, and organizational hierarchy across a multi-tenant SaaS platform. Drive high-scale, full-stack initiatives, modern agentic development practices, integrations, technical strategy, quality standards, deployment practices, and cross-functional collaboration. Mentor engineers across teams and leverage AI tools and LLM integration to improve software development velocity and quality.

Design, develop, and maintain a native IBM i connectivity agent for Redwood RunMyJobs. Responsibilities include job submission and monitoring, spool and queue handling, CL/RPG invocation, security integration, API connectivity, troubleshooting, performance and reliability improvements, architecture, code reviews, testing, documentation, and collaboration with product and engineering teams. The role also requires validating AI-assisted solutions against authoritative IBM i documentation.

Build and maintain a Java-based connectivity agent integrating Redwood RunMyJobs with IBM z/OS. Responsibilities include JES, TSO, SMF, USS, security, cryptography, custom protocols, C/JNI integration, concurrency, troubleshooting, performance, architecture, testing, documentation, and collaboration. The role requires deep mainframe systems expertise, strong Java and C skills, DevOps experience, and sound judgment when using AI-assisted engineering tools.