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 – $230k
Top Companies
Royal Bank of Canada, Stripe, OpenAI (Ashby), Faire, Northrop Grumman, Systematix +38 more
Job Types
82% Full Time, 16% Contract, 2% Part Time
Top Locations
Vancouver, British Columbia, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, CA
Work Model
66% On-Site, 20% Remote, 14% Hybrid
Experience Levels
34% Staff, 30% manager, 16% Lead
We found 3,562 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Vancouver, British Columbia, New York, Washington, District of Columbia. Salaries range from $0k to $230k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (66%), Remote (20%), Hybrid (14%). Top employers include Royal Bank of Canada, Stripe, OpenAI (Ashby) and 41 other companies.
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Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$123k–$169k
8 jobs
Staff
$0k–$180k
17 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
2 jobs
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Lead UI Designer AI-Driven Interfaces
TEEMA·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Lead Data Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Director of Data & Analytics
Modern Health·Remote - US
Program Manager, Global Partner Engineering & Operations (PE&O)
Stripe·US-Seattle; US-SF; US-NYC; US-Remote; Canada-Toronto; Canada-Remote
Canada Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Stripe·Canada
Partner Development Manager
Mixpanel·New York City, US (Hybrid)
VP of Sales - API
Brave Care·United States
Inference Runtime, Engineering Manager
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Technical Product Manager (Data Products) (United States)
Karat Financial·Remote (United States - Select States)
Senior / Staff Software Engineer
Instawork·San Francisco, California, United States
Senior Engineering Manager - Growth
Faire·Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON
Lead Product Designer
Faire·New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA
Datacenter NetDeploy Lead - Stargate
OpenAI (Ashby)·Remote - US
VP, General Manager Lending
Caribou·Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Phoenix, AZ | Remote, US
Photonics Integrated Circuit Design Engineering, Tech Lead
Astera Labs, Inc. - Common Stock·San Jose, CA
Chief of Staff
Nabis·Remote
Senior Product Manager, Growth
Nourish·New York, NY
Director, Talent Management & People Analytics
Lattice·Remote - U.S.
VP, Engineering
Squire Technologies·United States
Director of Investor Relations
Oklo·Remote or New York City, NY
Sr. Product Manager-Technical, Physical Infrastructure (Electrical), Data Center Engineering
Amazon Data Services, Inc.·Columbus, Ohio, US
Principal DevOps Engineer
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Staff Site Reliability Engineer (hybrid or remote)
Achievers·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Sr. Product Manager, US Citizen and Onsite in DC
Washon MedData Inc·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Data Engineer Full time Role
FUSTIS LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Product Designer-Sheet Metal/Stainless Steel
ARMI Manufacturing of NWA·Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Product Manager
NetApp·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Staff Backend Engineer Remote
Nango·Remote
Senior Staff Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Full-stack
Posting Date:20/ 02/2026
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer
StackAdapt·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal DevOps Engineer Jobs
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Product manager (numérique)
Sinope Technologies·Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, CA
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise
Toast·CA
Project Manager III
A&M Technologies, Inc.·Chantilly, Virginia, US
Technical Task Lead (Program Manager)
Maximus·Fort Meade, Maryland, US
Lead Technical Program Manager - Talent Acquisition Platform, Automation, and Intelligence
J.P. Morgan·Brooklyn, New York, US
Senior Technical Program Manager, Manager Development, Data Center Learning
Amazon.com, Inc.·Seattle, Washington, US
SE Linux–based MLS Systems Administrator (Mandatory TS/SCI with CI Poly Clearance)
4A Consulting, LLC·Springfield, Virginia, US
Java Scala Backend Engineer
Kodeva LLC·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Azure Data Engineer
MDA Edge·CA
Accessibility Developer (Full Stack)
Systematix·CA
Lead Software Engineer/ Platform and Console Systems /Proprietary C/ Engine/
Blackbird Interactive·CA
Lead iOS Developer Remote
Remote Staffing·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Product Manager, Supply Chain
Walmart·Bella Vista, Arkansas, US
Accessibility Developer (Full Stack)
Systematix·CA
.NET SQL Developer with recent exp. in Hedge Funds
Tekcogno·New York, New York, US
Lead Application Security Architect
Thumbtack·CA
Principal SAP PTP Consultant
Infosys Limited Digital·Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Principal Network Automation Engineer
Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Cloud Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA