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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

$156k$241k

Top Companies

Pinterest, Toast, Coinbase, Samsara, Jobber, Cisco +6 more

Job Types

100% Full Time

Top Locations

Edmonton, Alberta, Hartford, Connecticut, American Fork, Utah, Lake Forest, California

Work Model

66% Remote, 32% On-Site, 2% Hybrid

Experience Levels

44% Staff, 34% manager, 16% principal

We found 3,125 $250k+ principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Edmonton, Alberta, Hartford, Connecticut, American Fork, Utah. Salaries range from $156k to $241k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include Remote (66%), On-Site (32%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include Pinterest, Toast, Coinbase and 9 other companies.

Skills in Demand for $250k+ Principal Engineer Jobs

SurgeryJavaCompensation & BenefitsCPythonKotlinJavaScriptAWS

Common Tools & Technologies

ExcelKafkaSalesforceGrafanaPrometheusOutreach

Companies Hiring for $250k+ Principal Engineer Jobs

Pinterest18 jobs
Toast17 jobs
Coinbase4 jobs
Samsara2 jobs
Jobber2 jobs
Cisco1 job

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

Salary varies

3 jobs

Staff

Salary varies

22 jobs

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5w ago
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Staff Software Engineer - Developer Ecosystem

Samsara·Remote - Poland

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Staff Software Engineer - Safety AI

Samsara·Remote - UK

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Quality Signals

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Staff Software Engineer, Observability

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
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5w ago
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Workplace Construction Project Manager

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Growth

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
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Sr. Technical Program Manager, InfraGov

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Conversion Visibility

Pinterest·Seattle, WA, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, 3P Measurement

Pinterest·Seattle, WA, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Engineering Manager II, Big Data Storage

Pinterest·Palo Alto, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Staff Software Engineer, Programmatic Ads

Pinterest·Seattle, WA, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Sr. Product Manager, AI/ML Personalization

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Lead Client Partner, Restaurants & Delivery Apps

Pinterest·Chicago, IL, US;

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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5w ago
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Lead Client Partner, Retail

Pinterest·New York, NY, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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5w ago
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Sr. Product Manager, Advertiser Experience

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
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Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Homefeed

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Staff Data Scientist, Engagement Ecosystem

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Activation

Pinterest·Toronto, ON; Remote, CAN

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Principal Engineer, Ads Measurement

Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
C

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Platform (Core Automation)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
C

Staff Analytics Engineer

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
C

Product Manager, US Public Sector (Remote)

Cisco·Hartford, Connecticut, US

Full Timemanager
$169k – $241kFull Timemanager
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5w ago
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Staff UX Designer

LVT·American Fork, Utah, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
J

Senior Product Manager, Fintech

Jobber·Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
C

Product Manager (Hybrid)

Common Wealth Retirement·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Sr. Product Manager

Hampton Products·Lake Forest, California, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer (RR)

Northrop Grumman·Jessup, Maryland, US

Full Timeprincipal
$156k – $235kFull Timeprincipal
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5w ago
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Staff Product Manager

Jobber·Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
M

Principal Engineer, Web Platform

Marriott International, Inc·Remote

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
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Sr Product Manager-Technical, SCOT Forecasting

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
C

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Financial Hub

Coinbase·Remote - Canada

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
C

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform (Asset Data)

Coinbase·Remote - USA

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
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Product Manager, Employee Compensation

Toast·Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
T

Staff Software Engineer, Ads & Insights

Toast·Remote, USA (Preferably EST Timezone)

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Staff Software Engineer, Retail Integrations

Toast·Remote, US or Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Principal - Credit Risk Strategy

Toast·US-Remote

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
T

Principal, Workday PAT Analyst

Toast·Remote

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
T

Senior Product Manager, Core Payments

Toast·Remote, USA

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
T

Staff Software Engineer, Toast Tables

Toast·Remote, US or Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Technical Product Manager, People Products

Toast·Remote

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
T

Senior Technical Program Manager, Business Technology

Toast·Remote, US

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
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Staff Android Engineer, New Ventures

Toast·Remote, US or Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Principal Fraud Analyst, Payments & Onboarding

Toast·US-Remote

Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
T

Staff Data Scientist

Toast·Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Staff Software Engineer

Toast·Boston, MA or Remote, US

Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
T

Principal Product Manager - Toast IQ

Toast·New York City, NY

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
T

Lead Technical Governance Analyst

Toast·Remote

Full TimeleadRemote
Full Timelead
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5w ago
T

Business Development Manager, CBG

Toast·Remote

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
T

Director, Care Analytics

Toast·Boston, MA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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