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Principal Java Developer Jobs in Massachusetts, United States

120+ principal java developer jobs from 74 companies hiring in Massachusetts, United States.

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Principal Java Developer II - Security - Elasticsearch
Canada or United States
$193k-$305k/yr RemoteFull Time
Elastic
ElasticNYSE: ESTC: Provides a search AI platform for observability and security.
7+ YOEExtensive Java expertise, concurrency, distributed systems, and security leadership; RBAC/ABAC, OAuth 2.0, SAML experience.
Java, JVM, RBAC, ABAC, OAuth 2.0, SAML, TLS, Cryptography
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Principal Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
Twilio
TwilioNYSE: TWLO: Cloud communications platform for programmable messaging, voice, and email.
12+ YOE12+ years designing high-scale, cloud-native distributed systems; expert in Java or Go; AWS (Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka); AI-native workflows; API design; data processing; IaC; leadership across teams.
Java, Go, AWS, Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, LLMs, CI/CD tooling
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Principal Software Development Engineer
United States
$144k-$288k/yr RemoteFull Time
CVS Health
CVS HealthNYSE: CVS: Provides retail pharmacy, health insurance, and pharmacy benefit management services.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering; 5+ years in principal/staff/architecture role; frontend (Angular/React) and backend (Java, Spring Boot); AWS cloud; CI/CD; HIPAA compliance.
AWS, Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, GitHub Actions, OpenAPI/Swagger, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Kafka, REST APIs, API design, Terraform
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
Shutterfly
Shutterfly: Manufacturer and retailer of personalized photo products and professional photography services.
10+ YOE10+ years full-stack web development; expertise in React/Next.js, Java (Spring Boot/Restlet), Scala, MongoDB; e-commerce platforms; cloud (AWS); architecture and leadership.
React, Next.js, Java, Scala, MongoDB, AWS
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Principal Software Engineer
Woburn or Arlington
$220k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Systems & Technology Research
Systems & Technology Research: Develops advanced technology for national security and defense applications.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtBS in computer science or related field; 10+ years experience; 8+ years in C++ or Java; leadership of mid-size teams; strong algorithms and software development; ability to obtain security clearance.
C++, Java, Python, ROS, MAVLINK, Unreal Engine, TAK, JIRA, SonarQube, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Object-Oriented Programming
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Principal Engineer
Denver or United States
RemoteFull Time
A2Z Sync
A2Z Sync: Software platform for automotive dealership sales and finance automation.
8+ YOE8+ years of software engineering; 3+ years in Staff/Principal/Architect; cloud-native, AWS serverless; mentoring; multi-language proficiency; observability and design docs.
AWS, Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, StepFunctions, ECS, RDS, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, Aurora, Auth0, LangChain, Playwright, PHP, Python, Java, TypeScript
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C5I Principal Software Engineer
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States
$108k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
RTX
RTXNYSE: RTX: RTX provides advanced aerospace and defense systems and services.
8+ YOEBachelor's in STEM with 8+ years of software development; strong C/C++ and Java; Linux/Unix; Agile; ability to obtain US Secret security clearance.
C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Lua, C#, Python, Git, Linux, UNIX, Eclipse, Ansible, Bitbucket, Artifactory, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer - Assemblies
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$112k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
PTC
PTCNASDAQ: PTC: Develops industrial software for product design and lifecycle management.
5+ YOE5+ years of development in an agile environment; strong C++ and/or Java; graphics/geometry modeling knowledge; CAD/engineering application experience; US citizenship or green card.
C++, Java, Geometric Modeling, Data Structures, Algorithms
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Principal Software Engineer, Mobile
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
$167k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Cambridge Mobile Telematics: Providing telematics and behavioral analytics for safer driving and insurance.
7+ YOE7+ years in software development; Android/iOS app and SDK experience; Java/Kotlin, REST APIs, Agile/SCRUM; architectural leadership; strong problem solving and mentoring.
