$250k+ Principal Engineer Jobs
These $250k+ principal engineer positions offer $250k+ in total compensation. High-paying roles require strong experience and specialized skills, but reward top talent with premium compensation packages.
Salary Range
$75k – $500k
Top Companies
VirtualVocations, Capital One Financial Corporation, Mistplay, Northrop Grumman, EchoStar, MasterClass +37 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Internship
Top Locations
Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, British Columbia, Raleigh, North Carolina
Work Model
74% On-Site, 20% Hybrid, 6% Remote
Experience Levels
36% Staff, 30% Lead, 28% principal
We found 2,321 $250k+ principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, Vancouver, British Columbia. 50 new positions were added this week at companies like eBay, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), STR. Salaries range from $75k to $500k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (74%), Hybrid (20%), Remote (6%). Top employers include VirtualVocations, Capital One Financial Corporation, Mistplay and 40 other companies.
Companies Hiring for $250k+ Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$197k–$225k
15 jobs
Staff
$125k–$190k
18 jobs
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MTS 2, Staff Backend Software Engineer
eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Product Design Engineer
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE)·San Mateo, California, US
Lead DevOps Engineer
STR·Denver, Colorado, US
Principal Substation Electrical Engineer
Arcadis·Maryland, US
Staff DevOps Engineer, Industrial Cloud Leader
Generac Power Systems·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Chemical Process Engineer
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.·Greenville, South Carolina, US
Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Enterprise Platforms Technology) | McLean, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·McLean, Virginia, US
Innovative Product Manager in Engineering
STAS Inc·Saguenay, Quebec, CA
Lead Principal Site Reliability Engineer for Cloud Infrastructure
Parallel Domain·Bella Coola, British Columbia, CA
AI/Machine Learning Researcher, Senior/Staff Engineer Levels
The Institute for Performance and Learning·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Ingénieur principal en infrastructure/ Sr. Infrastructure Engineer-Windows/VMware & NetApp
HRConnects·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Principal DevOps Engineer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.·Santa Clara, California, US
Lead DevOps Engineer CI/CD
Electronic Arts·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Senior / Staff Frontend Engineer (Web & Mobile)
Kindred·Remote
Aviation Civil Infrastructure Lead Engineer
American Society of Plumbing Engineers·Seattle, Washington, US
Hybrid Principal Software Engineer - Identity - Raleigh, NC
Michael Page·Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Lead Frontend Engineer - React, AI Tools
Diagram·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Lead Platform Engineer Enhancing DevOps and System Reliability
Lillio (formerly HiMama)·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal Backend Engineer, Security & Integrations
Coalition, Inc.·Timmins, Ontario, CA
Staff Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails/AI), Verify
GitLab·Remote
Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Serving - USA
Inworld AI·Remote
Senior/Staff Engineer, Data Platform
Mistplay·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Staff Platform Engineer, ML & Data
Mistplay·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Data/Modeling Engineer (ML Data Engineer)
Jobs via Dice·Reston, Virginia, US
Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech) | McLean, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead AI/ML Engineer
VirtualVocations·Newark, Delaware, US
Staff Platform Engineer: Scale, Reliability & Impact
Ashby·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Personalization
Paramount·New York, New York, US
Industrial/Principal Industrial Engineer Level 2/3
Northrop Grumman·Mississippi, US
Site Reliability Engineer Principal
PNC·Lakewood, Colorado, US
Lead Software Engineer, Fullstack (Enterprise Platforms Technology)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Infrastructure Engineer Complex Modernization Projects
Mechanical Orchard·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Principal AI Engineer: Lead Production ML at Scale
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota·Eagan, Minnesota, US
Platform Engineering Manager
VirtualVocations·Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Lead GCP Cloud Engineer
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Engineer Systems/Principal Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman·Annapolis, Maryland, US
Sr Devops Engineering Manager
The Canada Life Assurance Company·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - AI Chat
Lilly·Indianapolis, Indiana, US
End-User Engineering Lead: SCCM/Intune, P1 Incident Champion
Association of Energy Services Professionals·King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
Lead Analytics Engineer for Innovative Business Mobility Solutions
LimeBike Germany GmbH·CA
Staff AI Platform Engineer
EchoStar
Staff AI Platform Engineer
EchoStar·The Colony, Texas, US
Staff Software Engineer in Test
VirtualVocations·Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Staff Software Engineer- Front End
lululemon·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Evaluation
Autodesk·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Lead Full Stack Engineer (Java, Streaming, Real-Time Data)
Alquemy Search & Consulting·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Software Engineer
YouVersion·Edmond, Oklahoma, US
Staff AI / ML Engineer
MasterClass·Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Staff AI / ML Engineer
MasterClass·Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Lead Automation Engineer
UICGS / Bowhead Family of Companies·Arlington, Virginia, US