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$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.

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Salary Range

$90k$300k

Top Companies

Mercor, Twilio, Capital One - CA, Royal Bank of Canada, Hamilton Porter, Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock +28 more

Job Types

94% Full Time, 4% Contract, 2% Internship

Top Locations

CA, Toronto, Baltimore, Maryland, Denver, Colorado

Work Model

96% On-Site, 2% Hybrid, 2% Remote

Experience Levels

32% Lead, 26% principal, 24% manager

We found 3,194 $250k+ principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Toronto, Baltimore, Maryland. Salaries range from $90k to $300k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (96%), Hybrid (2%), Remote (2%). Top employers include Mercor, Twilio, Capital One - CA and 31 other companies.

Companies Hiring for $250k+ Principal Engineer Jobs

Mercor11 jobs
Twilio2 jobs
Capital One - CA2 jobs
Royal Bank of Canada2 jobs
Hamilton Porter2 jobs
Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock2 jobs

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

$130k$197k

16 jobs

Staff

$165k$292k

9 jobs

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2w ago
B

Product, Platform & Enterprise Front End Sr/Staff Software Engineer (Remote - US)

BNSF Railway·US

Full Timestaff
$165k – $300kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
C

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Gen AI, Python, Go, AWS)

Capital One

Internshiplead
$197k – $225kInternshiplead
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2w ago
D

Data Engineering Leader

Deloitte·Baltimore, Maryland, US

Full Timestaff
$131k – $269kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
J

Lead Data Engineer (FinTech, Digital Banking, or Payments domain)

Jobs via Dice·Denver, Colorado, US

Contractlead
Contractlead
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2w ago
S

Sr Product Manager, Talent Systems

Segment·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
A

Senior Product Manager Technical, Prime, Prime International Expansion

Amazon·British Columbia, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
V

Senior Program Manager

ValidaTek, Inc.·Camp Springs, Maryland, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
T

Principal Machine Learning

Twilio·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
R

Principal Mission / Systems Engineer

RTX·Annapolis Junction, Maryland, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
H

Sw Product Manager - Edge Ai and On-device Experiences

HP·Shenandoah, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
D

Principal Power Platform Engineer (R-18873)

Dun & Bradstreet·Florham Park, New Jersey, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
C

Principal Associate Software Engineer

Capital One - CA·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
1

Software Developer Engineer V

1Finity·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
S

Lead Front-End Developer (React)

STACK IT Recruitment·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

NOC Network Support Engineer $135/hr

Mercor·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
O

Senior Principal Cloud Engineer, AWS

Omniscius·Alexandria, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
R

Lead Data Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada·Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
N

Staff Engineer, AI Core

Nubank·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
P

Lead Software Engineer

Perseus Group·Markham, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
C

Principal Associate Software Engineer

Capital One - CA·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
H

Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote

Hamilton Porter·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Principal Lead Software Engineer

Mercor·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
N

Staff Cyber Software Engineer (EC) - R10223716

Northrop Grumman·Jessup, Maryland, US

Full Timestaff
$195k – $292kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
T

Principal Machine Learning

Twilio·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
U

Senior Developer (Team Lead)

Univerus·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Principal Lead Software Engineer

Mercor·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
R

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
H

Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote

Hamilton Porter·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
G

Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
B

lead programme analyst

Bakerandbakerconsulting·Cleveland, Ohio, US

Full Timelead
$90k – $145kFull Timelead
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2w ago
B

Lead Cybersecurity Certification and Accreditation Analyst

BaseCamp Consulting & Solutions·Reston, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
$130k – $150kFull Timelead
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2w ago
C

Infrastructure Hardware Technical Program Manager; Server and Network Systems

Cerebras·Hay River, Northwest Territories, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
N

Global Product Manager 49

nVent·Wisconsin, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
A

Principal Product Manager Tech, Sponsored Products and Brands

Amazon.com Services LLC·US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
M

Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap

Mercor·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Staff Tech Program Manager $115/hr

Mercor·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
S

Technical Product Manager (Systems & ML)

Skyward Wildfire Technologies·Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA

Full Timemanager
$100k – $160kFull Timemanager
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2w ago
B

Sr Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack

BoehringerPRD·Ridgefield, Connecticut, US

Full Timeprincipal
$140k – $222kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
M

Program Manager - Fully Remote

Mercor·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
M

Technical Project Lead Engineer

Mercor·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap

Mercor·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap

Mercor·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Lead Data Science Lead

Mercor·CA

Contractlead
Contractlead
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2w ago
M

Principal Lead Software Engineer

Mercor·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
O

Product Marketing Manager, SMB

OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
A

Senior Technical Program Manager, Enterprise

Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock·Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
A

Senior Technical Program Manager, Enterprise

Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock·Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
D

Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media

Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
D

Domino's Shift Leader - Jerome, ID (7314)

Domino's·Jerome, ID, United States

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
D

Domino's Shift Leader - Lake Stevens, WA (7055)

Domino's·Lake Stevens, WA, United States

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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