Principal Software Engineer

GE Aerospace

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$152,000–$202,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $205k
This role $177k
$127k most similar roles pay here $291k

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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About GE Aerospace

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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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $205300 from 346 postings across 55 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications and services across the entire software lifecycle.
  • Embed AI features like natural-language queries, predictive insights, and agentic workflows into production products.
  • Ground AI capabilities in knowledge graphs and ontologies to enable semantic search and reasoning.
  • Build and expose reusable AI capabilities via MCP servers for use by applications and agents.
  • Integrate machine-learning models and LLM APIs into production systems to enhance decision-making.
  • Establish and enforce coding standards, CI/CD workflows, and automated testing across the team.
  • Mentor junior engineers and translate ambiguous business problems into actionable project plans.
  • Lead high-complexity projects while influencing technical direction and roadmap priorities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Master's degree in a related field (preferred).
  • Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience building and shipping full-stack applications to production.
  • Experience embedding ML models, LLM APIs, and agentic workflows into production applications.
  • Ability to build MCP servers or equivalent tool interfaces for use by applications and agents.
  • Experience modeling domain knowledge as graphs and ontologies to power semantic search and reasoning.
  • Familiarity with cloud application hosting and modern data platforms like Databricks, AWS, or Snowflake.
  • Authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

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