Java, Kotlin, Android Jetpack, Retrofit, Dagger 2, RxJava, Gradle, Android Studio, Swift, Objective-C, XCode, Cocoapods, Swift Package Manager, REST APIs, Linux, MacOS, Python
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Principal Software Engineer
Tampa or Jersey City or Boston or Dallas
HybridFull Time
DTCC
DTCC: Provides post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience; Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent; strong Java and systems design skills.
Java, Software Architecture, Spring, SQL, REST, DevOps, Cloud
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Principal Software Engineer
Portsmouth or Columbus or Boston or Indianapolis or Plano
$120k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance: Global provider of property and casualty insurance products.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering; Java/JVM with Spring Boot; cloud microservices; REST APIs; databases; Kafka; security and observability.
Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, Kafka, MongoDB Atlas, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Oracle, Apigee X, OAuth2, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, AWS
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Principal Software Engineer
Portsmouth or Columbus or Boston or Indianapolis or Plano
HybridFull Time
Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual: Provider of global property and casualty insurance products.
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering; Java/JVM with Spring Boot; cloud microservices; REST APIs; Kafka; databases; security and observability.
Java, Spring, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Apigee X, MongoDB, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, OpenAPI, Swagger
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
RemoteFull Time
Game Plan Tech
Game Plan Tech: Building secure cloud and AI systems for government.
15+ YOE15+ years of full-stack experience; cloud, Kubernetes, and AI; Java/Python/Go; strong problem-solving and leadership; Agile/DevOps.
Cloud computing, Kubernetes, Java, Python, Go, AI
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
$160k-$425k/yr RemoteFull Time
GitHub
GitHubNASDAQ: MSFT: AI-powered developer platform for software collaboration and code hosting.
5+ YOE11+ years in software engineering with proven production coding in C/C++/C#/Java/JS/Go/Rust/Python; senior technical leadership.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
$150k-$226k/yr RemoteFull Time
Harness
Harness: Automates software delivery through an AI-powered DevOps platform.
12+ YOE12+ years of experience building highly scalable distributed backend services in Java; strong relational DB experience; cloud and DevOps tooling familiarity.
Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL, Elasticsearch, SOLR, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer - Integration
United States
$190k-$260k/yr RemoteFull Time
Stellar Cyber
Stellar Cyber: Unified platform for automated cyber threat detection and response.
8+ YOEBachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering; 8+ years backend software development; 3+ years in staff-level/tech lead; proficient in Python, Go, or Java; strong API, microservices, distributed systems; mentoring and strong communication.
Python, Go, Java, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery, Airflow, REST, GraphQL, OAuth, API Keys, Rate Limiting, Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, Azure, GCP, LLM APIs, MCP
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Principal Software Developer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Cognito Therapeutics
Cognito Therapeutics: Develops non-invasive neuromodulation therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.
8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years software development; BS in CS/Software Engineering; leadership of complex projects; strong problem-solving; Agile; Git; Excellent communication.
Java, C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Git, Agile/Scrum
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Principal Software Engineer
Redmond or Mountain View or Chicago or Austin or Houston or New York or Cambridge or Atlanta
$140k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Microsoft
Microsoft: Provides software, cloud computing, and hardware technology products.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of engineering experience; programming in C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Python; equivalent experience accepted.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
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Principal Application Engineer (MA HYBRID OR REMOTE)
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
$125k-$155k/yr HybridFull Time
The Hanover Insurance Group
The Hanover Insurance GroupNYSE: THG: Provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses.
10+ YOE7+ years software development; full-stack React + Java; strong Java/Spring Boot; leadership and mentoring.
React, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Copilot, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
$164k-$257k/yr HybridFull Time
ZoomInfo
ZoomInfoNASDAQ: GTM: Software platform providing B2B data and sales intelligence tools.
5+ YOE5+ years backend, data, or infrastructure engineering; distributed systems, big data infra, or Applied AI/ML expertise; Java, Go, or Python; SQL; experience with ClickHouse, DynamoDB, Bigtable, Kafka, Kinesis, Snowflake.
