Senior Principal Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 1 job postings with the title “Senior Principal Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is embedded systems.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Senior Principal Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 1 job postings with the title “Senior Principal Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17.
+What skills do Senior Principal Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Senior Principal Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are embedded systems, Python, real-time operating systems (RTOS), Digital and Analog Inputs and Outputs (DIO/AIO), VxWorks.
+Which cities are hiring the most Senior Principal Software Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Senior Principal Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Long Beach.
+Is Senior Principal Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 1 Senior Principal Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. The skill mentioned most often in Senior Principal Software Engineer postings is embedded systems, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Senior Principal Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Senior Principal Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| embedded systems | 1 | 6.7% |
| Python | 1 | 6.7% |
| real-time operating systems (RTOS) | 1 | 6.7% |
| Digital and Analog Inputs and Outputs (DIO/AIO) | 1 | 6.7% |
| VxWorks | 1 | 6.7% |
| software architecture | 1 | 6.7% |
| Embedded Linux | 1 | 6.7% |
| RF communications | 1 | 6.7% |
| C | 1 | 6.7% |
| ICDs | 1 | 6.7% |
| unit testing | 1 | 6.7% |
| C++ | 1 | 6.7% |
| Ground software | 1 | 6.7% |
| web-based ground software platforms | 1 | 6.7% |
| debugging | 1 | 6.7% |
Top metros hiring Senior Principal Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | 1 | 100.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Senior Principal Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Senior Principal Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
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