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 – $347k
Top Companies
GEICO, Jobs via Dice, CACI International Inc, Disney Experiences, EY, SkySys +39 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, CA, Reston, Toronto
Work Model
74% On-Site, 26% Hybrid
Experience Levels
32% Staff, 26% Lead, 20% principal
We found 3,649 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, CA, Reston. Salaries range from $0k to $347k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (74%), Hybrid (26%). Top employers include GEICO, Jobs via Dice, CACI International Inc and 42 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$127k–$230k
13 jobs
Staff
$120k–$260k
16 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Associate Product Manager: America's Office of the CTO - Senior
EY
Lead Backend Engineer, Billing Platform (Hybrid)
GEICO
Titre: Responsable principal des tests QA – SAP S/4 et écosystème / Title: Senior QA Test Lead – SA
SkySys
QA Lead Engineer (AI-First Engineering Organization)
Finite State
Data Engineer with ML & AWS
FUSTIS LLC
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1,201–1,250 of 3,649 jobs
Associate Product Manager: America's Office of the CTO - Senior
EY·Seattle, Washington, US
Lead Backend Engineer, Billing Platform (Hybrid)
GEICO·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Titre: Responsable principal des tests QA – SAP S/4 et écosystème / Title: Senior QA Test Lead – SA
SkySys·CA
QA Lead Engineer (AI-First Engineering Organization)
Finite State·CA
Data Engineer with ML & AWS
FUSTIS LLC·Reston, Virginia, US
ML / Data Engineer / System Analyst / SME///Inperson interview
Jobs via Dice·Reston, Virginia, US
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Eng
eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Director of Engineering – Machine Learning & AI Products
Adobe·San Jose, California, US
Staff Platform Engineer - AI/ML
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Data Scientist
Roche·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Quantitative Analytics Tech Lead
Freddie Mac·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Customer Success Data Scientist - Industry Analytics
Cloud Software Group·CA
Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer
CACI International Inc
Staff Developer
E INC·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer
CACI International Inc
Lead SWE
FreelanceJobs·CA
Sr. Staff Base Software Engineer
Global Connect Technologies·Auburn Hills, Michigan, US
Team Lead, Success Advisory / Technical Account Manager's
Stacks·Toronto, Ontario, CA
IT Project Manager Scrum Master
Jobs via Dice·Merrick, New York, US
Principal Product Manager
Samsara·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Lead UI/UX Designer
Disney Experiences·Burbank, California, US
Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Lead UI Designer - AI & IA
Global Relay·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Product Manager: Drive Features & Delivery (Remote/Hybrid)
DSPolitical·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Product Manager, Merchandising (Lifestyle)
Groupe Dynamite, Inc·Mount Royal, Quebec, CA
Principal Data Engineer
Accompany Health·Detroit, Michigan, US
Principal / Sr. Principal Data Analyst Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Profisee MDM Developer
Simatree·Arlington, Virginia, US
Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)
Meta·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Program Manager, Chrome Browser
Google Inc.·Ontario, CA
Sr Staff Identity and Access Management Engineer
GEICO·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Dynamics 365 CE Lead Consultant
Black Pen Recruitment·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Engineer – Full Stack Applications
GEICO·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Technical Program Manager, Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction
Google·Reston, Virginia, US
Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)
Autodesk·Saskatchewan, CA
(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
Walmart Canada·CA
Technical Infrastructure Program Manager, Dedicated Infrastructu with Security Clearance
Amazon·Brandy Station, Virginia, US
Staff Cloud Security Engineer- Vulnerability Management
CVS Health·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) New
Clarity Innovations, LLC·Herndon, Virginia, US
Lead Platform Engineer
Total Wine & More·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Principal Data Analyst- Core Modernization
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead DevOps Engineer - Washington, DC
Constellis·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 4)
HII's Mission Technologies division·Fairfax, Virginia, US
Principal Engineer Network Security Routing and Switching
Verizon·Ashburn, Virginia, US
Lead Backend Engineer - Java
Oracle·Olympia, Washington, US
Lead Graphic Designer & WordPress Developer
Sryde Digital Marketing·CA
Staff Machine Learning Engineering (Remote)
Cisco·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Group Product Manager, Mobile Core
General Motors·Warren, Michigan, US
Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana k6 | USA | Remote
Grafana·New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Lead Software Engineer
Disney Experiences·Orlando, Florida, US