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
$90k – $292k
Top Companies
Mercor, Domino's, Royal Bank of Canada, OpenAI (Ashby), Hamilton Porter, Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock +20 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 6% Part Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
Toronto, CA, Shoreline, Everett
Work Model
92% On-Site, 6% Hybrid, 2% Remote
Experience Levels
32% principal, 28% Lead, 16% manager
We found 3,632 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Toronto, CA, Shoreline. Salaries range from $90k to $292k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (92%), Hybrid (6%), Remote (2%). Top employers include Mercor, Domino's, Royal Bank of Canada and 23 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$130k–$150k
14 jobs
Staff
$195k–$292k
6 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
4 jobs
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1,401–1,450 of 3,632 jobs
Senior Principal Cloud Engineer, AWS
Omniscius·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Lead Data Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Staff Engineer, AI Core
Nubank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Lead Software Engineer
Perseus Group·Markham, Ontario, CA
Principal Associate Software Engineer
Capital One - CA·CA
Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote
Hamilton Porter·CA
Principal Lead Software Engineer
Mercor·CA
Staff Cyber Software Engineer (EC) - R10223716
Northrop Grumman·Jessup, Maryland, US
Principal Machine Learning
Twilio·CA
Director ML Platform Engineering
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Developer (Team Lead)
Univerus·CA
Principal Lead Software Engineer
Mercor·CA
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Software Engineer - Grafana Cloud Observability, Kubernetes Monitoring | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Software Engineering, Cloud, Team Lead - Remote
Hamilton Porter·CA
lead programme analyst
Bakerandbakerconsulting·Cleveland, Ohio, US
Lead Cybersecurity Certification and Accreditation Analyst
BaseCamp Consulting & Solutions·Reston, Virginia, US
Infrastructure Hardware Technical Program Manager; Server and Network Systems
Cerebras·Hay River, Northwest Territories, CA
Director and Principal Engineer Data and ML platforms, GFT
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Global Product Manager 49
nVent·Wisconsin, US
Principal Product Manager Tech, Sponsored Products and Brands
Amazon.com Services LLC·US
Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap
Mercor·CA
Staff Tech Program Manager $115/hr
Mercor·CA
Technical Product Manager (Systems & ML)
Skyward Wildfire Technologies·Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Sr Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack
BoehringerPRD·Ridgefield, Connecticut, US
VP, Software Development - Delivery
Warner Bros. Discovery·Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Technical Project Lead Engineer
Mercor·CA
Program Manager - Fully Remote
Mercor·CA
Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap
Mercor·CA
Lead Data Scientist | $90/hr Cap
Mercor·CA
Lead Data Science Lead
Mercor·CA
Principal Lead Software Engineer
Mercor·CA
Product Marketing Manager, SMB
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock·Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Senior Technical Program Manager, Enterprise
Axon Enterprise, Inc. - Common Stock·Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Domino's Shift Leader - Jerome, ID (7314)
Domino's·Jerome, ID, United States
Domino's Shift Leader - Lake Stevens, WA (7055)
Domino's·Lake Stevens, WA, United States
Head of Education
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Domino's Shift Leader - Emmett, ID (7373)
Domino's·Emmett, ID, United States
Director of Finance, Strategic Partnerships
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Domino's Shift Lead - Shoreline/Mountlake Terrace/Lake Forest Park (7149)
Domino's·Shoreline, WA, United States
Domino's Pizza Maker/CSR - Shoreline/Mountlake Terrace/Lake Forest Park (7149)
Domino's·Shoreline, WA, United States
Lead IAM Engineer - SailPoint ISC
Horizontal Talent·Millburn, New Jersey, US
Walmart Data Engineer
Walmart·Elm Springs, Arkansas, US
Fractional CTO needed for RoR
FreelanceJobs·CA
Domino's Shift Manager - Central Everett (7125)
Domino's·Everett, WA, United States
Domino's Pizza Maker / CSR Central Everett (7125)
Domino's·Everett, WA, United States
Domino's Pizza Maker/CSR - Edmonds, WA (7030)
Domino's·Edmonds, WA, United States
Domino's Shift Leader - Edmonds, WA (7030)
Domino's·Edmonds, WA, United States