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 – $275k
Top Companies
Leidos, Google, Northrop Grumman, Ernst & Young Oman, State Street Corporation, Dialogue +39 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 8% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
CA, Toronto, Ontario, Washington, Toronto
Work Model
78% On-Site, 22% Hybrid
Experience Levels
32% Staff, 26% manager, 18% Lead
We found 3,602 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Toronto, Ontario, Washington. Salaries range from $0k to $275k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (78%), Hybrid (22%). Top employers include Leidos, Google, Northrop Grumman and 42 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$80k–$200k
9 jobs
Staff
$112k–$213k
16 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Senior Associate Product Manager
Ernst & Young Oman
Senior Data Scientist, Vice President - Corporate Functions Technology
State Street Corporation
Technical Product Manager: Scheduling & Forecasting at Scale
Dialogue
Staff Scheduling Coordinator
220 Altasciences Company Inc
Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer
CACI International
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951–1,000 of 3,602 jobs
Senior Associate Product Manager
Ernst & Young Oman·Annapolis, Maryland, US
Senior Data Scientist, Vice President - Corporate Functions Technology
State Street Corporation·Clifton, New Jersey, US
Technical Product Manager: Scheduling & Forecasting at Scale
Dialogue·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Scheduling Coordinator
220 Altasciences Company Inc·CA
Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer
CACI International·Reston, Virginia, US
Lead Endpoint Migration Engineer; Intune & DODNet
Leidos·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Senior B2B Product Manager – Strategy
O2E Brands·North Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
DevOps Engineer/Principal DevOps Engineer (AHT)
Northrop Grumman·Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, US
Principal Data Engineer and Architect
BHP Canada Inc.·Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA
Vice President, Software Developer (Python, SQL, Typescript)
Bank of Montreal·CA
Dynamics F&O Consultant / Project Manager - Flexible Hybrid - Greater Toronto
Robert Half·CA
Lead Data Analyst
Ellaway Blues Consulting·Washington, District of Columbia, US
SAP Development Consultant - Toronto
Randstad·Toronto, Ontario, CA
SAP Project Manager
MIGSO-PCUBED·Cambridge, Ontario, CA
Principal Product Designer: Lead UX AI Finance
Jobgether·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Technical Program Manager, Generative AI, Search
Google·New York, New York, US
DevOps Software Engineer II | TS/SCI Poly | Remote
Onyx Point, Inc.·Hanover, Maryland, US
Staff SRE: Security & Data Platforms, IaC & CI/CD
Okta·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Edge Platform Engineer
BigBear.ai·Columbia, Maryland, US
Staff Applications Operations Engineer
GE Aerospace·West Chester Township, Ohio, US
Staff Data Engineer (TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph)
Arka·Herndon, Virginia, US
Lead Test Engineer
VirtualVocations·Arlington, Virginia, US
Team Lead, Success Advisory/Technical Account Manager's
Pigment·Maplewood, New Jersey, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - Full-time
Leidos·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Platform Solutions Engineer II (REMOTE)
Atlantic Union Bank·Waldorf, Maryland, US
Lead DevOps Engineer
Constellis·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Network Architect Systems Engineer
Actalent·Manassas, Virginia, US
Data Scientist (Level 3/Level 4)
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Principal Network Automation Developer
Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Program Manager, Data Center Technology Systems
Google·Atlanta, Georgia, US
Senor Staff Engineer Software - Backend
Keller Schroeder·Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
JPMC Candidate Experience page·Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Honeywell Aerospace·Everett, Washington, US
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Architect
Org_Subtype_BU026_IT·Round Rock, Texas, US
Lead Systems Developer Tester
Public & Business Services & Procurement | Services au public et aux entreprises & Approvisionnement·CA
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington, US
Mining Project Manager
Technical Management Group·CA
Lead Back-End Engineer - C#/.NET, Azure & Team Leadership
Nesto Cloud·CA
Senior & Staff Platform Engineer
Calliere·CA
Technical Account Manager, Google Cloud Consulting
Google·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Engineer - Android Developer (multiple locations)
Matlen Silver·Texas, US
Staff Systems Engineer
Ford Global Career Site·Oakville, Ontario, CA
Web Project Manager
Web Partners·Columbia, Maryland, US
Technical Operations Support Engineer
Siemens Energy·Orlando, Florida, US
Project Manager, Technology Systems (Construction Management)
S2N Technology Group·McLean, Virginia, US
Head of IT and Information Security
hireVouch·CA
Sr. Product Manager (Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery)
Cockroach Labs·San Mateo, California, US
Product Manager, Payments
McAfee·Alton, Ontario, CA
Product Manager - Digital Commerce & Loyalty Platforms
NearSource·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Leidos is hiring: Web Developer in McLean
Leidos·McLean, Virginia, US