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 – $485k
Top Companies
Workday, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, VirtualVocations, Andiamo, Northrop Grumman +38 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 8% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Alexandria
Work Model
84% On-Site, 12% Hybrid, 4% Remote
Experience Levels
32% principal, 28% manager, 22% Staff
We found 3,377 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. 50 new positions were added this week at companies like Workday, Affirm, Mercor. Salaries range from $0k to $485k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (84%), Hybrid (12%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Workday, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and 41 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
8 jobs
Staff
$0k–$485k
11 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
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101–150 of 3,377 jobs
Principal Machine Learning Engineer(GenAI)
Workday·Atlanta, Georgia, US
Staff Software Backend Engineer - Remote
Affirm·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Network Operations Engineer – Remote
Mercor·CA
Associate Principal Systems Engineering (Digital Engineering)
AMERICAN SYSTEMS·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Program Manager, Data Science
American Heart Association·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Senior Technical Program Manager
Warner Bros. Discovery
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Intelligent Talent Acquisition
Amazon·Arlington, Virginia, US
Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Search Verticals and Translate
Google·New York, New York, US
Director of Technical Product Management
VirtualVocations·Southport, Indiana, US
Senior Product Manager, Credit Risk & Strategy
Forward Financing·Montreal, Quebec, CA
Lead Platform Engineer (Python) – 95% Remote, Toronto
Acquird.io·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Data Scientist
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
UI\/UX Developer with Security Clearance
Clear Resolution Consulting, LLC·Springfield, Virginia, US
(USA) Principal, Data Scientist | Conversational AI
Walmart·San Jose, California, US
QTG - Servicing Systems Engineering - Principal Software Engineer
Questrade Financial Group·Ontario, CA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer(GenAI)
Workday·Boulder, Colorado, US
Lead AI Backend Engineer - Hybrid
Refinitiv·Ontario, CA
Principal Staff Backend Engineer
Andiamo·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
Planet
Technical Project/Program Manager – Agentic AI Focused
Boomi·Remote
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Specialist; SRE
CGI·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Principal DevOps Engineer - AI Infra (Remote)
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Tier 3 SOC Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Mobile Tech Lead
Trantor·Tysons, Virginia, US
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
Ivo·San Francisco, California, US
Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Fidelity Investments Careers·Merrimack, New Hampshire, US
Workday Financial Developer - Only locals to VA,MD,DC,NY,NJ STATES
KMM Technologies, Inc.·Rockville, Maryland, US
Principal Frontend Product Engineer
VirtualVocations·Chandler, Arizona, US
Principal Automation Engineer
Cardinal Health·Annapolis, Maryland, US
Content Development Manager
Sage·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Project Manager V
Chickasaw Nation Industries·Fairfax, Virginia, US
AWS Node Js Developer -- DWIDC5533410
Compunnel Inc.·CA
Senior Technical Program Manager - REMOTE
Jobgether·CA
Staff Product Marketing Manager, Security
Okta for Developers·CA
Senior Product Manager, AI Remote
M Files·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Lead ML Engineer
Hays·Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager: AI & Alexa Canada Growth
Amazon·Ontario, CA
Principal Staff Backend Engineer
Andiamo·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Cloud Engineer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP·Open Hall-Red Cliffe, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Palmer Lake, Colorado, US
Principal Virtualization Systems Administrator Jobs
Northrop Grumman·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Senior Product Manager - Performance New Remote - Vancouver, Canada
Branch Metrics·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Engineering (Qualcomm AI Research, Amsterdam)
Nutanix·Markham, Ontario, CA
Azure Tech Lead
NextGen Consulting Inc.·CA
Lead Instructor: Computer Support Specialist
Correlation One·Remote
Senior Technical Program Manager
Warner Bros. Discovery·Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Ingénieur logiciels principal
KYNZE·CA
Staff Software Engineer, IAM Remote Canada
Mozilla Corporation·CA
Staff Analytics Engineer
Intrado·CA
Lead GCP Cloud Engineer
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC·Alexandria, Virginia, US