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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

$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

GEICO3 jobs
Jobs via Dice2 jobs
CACI International Inc2 jobs
Disney Experiences2 jobs
EY1 job
SkySys1 job

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

$127k$230k

13 jobs

Staff

$120k$260k

16 jobs

Director+

Salary varies

1 job

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2w ago
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Associate Product Manager: America's Office of the CTO - Senior

EY·Seattle, Washington, US

Full Timeexecutive
$100k – $147kFull Timeexecutive
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2w ago
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Lead Backend Engineer, Billing Platform (Hybrid)

GEICO·Falls Church, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
$110k – $230kFull Timelead
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2w ago
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Titre: Responsable principal des tests QA – SAP S/4 et écosystème / Title: Senior QA Test Lead – SA

SkySys·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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QA Lead Engineer (AI-First Engineering Organization)

Finite State·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Data Engineer with ML & AWS

FUSTIS LLC·Reston, Virginia, US

Contractprincipal
$70 – $75Contractprincipal
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2w ago
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ML / Data Engineer / System Analyst / SME///Inperson interview

Jobs via Dice·Reston, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Sr. Technical Program Manager, Eng

eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Director of Engineering – Machine Learning & AI Products

Adobe·San Jose, California, US

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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2w ago
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Staff Platform Engineer - AI/ML

Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Principal Data Scientist

Roche·Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Quantitative Analytics Tech Lead

Freddie Mac·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Lead Customer Success Data Scientist - Industry Analytics

Cloud Software Group·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
C

Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer

CACI International Inc

Full Timestaff
$82k – $172kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Staff Developer

E INC·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
$170k – $190kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Microsoft Endpoint Management (MEM) Engineer

CACI International Inc

Full Timestaff
$82k – $172kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Lead SWE

FreelanceJobs·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Sr. Staff Base Software Engineer

Global Connect Technologies·Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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2w ago
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Team Lead, Success Advisory / Technical Account Manager's

Stacks·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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IT Project Manager Scrum Master

Jobs via Dice·Merrick, New York, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Principal Product Manager

Samsara·Québec City, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Lead UI/UX Designer

Disney Experiences·Burbank, California, US

Full Timelead
$127k – $170kFull Timelead
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2w ago
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Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Lead UI Designer - AI & IA

Global Relay·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Product Manager: Drive Features & Delivery (Remote/Hybrid)

DSPolitical·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
$115k – $135kFull Timemanager
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2w ago
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Product Manager, Merchandising (Lifestyle)

Groupe Dynamite, Inc·Mount Royal, Quebec, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Principal Data Engineer

Accompany Health·Detroit, Michigan, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Principal / Sr. Principal Data Analyst Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman·Baltimore, Maryland, US

Full Timeprincipal
$101k – $204kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Profisee MDM Developer

Simatree·Arlington, Virginia, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)

Meta·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timestaff
$271k – $347kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Technical Program Manager, Chrome Browser

Google Inc.·Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Sr Staff Identity and Access Management Engineer

GEICO·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timestaff
$120k – $260kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Dynamics 365 CE Lead Consultant

Black Pen Recruitment·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Staff Engineer – Full Stack Applications

GEICO·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US

Full Timestaff
$110k – $230kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Technical Program Manager, Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction

Google·Reston, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
$156k – $229kFull Timemanager
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2w ago
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Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)

Autodesk·Saskatchewan, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Canada·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Technical Infrastructure Program Manager, Dedicated Infrastructu with Security Clearance

Amazon·Brandy Station, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Staff Cloud Security Engineer- Vulnerability Management

CVS Health·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Principal Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) New

Clarity Innovations, LLC·Herndon, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Lead Platform Engineer

Total Wine & More·Bethesda, Maryland, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Principal Data Analyst- Core Modernization

Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Lead DevOps Engineer - Washington, DC

Constellis·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 4)

HII's Mission Technologies division·Fairfax, Virginia, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Principal Engineer Network Security Routing and Switching

Verizon·Ashburn, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Lead Backend Engineer - Java

Oracle·Olympia, Washington, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Lead Graphic Designer & WordPress Developer

Sryde Digital Marketing·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
C

Staff Machine Learning Engineering (Remote)

Cisco·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Group Product Manager, Mobile Core

General Motors·Warren, Michigan, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana k6 | USA | Remote

Grafana·New Orleans, Louisiana, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Lead Software Engineer

Disney Experiences·Orlando, Florida, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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