This role pays more than
60%
of similar roles. Most pay
$187,850–$234,787
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$215k
versus about
$211k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Highnote
Highnote is a modern card platform providing embedded card issuing and program management solutions to fintechs, banks, and brands looking to launch differentiated card products. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing
As a Principal Software Engineer - Data Platform, you will join the Data Organization to design and build modern, scalable, secure, and reliable data platforms and pipelines. You will be responsible for developing high-quality, robustly tested code to support product needs, improve operational efficiency, and power data-driven decision making. Your daily work involves collaborating with internal stakeholders and technology partners to create new data products while documenting systems for a rapidly scaling environment. The role requires expertise in Java 11+, Python 3.7+, SQL, and NoSQL databases. You will work with distributed event technologies like Pubsub, Kafka, or Kinesis, alongside storage systems such as Spanner, Postgres, BigQuery, Cassandra, and data lakes. Additionally, you will utilize AI-powered development tools to enhance productivity across the full software development lifecycle within a fintech payment infrastructure context.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 761 postings across 67 companies.
Data Platforms
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
Data Governance
Monitoring
Data Processing
Streaming
Security
Encryption
Scalability
Reliability