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
$83k – $300k
Top Companies
Royal Bank of Canada, Spgi, Capital One, Lookout, Jobs via Dice, Agoda +39 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 6% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
Washington, Toronto, Rockville, Calgary
Work Model
88% On-Site, 12% Hybrid
Experience Levels
34% Staff, 28% manager, 18% principal
We found 3,637 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, Toronto, Rockville. Salaries range from $83k to $300k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (88%), Hybrid (12%). Top employers include Royal Bank of Canada, Spgi, Capital One and 42 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$197k–$225k
9 jobs
Staff
$131k–$228k
17 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Staff/Lead PostgreSQL Database Administrator (Bangkok based, Relocation Provided)
Agoda
Senior Product Manager - AI Solutions
Royal Bank of Canada
Business Intelligence Analyst (SME)
DecisionPoint Corporation
Principal DevSecOps Automation Engineer
asrcfh
Senior Principal Data Engineer
Amtrak
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1,351–1,400 of 3,637 jobs
Staff/Lead PostgreSQL Database Administrator (Bangkok based, Relocation Provided)
Agoda·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Senior Product Manager - AI Solutions
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Business Intelligence Analyst (SME)
DecisionPoint Corporation·Reston, Virginia, US
Principal DevSecOps Automation Engineer
asrcfh·Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, US
Senior Principal Data Engineer
Amtrak·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal Java Developer - Full-time
Leidos·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Electrical Software Engineer 2
kronesinc·Wisconsin, US
Technical Project Manager (Remote)
Alliants·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Product Manager I, Growth
Coinbase·Madison, Wisconsin, US
Technical Product Manager (Systems & ML)
Skyward Wildfire Technologies·Burlington, Ontario, CA
Digital Product Manager
The Home Depot Canada·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager, Security
MongoDB·Calgary, Alberta, CA
System Security Engineering Cybersecurity Technical Lead
BAE Systems·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Security Engineer
Software Guidance & Assistance·Rockville, Maryland, US
Staff Security Engineer - Vulnerability Management US Public Sector
Okta, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Data Scientist Stochastic Modeling
Spgi·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Lead Data Engineer
Net2Source (N2S)·Surrey, British Columbia, CA
Lead Data Engineer
RELI GROUP INC·Woodlawn, Maryland, US
Senior Product Manager, Networking Services
VirtualVocations·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Principal Data Scientist – Price and Promotions Data Science
CVS Health·Olympia, Washington, US
Staff UI/UX Product Designer USA/EMEA - Remote 28
Hospitable·North Carolina, US
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Growth Platform)
Affirm·Oshawa, Ontario, CA
Lead Software Engineer (DevOps)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA (50% remote)
Oracle
Remote Data Engineering Manager
Jobgether·North Carolina, US
Information Assurance/Security Engineer, Manager (15.34) - Full-time
OCT Consulting, LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Backend Software Engineer (Java/Scala)
Lookout·CA
Staff Backend Engineer
Inworld AI·Bella Coola, British Columbia, CA
Staff Security Engineer
Jobs via Dice·Rockville, Maryland, US
Lead Data Scientist Stochastic Modeling
Spgi·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Lead Data Scientist | Up to $77/hr
Mercor·CA
Staff Backend Software Engineer (Java/Scala)
Lookout·CA
Microsoft D365 Project Manager
Protiviti·Washington, District of Columbia, US
System Engineer (All Levels) Jobs
Noblis·Chantilly, Virginia, US
Digital Project Manager
Roundstate·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Lead Private Cloud Engineer
Scotiabank
Product, Platform & Enterprise Front End Sr/Staff Software Engineer (Remote - US)
BNSF Railway·US
Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Gen AI, Python, Go, AWS)
Capital One
Data Engineering Leader
Deloitte·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Lead Data Engineer (FinTech, Digital Banking, or Payments domain)
Jobs via Dice·Denver, Colorado, US
Sr Product Manager, Talent Systems
Segment·CA
Senior Product Manager Technical, Prime, Prime International Expansion
Amazon·British Columbia, CA
Senior Program Manager
ValidaTek, Inc.·Camp Springs, Maryland, US
Principal Machine Learning
Twilio·CA
Principal Mission / Systems Engineer
RTX·Annapolis Junction, Maryland, US
Sw Product Manager - Edge Ai and On-device Experiences
HP·Shenandoah, Virginia, US
Principal Power Platform Engineer (R-18873)
Dun & Bradstreet·Florham Park, New Jersey, US
Principal Associate Software Engineer
Capital One - CA·CA
Director and Principal Engineer Data and ML platforms, GFT
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Software Developer Engineer V
1Finity·CA