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 – $286k
Top Companies
Google, Dakota Prep, Grafana, Elastic, Instacart, WellnessLiving Systems Inc. +39 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 10% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Herndon, Reston, Toronto, Ontario
Work Model
82% On-Site, 18% Hybrid
Experience Levels
28% manager, 26% Staff, 22% principal
We found 3,649 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Herndon, Reston. Salaries range from $0k to $286k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (82%), Hybrid (18%). Top employers include Google, Dakota Prep, Grafana and 42 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$0k–$170k
9 jobs
Staff
$80k–$135k
13 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Senior Product Manager, Growth
Instacart
Senior Product Manager – AI-Driven B2B SaaS (Remote)
WellnessLiving Systems Inc.
Senior Product Manager
Dakota Prep
Technical Support Engineer - API (Canada based, 100 Remote)
Bitcoin Devs Company
Technical Program Manager, Data Center Development and Pre-Construction
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1,251–1,300 of 3,649 jobs
Senior Product Manager, Growth
Instacart·Nunavut, CA
Senior Product Manager – AI-Driven B2B SaaS (Remote)
WellnessLiving Systems Inc.·Vaughan, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager
Dakota Prep·Nanaimo, British Columbia, CA
Technical Support Engineer - API (Canada based, 100 Remote)
Bitcoin Devs Company·CA
Technical Program Manager, Data Center Development and Pre-Construction
Google·Herndon, Virginia, US
Technical PM (PMP/Scrum Certified)
Largeton Group·New York, New York, US
ETL Engineer - Vice President
Citigroup·CA
Senior Product Manager - US Business Deposit Products (GTM), Global Transaction Banking
Scotiabank·US
Software Engineer SME
Cornerstone Defense·Herndon, Virginia, US
Data Engineer with ML & AWS
FUSTIS LLC·Reston, Virginia, US
Principal Engineer, Mobile Platforms
Nubank·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Transmission Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) Lead
HDR·Arlington, Virginia, US
Senior Staff Forward Deployed Developer, Google Cloud
Google·CA
Associate Product Manager: America's Office of the CTO - Senior
EY·Charleston, West Virginia, US
Senior Product Manager
Dakota Prep·Saint John, New Brunswick, CA
Contact Center Technology Product Leader
Deloitte·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager, Security
MongoDB·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Senior Product Manager
Pwc Canada·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Lead Data Engineer
RELI GROUP INC·Woodlawn, Maryland, US
Senior Staff Data Engineer: Platform Data and Analytics
Faire·Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Full Stack Developer
BRMi·Vienna, Virginia, US
Product Architect Big Data Google Cloud Platform
Reston Hospital Center·Reston, Virginia, US
Lead Front-End Engineer (React/Next.js)
Shield Consulting Solutions·Annapolis Junction, Maryland, US
Tech Lead.NET
VirtualVocations
Lead .Net Developer
Ibridge Techsoft LLC·CA
Lead Technical Support Specialist- Linx and Database
OpenText·CA
SAP Utilities Principal Consultant
Whitehall Resources·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Director ML Platform Engineering
Royal Bank of Canada·CA
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
vArmour·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Technical Program Manager, Data Center Development and Pre-Construction
Google·Herndon, Virginia, US
Team Lead, Success Advisory / Technical Account Manager's
Stacks
Tableau Developer
Core-CSI·Springfield, Virginia, US
Principal Software Engineer - Machine Learning
Oracle Careers·US
Lead Customer Success Data Scientist - Industry Analytics
Cloud Software Group·CA
Principal Software Engineer - Machine Learning
Oracle·Five Points, North Carolina, US
Principal Product Manager -Data Engineering
Microsoft Canada Inc.·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Technical Hardware Program Manager, Advanced
Zebra Technologies·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana k6 | USA | Remote
Grafana·New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Principal Product Manager
Equinix·Tampa, Florida, US
Principal Data Engineer
Walmart·Union City, California, US
Lead UI/UX Designer
Disney Experiences·California, US
Principal Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js) - Platform
Elastic·Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana k6 | USA | Remote
Grafana·New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Principal Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js) - Platform
Elastic·Herndon, Virginia, US
Principal Software Engineering Lead
Mercor·CA
Lead / Senior Java Developer
Pyramid Consulting, Inc·McLean, Virginia, US
Surveillance Product Manager
Peraton·Chantilly, Virginia, US
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Specialist; SRE
CGI·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Design Technologist, AI Tools
HubSpot·CA
Sr Product Manager
Cencora·Boston, Massachusetts, US