Principal Software Engineer- Eng
UKG · Seattle, WA
$163,900–$270,883from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level backend engineering role focused on designing and maintaining shared platform services, APIs, and frameworks that underpin multiple HCM product areas including HR, recruiting, benefits, and payroll. The work centers on setting architectural standards, building reusable foundation capabilities, and guiding senior engineers across teams. Suits a seasoned distributed-systems engineer with a strong background in .NET Core and cross-team technical leadership.
Principal level · 10+ years · National · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role explicitly requires 3+ years at a senior, staff, or principal level within the 10+ year overall experience requirement — this firmly supports a Principal classification, consistent with the advertised title.
AI/ML is listed under required qualifications as 'experience applying AI-assisted engineering practices or partnering with AI, ML, or data teams,' but the framing is broad and experiential rather than gating on a specific tool or framework, so it is captured as a preferred skill. The preferred qualifications expand on AI concepts (anomaly detection, model inference pipelines, etc.) without naming specific tools.
Angular appears only under Preferred Qualifications as 'front-end experience supporting or integrating with Angular applications.'
Event-driven architecture appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
Compensation is stated as a base pay range of $163,900–$270,883/year; additional performance bonus and RSU awards are mentioned but not quantified.
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