Principal Software Engineer (AI Architect)
RTX
aurora, CO · Posted October 13, 2026
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Where aurora, CO ranks
Where aurora, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West61 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mountain West$139k · of 11
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West54 / 100 · of 11
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mountain West30% · of 14
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West137 openings · of 22
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in the Mountain West29% · of 19
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- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 91 open principal software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $208,500 to $320,000 and the median is $275,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
RTX has filed 6 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 25 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Date Posted. 2026-10-13Country. United States of America Location. US-CO-AURORA-S77 ~ 16470 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S77 Position Role Type. Onsite. U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirem...