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
$97k – $225k
Top Companies
BAE Systems, Roche, Ibridge Techsoft LLC, Oracle, Capital One Financial Corporation, Capital One +38 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 6% Contract, 4% Internship
Top Locations
CA, Toronto, New York, New York, McLean
Work Model
88% On-Site, 12% Hybrid
Experience Levels
28% Lead, 24% Staff, 22% principal
We found 3,648 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Toronto, New York, New York. Salaries range from $97k to $225k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (88%), Hybrid (12%). Top employers include BAE Systems, Roche, Ibridge Techsoft LLC and 41 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$150k–$225k
14 jobs
Staff
Salary varies
12 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
2 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
System Security Engineering Cybersecurity Technical Lead
BAE Systems
Principal Data Scientist
Roche
Technical Account Manager - Remote, Canada
Smile DH
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Specialist; SRE
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1,301–1,350 of 3,648 jobs
System Security Engineering Cybersecurity Technical Lead
BAE Systems·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal Data Scientist
Roche·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Technical Account Manager - Remote, Canada
Smile DH·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Specialist; SRE
CGI·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Groupe Dynamite Inc. Jr. Product Manager, Merchandising
Groupe Dynamite Inc.·Mount Royal, Quebec, CA
Staff Backend Software Engineer
eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Lead .Net Developer
Ibridge Techsoft LLC·CA
Program Manager (DHS CISA) - Clearance Required
Cydecor, Inc.·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Sr. Staff Data Engineer: Platform Data and Analytics
Faire·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Software Developer Engineer V
1Finity·CA
Staff Security Engineer: Remote Lead & AppSec Architect
Super.com·CA
Network Engineer (Expert)
BAE Systems·Sterling, Virginia, US
Sr. Director of Product Management, Data 360
Salesforce·British Columbia, CA
Principal Application Support Engineer (SRE Lead)
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)·Dallas, Texas, US
Sr Product Manager
Cencora·Trenton, New Jersey, US
Senior Product Manager, Video Infrastructure
Matrox Graphics Inc·Dorval, Quebec, CA
Sr. Product Manager - Healthcare Tech
MCKESSON·Gahanna, Ohio, US
Lead Azure Full-Stack Developer
Sev1Tech LLC
Lead Frontend Engineer (US Based)
Themis·New York, New York, US
AWS NodeJS Tech lead-1
Confidential·CA
Lead Teradata Database Administrator - Remote
UnitedHealth Group·Belleville, Illinois, US
Lead Network Infrastructure Engineer
Oracle·New York, New York, US
Principal Associate, Data Science - US Card | McLean, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Full Stack Engineer - AI/ML Systems
Noblis·Lorton, Virginia, US
Principal Associate, Data Scientist - AI Software Engineering | McLean, VA, USA
Capital One Financial Corporation·McLean, Virginia, US
Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Technical Program Manager
Beeye·New Westminster, British Columbia, CA
Ingénieur des données principal
TD·Toronto, Ontario, CA
AWS Python + Gen AI Developer
Jobs via Dice·Reston, Virginia, US
Lead UX Designer
Global Relay·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Principal Software Engineer
Roche·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager, Promotional Experiences
DraftKings·CA
Lead Software Engineer (DevOps)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Gen AI, Python, Go, AWS)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Senior Product Manager
Paramount·Burbank, California, US
Lead React Front-End Architect & Platform Library
Intelliswift - An LTTS Company·CA
Principal Frontend Architect – Global Assets (Remote)
PowerToFly·CA
Staff Front End Engineer
Venn·CA
Lead Front-End Engineer (React/Next.js)
Shield Consulting Solutions·Annapolis Junction, Maryland, US
Engineering Manager, Data Science
ChatGPT Jobs·Arlington, Virginia, US
Database Administrator
AmNet Services, Inc.·Warren, New Jersey, US
Microsoft Azure Architecture and Engineering Manager
Leidos·Herndon, Virginia, US
Full Stack Java Developer
Tandym Tech·Vienna, Virginia, US
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
OpenText·Gaithersburg, Maryland, US
Lead .Net Developer
Ibridge Techsoft LLC·CA
Staff Platform Engineer: Scale, Reliability & DevEx
Atlas Technology Solutions·CA
Principal Software Engineer - Machine Learning
Oracle·US
Director Cloud AI Security Engineering
Bank of Montreal·CA
Principal Software Engineer, Platform & Productivity
Referral Board·CA
Sr Technical Product Manager, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)
Apple Inc.·Cupertino, California, US