PubMatic Pune Principal Software Engineer Salaries by 30+ Employees (Updated 2025)

6 - 10 years exp.

₹19 Lakhs - ₹54 Lakhs

Salary of majority employees

Fixed (87%)

₹36.7 Lakhs

Variable (13%)

₹5.5 Lakhs

31% more than the average Principal Software Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 6 - 10 years of experience

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Salaries in different departments

Engineering - Software & QA Principal Software Engineer Salary 6 - 10 years exp. (27 salaries)	₹19 L/yr - ₹50.6 L/yr
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Data Science & Analytics Principal Software Engineer Salary 8 - 10 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹42.5 L/yr - ₹54 L/yr

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

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PubMatic Principal Software Engineer Salary

6 - 10 years exp. (31 salaries)

₹19 L/yr - ₹54 L/yr

Company name	Avg Annual Salary	Open Jobs
Cohesity Principal Software Engineer Salary 9 - 16 years exp. (113 salaries)	₹22 L/yr - ₹46 L/yr 13% less
Accion Labs Principal Software Engineer Salary 6 - 12 years exp. (46 salaries)	₹13 L/yr - ₹35.2 L/yr 44% less
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Calsoft Principal Software Engineer Salary 5 - 10 years exp. (27 salaries)	₹12.5 L/yr - ₹36 L/yr 46% less
Mindbody Principal Software Engineer Salary 7 - 13 years exp. (25 salaries)	₹21.5 L/yr - ₹43.8 L/yr 18% less
Dell Principal Software Engineer Salary 9 - 15 years exp. (23 salaries)	₹18.5 L/yr - ₹50.2 L/yr 19% less	24 job openings

Principal Software Engineer salary at PubMatic ranges between ₹19 Lakhs to ₹54 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Salary estimates are based on 31 latest salaries received from various employees of PubMatic.

Experience wise PubMatic Principal Software Engineer salaries in Pune

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
6 years (3 salaries)	₹27 L/yr - ₹78.8 L/yr
7 years (4 salaries)	₹30 L/yr - ₹47 L/yr
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8 years (9 salaries)	₹21 L/yr - ₹50.6 L/yr
9 years (9 salaries)	₹19 L/yr - ₹50 L/yr
10 years (6 salaries)	₹28 L/yr - ₹54 L/yr

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Top skills at PubMatic for Principal Software Engineer

Data Structures MySQL Linux Unix Python System Programming Hibernate Computer science Software Design Distribution System C++ Core Java Algorithms JDBC Tomcat

Salary related reviews for PubMatic

4.2

Rated by 4 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Software Engineer in Pune

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 08 Apr 2022

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

It's good that you are owner of your feature and you work independently from design to release of your feature. You can lot about design decisions, production considerations and grow as an allround developer

Salary - Good

+5 more

Dislikes

The company is doing tremendous but the benefits are restricted to 10% of your salary that is the variable pay. So if company performs at 159% the effective transfer of benefit is 15% which is some kind of financial engineering.

Sdet in Pune

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 13 Aug 2023

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Culture of pubmatic is very open and hsppening also enjoyed various perks there. Working includes more fun and not silly restrictions like timing dresscode.

Salary - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Appraisals are flat and that to not enogh. Most of time there is no work life balance. There should some boundry around personal and professional life. Also now stricting the rules around WFH which i think not good. Less leaves compare to other companies. Some things like WFH, Work-life balance are much depends on team you are in.

Promotions - Poor

ML Enginneer in Pune

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 20 Apr 2022

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Company strictly follows management decision instead of listening to employees feedback

Dislikes

Very poor job security. Learning is very very limited. Poor management. No more WFH option Less annual leave/

Salary - Poor

+6 more

System Engineer in Pune

Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department

5.0

• posted on 26 Jul 2020

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

I'm working with PubMatic family since last 4 years and have awesome experience. All the management is very cooperative,caring and supportive. Very good colleagues and I enjoy every day working.I feel great to be a part of PubMatic family... 😊

Salary - Excellent

+6 more

Dislikes

I feel very comfortable working with Pubmatic.

Ad Operations Engineer in Pune

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 18 May 2018

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The Work Culture,travel, leaning, free culture, best place to work in INDIA, work-life balance, work from home policy, no restrictions, food,growth, continuous innovations, payment on time, positive environment. great company ever. music on floor, cafeteria , outings, free food, free training on udemy, quarterly team dinner, annual functions yearly with family nd friends, drinks , activities , entertainment,

Salary - Excellent

+5 more

Dislikes

avg job security. Rest nothing to dislike.

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What is the salary of Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic Pune?

Principal Software Engineer salary at PubMatic in Pune ranges between ₹19.0 Lakhs to ₹54.0 Lakhs for experience between 6 years to 10 years. According to our estimates it is 31% more than the average Principal Software Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 31 latest salaries received from various employees of PubMatic Pune.

How does the salary of a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic Pune compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic is 31% more than the average salary of a Principal Software Engineer in Pune. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic?

Data Structures, MySQL, Linux, Unix and Python are some of the popular skills required to work as a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic Pune.

What is the salary of a Principal Software Engineer in companies similar to PubMatic in Pune?

Cohesity Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹22.0 Lakhs to ₹46.0 Lakhs per year
Mindbody Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹21.5 Lakhs to ₹43.8 Lakhs per year
Dell Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹18.5 Lakhs to ₹50.2 Lakhs per year
Accion Labs Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹35.2 Lakhs per year
Calsoft Principal Software Engineer Salary - ₹12.5 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic in Pune?

The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic ranges between ₹2,49,923 per month to ₹2,60,087 per month in Pune. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average PubMatic Principal Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹19.0 Lakhs to ₹54.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 6 years to 10 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Principal Software Engineer at PubMatic in Pune?

According to AmbitionBox, 81% of the PubMatic Principal Software Engineers in Pune reported a notice period of 2 Months, 14% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 21 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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