Principal Engineer Jobs
Principal Engineer roles represent the top of the individual contributor or management ladder. These positions combine deep technical expertise with organizational influence, commanding $200k–$350k+ in total compensation at leading tech companies.
Salary Range
$104k – $282k
Top Companies
Peraton, Amtrak, Palo Alto Networks, Inc., VirtualVocations, Ellaway Blues Consulting, KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT +41 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, Vancouver, British Columbia
Work Model
82% On-Site, 14% Hybrid, 4% Remote
Experience Levels
32% Lead, 28% Staff, 20% manager
We found 3,444 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington. Salaries range from $104k to $282k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (82%), Hybrid (14%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Peraton, Amtrak, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and 44 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$130k–$218k
16 jobs
Staff
$170k–$230k
14 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Staff Full-Stack Engineer
VirtualVocations
Lead Data Analyst
Ellaway Blues Consulting
Lead Software Engineer II - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT
Staff Backend Engineer (Ad Platform) (Toronto)
Fox Corporation
Director, Technology Program Management Jobs
Peraton
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Staff Full-Stack Engineer
VirtualVocations·Manassas, Virginia, US
Lead Data Analyst
Ellaway Blues Consulting·Brentwood, Maryland, US
Lead Software Engineer II - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT·Trail, British Columbia, CA
Staff Backend Engineer (Ad Platform) (Toronto)
Fox Corporation·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Director, Technology Program Management Jobs
Peraton
Lead Power BI Data Analyst - Washington DC, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Chicago
Amtrak·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Staff Data Engineers
Dragos, Inc.·Hanover, Maryland, US
Lead Associate, Software Engineering
Peraton
Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure Engineering & Support 8
The Custom Group of Companies·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Ping Identity·Remote
Senior Product Manager, Analytics
BlackSky·Herndon, Virginia, US
Principal/Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman·Remote
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Wells Fargo
Lead Platform Engineer, Digital Services
lululemon·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Remote IAM Engineering Manager | Identity
Grafana Labs·CA
Technology Program Manager
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Team Lead & Technical Account Manager
Coralogix·Boston, Massachusetts, US
Lead Networking Engineer - Unreal Online Gameplay Architect
Hasbro, Inc.·CA
Field Technical Manager
AGCO·CA
Lead Front End Engineers
Jobot·Daly City, California, US
Staff iOS Engineer
Capital One - CA·CA
Principal Cloud Engineer - Digital Channels
Bank of Montreal·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Platform Engineer: Backend & AI Analytics (Remote)
Motion (Creative Analytics)·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Data Engineer, Sr. Principal
Waters Corporation
Staff React Native Engineer
MLabs·New York, New York, US
Cloud Security Engineering Manager: Zero Trust Leader
Paxos·CA
Principal Data Scientist - Oncology
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.·Spring House, Pennsylvania, US
Lead Power BI Data Analyst - Washington DC, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Chicago
Amtrak·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Network & Systems)
ABF, LLC·Walnut Creek, California, US
AI/Machine Learning Researcher, Senior/Staff Engineer Levels (AI Research Toronto)
Qualcomm·Markham, Ontario, CA
Principal Associate, Data Scientist - US Card (Generative AI Systems) | McLean, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Data Scientist - Autonomous Goal Management
Humana, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Cloud Platform Engineer, Onsite
Govcio LLC·Fort Meade, Maryland, US
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Financial Services and Loyalty)
Coinbase·Oakdale, Nebraska, US
Staff Mobile Engineer, Client Platforms
Geocomply·CA
Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Scaling Foundations
General Motors
Principal Engineer Software (Backend)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.·Seattle, Washington, US
Lead Platform Engineer (Kubernetes / AWS EKS)
Absa Group·Main Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Lead AI Software Engineer
Hilton·McLean, Virginia, US
Technical Program Manager – AI/ML
Skild AI·San Mateo, California, US
Product Manager - Edge Product Line
Lynx Software Technologies, Inc.·CA
Lead Software Engineer - Database Platform in Cupertino, California.
US Bank·Cupertino, California, US
Salesforce System Administrator Principal
General Dynamics Information Technology·Fairfax, Virginia, US
Product Manager
Ochsner Clinic Foundation·Jefferson, Louisiana, US
Staff Backend Engineer
Intuit·Mountain View, California, US
Principal Engineer Software (Backend)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.·Seattle, Washington, US
Lead Systems Platform Engineer
Mastercard·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Staff Infrastructure Engineer 24
Fieldguide ai·Minnesota, US
Program Manager - CASE Pathways to Employment
Centre for Access to Services in English (CASE)·Drummondville, Quebec, CA
Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Model Delivery
Autodesk·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA