Principal Software Engineer jobs in India — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-05-23, demand data for Principal Software Engineer in India is still being collected.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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+Which other cities are hiring Principal Software Engineer?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most Principal Software Engineer jobs outside India are Bengaluru, London, San Francisco, Cambridge, New York City, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Other top cities hiring Principal Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 37 | 22.3% |
| London | 22 | 13.3% |
| San Francisco | 19 | 11.4% |
| Cambridge | 18 | 10.8% |
| New York City | 17 | 10.2% |
| Atlanta | 14 | 8.4% |
| Pune | 12 | 7.2% |
| Mountain View | 10 | 6.0% |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 5.4% |
| Austin | 8 | 4.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Principal Software Engineer” and whose locationCity is “India”.
- city
- India
- role
- Principal Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-23
- window_days
- 90
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