Java, Go, Python, SQL, ClickHouse, DynamoDB, Bigtable, Memcached, Kafka, Kinesis, Firehose, Airflow, Snowflake, LangGraph, MCP, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude
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Principal Engineer, Software
United States
RemoteFull Time
Verint
Verint: Provides AI-powered software for customer engagement and experience automation.
8+ YOE8+ years designing/architecting large-scale SaaS apps; Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; strong Java/C# backend, React frontend; cloud and DevOps expertise; security, observability, and cross-team leadership.
Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, JPA/Hibernate, C#, .NET Core, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redis, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Oracle, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, Helm, GitOps, LLM, RAG, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OAuth, JWT, SOC 2, OWASP, CI/CD, Cloud, REST, GraphQL, Microservices, CQRS, Event-driven, SaaS
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Principal Quant Developer
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$107k-$216k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments: Provides investment management, retirement planning, and brokerage services.
8+ YOE8+ years in complex software development in finance; expert Python/Java/SQL; AWS; CI/CD; time series analytics; collaboration with researchers and investment teams.
Python, Java, SQL, Linux, AWS, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer, Medications
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$164k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time
athenahealth
athenahealth: Cloud-based software for medical practice management and electronic records.
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering; leading full‑stack teams; strong React, Java, GraphQL; AI tooling experience.
React, HTML, CSS, Java, GraphQL, SQL
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Principal Software Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$174k-$287k/yr HybridFull Time
Red Hat
Red Hat: Provides enterprise-grade open source software and cloud solutions.
8+ YOE8+ years software development; hybrid Boston; backend languages; microservices; ML/AI tooling; experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift; AI/ML frameworks.
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Python, Go, Rust, Java, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Principal Software Engineer
Boston or St. Louis or Cleveland or Philadelphia or Chicago or San Francisco or New York City or Kansas City or Atlanta or Minneapolis or Dallas or Richmond
$173k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States.
8+ YOE8+ years Java development; 4+ years AWS cloud experience; cloud-first architecture; CI/CD, DevOps; serverless; strong communication.
Java, Spring, Terraform, NoSQL, RDS, Kafka, Python
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Principal Engineer
United States
$170k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
LivePerson
LivePersonNASDAQ: LPSN: Provides AI-powered platforms for enterprise conversational customer engagement.
10+ YOE10+ years in full-stack development; 5+ years in enterprise SaaS architecture; 2+ years real-time voice; 2+ years AI production; cloud/Kubernetes experience; agile; REST microservices; data analytics experience preferred.
Java, Node.js, Vue, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, NoSQL, REST, Python, GCP, AI/ML tools
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Principal Software Engineer (AI) (US)
United States
RemoteFull Time
Taulia
Taulia: Provides cloud-based supply chain finance and working capital solutions.
Lead technical execution for AI initiatives; expertise in Generative AI, Java/Spring, LLM Ops, architecture design, and mentoring engineers.
Java, Spring AI Core, LLMOps, Vector Database, CI/CD
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Principal Application Engineer (MA HYBRID OR REMOTE)
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
$125k-$155k/yr HybridFull Time
The Hanover Insurance Group
The Hanover Insurance GroupNYSE: THG: Provides property and casualty insurance products and services.
10+ YOEBachelor’s degree or 7+ years software development; 10+ years total experience; strong Java/Spring Boot, React.js; excellent communication; eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.
React, Java, Spring Boot, Git
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Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
$204k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences: Develops an AI platform for autonomous scientific research and discovery.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtSenior software leader with 10+ years of experience; 5+ years in leadership; strong C++, Python, or Java; architecture of large-scale projects; hardware-software integration knowledge.
C++, Python, Java, APIs, CI/CD, Software Architecture
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Principal Data Engineer
United States
$170k-$195k/yr RemoteFull Time
VillageMD
VillageMD: Physician-led network providing primary, specialty, and urgent care.
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and at least 5 years in software/app development, including 3+ years in data engineering; experience with Python, AWS S3/SQS/SNS, ETL, Scala, Java, Spark.
