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
$0k – $280k
Top Companies
Haven, Mercor, Hologic, Coinbase, Walmart, General Motors +35 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 10% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, Toronto, Ontario, CA, Mississauga, Ontario
Work Model
92% On-Site, 6% Hybrid, 2% Remote
Experience Levels
34% manager, 20% Lead, 20% Staff
We found 3,575 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, Toronto, Ontario, CA. Salaries range from $0k to $280k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (92%), Hybrid (6%), Remote (2%). Top employers include Haven, Mercor, Hologic and 38 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$150k–$175k
10 jobs
Staff
$189k–$280k
10 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
2 jobs
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751–800 of 3,575 jobs
Lead Product Designer
Creative Niche·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager
Jobgether·Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Principal Workspace Strategic Cloud Engineer, Google Public Sector
Google·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Support Project Manager
Mercor·CA
Founding Tech Lead - Infrastructure & Platform
FlowLinker·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Program Manager – IT & OT
VDart·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Lead Data Bricks Engineer
Aarorn Technologies Inc·Toronto, Ontario, CA
IT Service Management/Program Manager-$60/hr - 413
Della Infotech Inc.·Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Hologic·Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, US
Lead Machine Learning Engineer for Platform Development
Coinbase·Indianapolis, Indiana, US
SAP Payroll / HR Functional Consultant
Jobs via Dice·Newark, New Jersey, US
Principal Software Engineer - Front End
Walmart·San Mateo, California, US
Senior Technical Product Manager/ HAI / Routing
Zoox·Foster City, California, US
Staff, Software Engineer, Backend Web UI
Walmart·Los Altos Hills, California, US
Principal Engineer Software, Search & AI Assistant team
Paylocity·Schaumburg, Illinois, US
Engineering Manager, Developer Experience
Chainlink Labs·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Technical Product Manager
WellnessLiving Systems Inc.·Ontario, CA
Lead Product Designer - Figma, Product Design
Creative Circle·Louisville, Kentucky, US
Director / Sr. Manager of Software Engineering (SAAS/ AI/ ML)
Talent To Hire Inc.·CA
Senior Product Manager
Haven·Drummondville, Quebec, CA
Lead Power BI Data Analyst - Washington DC, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Chicago
Amtrak·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff SRE Engineer: Cloud Reliability, Bonus & Equity
Google Inc.·Alton, Ontario, CA
Lead Java Developer – Build Wealth Tech Solutions
Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Hologic·Oxford, Pennsylvania, US
Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Scaling Foundations
General Motors·Mountain View, California, US
Senior Backend Engineer – AVP Track
Citi·Northwest Territories, CA
Director Product - Platform
Instacart·CA
Technical Support Engineer
Fundraise Up·Brooklyn, New York, US
Applied AI Data Scientist (CEO Office)
TheSoul Group·CA
NOC Network Support Analyst $135/hr
Mercor·CA
Director, Data Engineering
BioNTech·Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, US
Product Manager, Advanced Analytics, Tim Hortons, Canada
Restaurant Brands International·CA
Lead AI & Machine Learning Engineer
RBC·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager
Haven·Mirabel, Quebec, CA
Senior Product Manager
Haven·Granby, Quebec, CA
Principal Software Engineer - Big Data Processing
Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Machine Learning Engineer | San Francisco, CA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation
Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Scaling Foundations
General Motors·Mountain View, California, US
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer)
Coinbase·Wyoming, US
Network Performance Engineer with Security Clearance
Axiologic Solutions LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Vice President, Product Designer
BNY·Maplewood, New Jersey, US
Senior Principal Software Engineer - IAG Platform / Reliability & DevOps Engineering
Oracle·Jefferson City, Missouri, US
Lead DevOps Engineer
Total Wine & More·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Prime Tech
Amazon·British Columbia, CA
Ecommerce Product Manager
Tredence Inc.·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Ping Identity·Remote
Ecommerce Product Manager
Tredence Inc.·Delta, British Columbia, CA
Senior Product Manager: Digital & Customer Value
PowerToFly·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager
Dakota Prep·Saguenay, Quebec, CA
Product Manager - APAC
VirtualVocations·Richmond, Virginia, US