Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
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This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $179,200–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $177k versus about $205k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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GE Aerospace (General Electric Aerospace) designs and produces commercial and military jet engines, components, and integrated systems for aircraft manufacturers and airlines worldwide. Industry: Aerospace & Aviation Engines
GE Aerospace currently has 41 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$173,000 across 27 roles with salary data.
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Principal - Software Engineer The Principal - Software Engineer joins the Commercial Engine Services Business Intelligence team to design and build full-stack applications that transform operational data into AI-driven decision tools for supply chain and operations. This individual contributor role involves developing front-end and back-end services, embedding LLM APIs and agentic workflows into production products, and creating MCP servers to expose reusable capabilities. The candidate will manage the full software lifecycle, including CI/CD, automated testing, and performance monitoring while mentoring junior engineers and BI developers. Key technical requirements include experience with knowledge graphs, ontologies for semantic search, and cloud data platforms like Databricks, AWS, or Snowflake. The role focuses on solving complex problems in manufacturing and maintenance by building predictive insights and conversational interfaces to drive business outcomes through advanced analytics and automated reasoning over connected operational data.
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Median $205300 from 346 postings across 55 companies.
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