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
$16k – $420k
Top Companies
Oracle, OpenAI (Ashby), squarespace, Eliassen Group, CVS Health, VirtualVocations +36 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Toronto, Ontario, New York, New York City
Work Model
84% On-Site, 12% Hybrid, 4% Remote
Experience Levels
46% manager, 24% Staff, 16% Lead
We found 3,578 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Toronto, Ontario, New York. Salaries range from $16k to $420k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (84%), Hybrid (12%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Oracle, OpenAI (Ashby), squarespace and 39 other companies.
Skills in Demand for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
8 jobs
Staff
$150k–$240k
12 jobs
Director+
$16k–$195k
3 jobs
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Senior Manager Digital Product Manager
CVS Health·Connecticut, US
Sr. Product Manager - Banking
VirtualVocations·Arlington, Virginia, US
Jr. Product Manager
Retailogists
Lead Network Engineer
Piper Companies·Pennsylvania, US
Lead Backend Software Engineer - Risk Engineering Platform
Coinbase·Tallahassee, Florida, US
Project Manager for Data Center Low Voltage Systems
Oracle·Olympia, Washington, US
Technical Project Manager
Giesecke+Devrient·Plaza, Idaho, US
Senior Technical Project Manager
Eliassen Group·Salem, Oregon, US
TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER with Security Clearance
Department Of Navy·Newport, Rhode Island, US
Senior BIM Program Manager - Digital Delivery
Jacobs·Hudson, New Hampshire, US
Technical Project Manager for Consulting Services. Job in Concord Move Collective Jobs
Oracle·Concord, New Hampshire, US
Technical Project Manager — Toxic Gas Monitoring Systems
Applied Materials, Inc.·Gloucester, Massachusetts, US
Security Engineering Manager
League Inc.·CA
Legal Counsel, Cyber and Product Security (Remote)
Stryker·CA
Senior IT Project Manager - SAP Migration and Infrastructure
Eliassen Group·Concord, New Hampshire, US
Lead Data Engineer (Remote)
Jobgether·Iowa, US
Lead Data Engineer - Oracle Health Advance
Oracle·Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Lead Data Engineer
SSC HR Solutions·Ogden, Utah, US
Manager, Data Engineering & Automation
Adobe·Lehi, Utah, US
Principal Software Engineer New
Dotmatics·CA
Sr. Software Development Manager
Oracle·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Product Manager, Mobile Applications
NearSource·Toronto, Ontario, CA
MTS-2 Front End Software Engineer
eBay·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Lead Full Stack Engineer - AI
RedBranch Executive Search & Recruitment·Toronto, Ontario, CA
DevOps Engineer (INF) – Level 4 - R10223545
Northrop Grumman·Morrisville, North Carolina, US
Data Center Chief Engineer , Data Center Eng Ops
Amazon Web Services (AWS)·Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, US
Director of SRE & Reliability Engineering (Remote)
Affirm
Senior Product Manager, Grocery Fulfillment Tech
Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Senior Product Manager, Mobile Apps
Parent Organization·CA
Product Marketing Manager, Competitive Intelligence
OpenAI (Ashby)·Remote - US
Director of Accounting
Bird·Remote - USA
Staff Software Engineer, Stream Infrastructure
Stripe·Toronto
Senior Product Manager, Growth
Pelago·New York, NY
Director of Growth Strategy
Nourish·New York, NY
Staff Product Manager - Search Algorithms
Faire·San Francisco, CA
Staff Product Designer
Instawork·San Francisco, California, United States
Director, Paid Social & Programmatic Marketing
squarespace·New York City
VP, International Marketing & GTM
squarespace·New York City
Strategy Director (Temporary)
Iris Automation·Atlanta, GA; New York, NY
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Oklo·Austin, Texas area
Technical Program Manager, Robotics Data
Scale AI·San Francisco, CA
Staff Software Engineer, Java (Domains Email)
squarespace·New York City
Enterprise Product Manager, Indirect Procurement
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Program Manager - Enterprise Programs
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Turing College·San Francisco, California, United States
Lead Veterinary Technician
Fox Corporation (Class A)·Wildwood, MO
HR Generalist
Nabis·Woodlake, CA
Senior Product Manager
Nova Credit·New York, NY
Product Manager, Core Identity
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Lead Product Designer & Design Systems
Neo Financial·Calgary, Alberta, CA