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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.

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Salary Range

$94k$280k

Top Companies

Scotiabank, Haven, Oracle, General Motors, Citi, Tredence Inc. +34 more

Job Types

94% Full Time, 6% Contract

Top Locations

Toronto, Ontario, CA, Mississauga, Granby, Quebec

Work Model

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

Experience Levels

28% manager, 24% Staff, 18% Lead

We found 3,447 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Toronto, Ontario, CA, Mississauga. Salaries range from $94k to $280k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (96%), Remote (2%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include Scotiabank, Haven, Oracle and 37 other companies.

Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs

Scotiabank3 jobs
Haven3 jobs
Oracle3 jobs
General Motors2 jobs
Citi2 jobs
Tredence Inc.2 jobs

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

Salary varies

9 jobs

Staff

$189k$280k

12 jobs

Director+

Salary varies

1 job

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1w ago
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Lead Java Developer – Build Wealth Tech Solutions

Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
H

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Hologic·Oxford, Pennsylvania, US

Full Timeprincipal
$126k – $210kFull Timeprincipal
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1w ago
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Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Scaling Foundations

General Motors·Mountain View, California, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
C

Senior Backend Engineer – AVP Track

Citi·Northwest Territories, CA

Full Timevp
$94k – $142kFull Timevp
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1w ago
I

Director Product - Platform

Instacart·CA

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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1w ago
T

Applied AI Data Scientist (CEO Office)

TheSoul Group·CA

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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1w ago
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Technical Support Engineer

Fundraise Up·Brooklyn, New York, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
M

NOC Network Support Analyst $135/hr

Mercor·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
B

Director, Data Engineering

BioNTech·Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
R

Product Manager, Advanced Analytics, Tim Hortons, Canada

Restaurant Brands International·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
R

Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer

RBC·Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
H

Senior Product Manager

Haven·Mirabel, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
H

Senior Product Manager

Haven·Granby, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
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Principal Software Engineer - Big Data Processing

Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
C

Lead Machine Learning Engineer | San Francisco, CA, USA

Capital One Financial Corporation

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
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Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Scaling Foundations

General Motors·Mountain View, California, US

Full Timestaff
$189k – $280kFull Timestaff
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1w ago
C

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer)

Coinbase·Wyoming, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
A

Network Performance Engineer with Security Clearance

Axiologic Solutions LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
B

Vice President, Product Designer

BNY·Maplewood, New Jersey, US

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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1w ago
O

Senior Principal Software Engineer - IAG Platform / Reliability & DevOps Engineering

Oracle·Jefferson City, Missouri, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
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Lead DevOps Engineer

Total Wine & More·Bethesda, Maryland, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
A

Sr. Technical Program Manager, Prime Tech

Amazon·British Columbia, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
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Ecommerce Product Manager

Tredence Inc.·Calgary, Alberta, CA

Contractmanager
Contractmanager
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1w ago
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Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Ping Identity·Remote

Full TimestaffRemote
$170k – $230kFull Timestaff
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1w ago
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Ecommerce Product Manager

Tredence Inc.·Delta, British Columbia, CA

Contractmanager
Contractmanager
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1w ago
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Senior Product Manager: Digital & Customer Value

PowerToFly·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
D

Senior Product Manager

Dakota Prep·Saguenay, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
V

Product Manager - APAC

VirtualVocations·Richmond, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
O

Senior Principal Software Engineer — IAG Platform / Reliability & DevOps Engineering

Oracle·Olympia, Washington, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
S

Technical Product Manager (Systems & ML)

Skyward Wildfire Technologies·Granby, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
$100k – $160kFull Timemanager
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1w ago
M

Lead Data Scientist

MCKESSON·Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
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Chief AI Platform Architect & MLOps Leader

Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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1w ago
D

Staff Software Developer, Mobile

Dialogue·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
L

Mississauga Frontend Engineer - Full-Time (Angular, NodeJS)

Lorven Technologies Inc.·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
R

Principal Java Developer II

Referral Board·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
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Lead Data Scientist Stochastic Modeling

S&P Global·Calgary, Alberta, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
R

Technical Program Manager - Generative AI

Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
C

Technical Project Manager

Core Connections·Vaughan, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
S

Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy

S.i. Systems·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
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Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

BMO Financial·Ontario, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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1w ago
C

Senior Full Stack Developer - Vice President

Citi·CA

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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1w ago
P

VP, ETL Architecture & Data Engineering Leader

PowerToFly·CA

Full Timevp
Full Timevp
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1w ago
C

Senior eDiscovery Project Manager with Security Clearance

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)·Chantilly, Virginia, US

Contractmanager
$100k – $150kContractmanager
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1w ago
C

Lead Frontend Engineer; React – UI & Performance

Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore·Greater Sudbury, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
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Lead Graphic Designer & WordPress Developer

Sryde Digital Marketing·Ottawa, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
J

Product Designer — AI-Driven End-to-End Design

Jerry·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
A

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Database

AlpacaJapan Co., Ltd·Montreal, Quebec, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
G

Staff Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Cloud Solutions

Google Inc.·Alton, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
H

Senior Product Manager

Haven·Val-d'Or, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
S

Chief AI Platform Architect & MLOps Leader

Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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