Python, Scala, pytest, Java, Spark, Jupyter Notebook, Talend, dbt Core, dbt Cloud, AWS, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, GitHub Action workflows, Flask, ReactJS, Athena, Healthcare Provenance, Tower, Versa, Workplace, PyDeequ
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[Remote] Principal Software Developer - Oracle Health
United States
$97k-$223k/yr RemoteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
6+ YOE7+ years experience in CS or related field; strong Java/Python; cloud platforms (OCI/AWS/Azure/GCP); distributed storage; streaming and batch processing.
Java, Python, Spark, Flink, OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
$160k-$425k/yr RemoteFull Time
GitHub
GitHubNASDAQ: MSFT: Cloud-based platform for software development and version control.
11+ YOE11+ years in software engineering with multi-language production experience; advanced degrees options; strong leadership and architecture skills.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python
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Principal Software Engineer
United States
$174k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Two Six Technologies
Two Six Technologies: Develops cybersecurity and data systems for national security missions.
Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent; extensive Go with AI tools; production experience; containerized apps; AWS; databases; ETL; testing; strong communication; remote team
Go, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Kafka, Cassandra, protobuf, gRPC, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, AWS, ETL, Java
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Principal Software Engineer - Appian - Remote
United States
$119k-$164k/yr RemoteFull Time
Healthesystems
Healthesystems: Provides medical cost management solutions for workers' compensation.
6+ YOEExtensive Appian development experience; 5+ years; design authority; Agile/DevOps familiarity; healthcare domain experience preferred.
Appian, Java, SQL, REST, SOAP
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Principal Search Engineer - Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr
United States
$115k-$192k/yr RemoteFull Time
RELX
RELXLondon Stock Exchange: REL: Provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professional customers.
Experience designing and implementing large-scale search systems using Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr; strong Java/Python/Scala; Spark/Airflow; distributed systems; CI/CD.
Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr, Spark, Spark Streaming, Airflow, Java, Python, Scala
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Principal Search Engineer - Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr
United States
$115k-$192k/yr RemoteFull Time
Elsevier
ElsevierLondon Stock Exchange: REL: Provides scientific, technical, and medical research information and analytics.
Expertise with Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr; large-scale search systems experience; Java/Python/Scala; Spark/Spark Streaming/Airflow; distributed systems; CI/CD; agile methodologies; independent problem solving.
Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr, Spark, Spark Streaming, Airflow, Java, Python, Scala
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Principal DevOps Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
HybridFull Time
Verisk
VeriskNASDAQ: VRSK: Provides data analytics and risk assessment for global insurance.
10+ YOE10+ years in DevOps/Platform Eng; 5+ years in senior/lead role; 3+ years AWS; strong software dev in Python/Java; microservices; GitHub Enterprise; Terraform; Docker/Kubernetes; strong communication.
Python, Java, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS CDK, AWS, Azure DevOps, Backstage, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer, Identity
United States
$195k-$270k/yr RemoteFull Time
Upstart
UpstartNasdaq: UPST: AI-powered lending marketplace for consumer and automotive loans.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or Math + 8 years; strong API, containerization, OOP; leadership; remote work experience.
Docker, Kubernetes, Kotlin, Ruby, Java, C#, C++, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Keycloak, GRPC, AWS, NextJS
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Principal Software Engineer, Growth
United States
RemoteFull Time
Fetch
Fetch: Mobile platform rewarding consumers for scanning retail and dining receipts.
10+ YOE10+ years in software engineering; backend/distributed systems; growth/experimentation platforms; cross-team influence.
Go, Java, Kotlin
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Sr. Principal Software Engineer, AI Solutions
United States
RemoteFull Time
CAMP Systems
CAMP Systems: Provides software for aircraft maintenance tracking and engine health monitoring.
15+ YOE15+ years of software engineering experience; architecture of production systems at scale; AI-assisted development tools; full stack proficiency; cloud (AWS); databases; event-driven and vector databases.
Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, AWS CDK, Terraform, Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Node.js, Spring Boot, React, Angular, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Chroma DB, FAISS, Pinecone, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, IAM

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