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 – $261k
Top Companies
ENS Solutions, LLC, MDA Edge, Northrop Grumman, Jobgether, Walmart, Posting Date:20/ 02/2026 +38 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 8% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Washington, Toronto, Ontario, Sterling
Work Model
84% On-Site, 16% Hybrid
Experience Levels
30% Staff, 28% principal, 26% manager
We found 3,560 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Washington, Toronto, Ontario. Salaries range from $0k to $261k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (84%), Hybrid (16%). Top employers include ENS Solutions, LLC, MDA Edge, Northrop Grumman and 41 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
6 jobs
Staff
$0k–$210k
15 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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1,801–1,850 of 3,560 jobs
Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Clinical AI - Remote/Hybrid
Socotra, Inc.·CA
IT Infrastructure Project Manager Jobs
Eliassen Group·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Project Manager
Noblis·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Digital Automation & Control Project Manager
ABB·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Exchange Engineer
ENS Solutions, LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Exchange Engineer
ENS Solutions, LLC·Sterling, Virginia, US
Lead Data Implementation Engineer
Odaia Intelligence Inc.·CA
SE Linux–based MLS Systems Administrator (Mandatory TS/SCI with CI Poly Clearance)
4A Consulting, LLC·Springfield, Virginia, US
Lead Azure Data Engineer
MDA Edge·CA
Principal System Engineering (SRE-DevOps)
AT and T·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - R10223052
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Chief IT Database Engineer (Oracle Products)
Kaiser Permanente·Greenwood Village, Colorado, US
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Streaming (Auth0)
Okta·CA
SAP Basis Consultant
BuzzClan·Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
SRE Principal - Site Reliability Engineer Principal
Jabil Circuit
Remote MongoDB Database Administrator
Jobgether·CA
Production Support Engineer IV
Truist·Five Points, North Carolina, US
Principal software engineer - distributed systems
Microsoft Canada·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Small Business Charge Card Valuations
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Principal Engineer, Backend
Jobgether·CA
Lead Solution Engineer - MS D365 (P4 Level)
ENTERPRISE MINDS INC·CA
Senior Technical Project Manager – Surveillance
Peraton·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Principal Software Engineer- AI Platform
Vaco by Highspring·CA
Senior Principal Platform Engineer - Pega
Navy Federal Credit Union·Pensacola, Florida, US
Java Scala Backend Engineer
Kodeva LLC·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Cloud & Platform Engineer – Internal Developer Platform
Aviva Canada Inc·CA
Technical Project Manager
Infosys·Leavenworth, Washington, US
Lead Azure Data Engineer
MDA Edge·CA
Information Technology Project Manager
Marchon Partners·Quincy, Massachusetts, US
Director, Software Engineering (Site Reliability Engineering)
Affirm·CA
Staff, Machine Learning Engineer
Walmart·Gravette, Arkansas, US
Product Manager – Reporting
atVenu·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal Associate Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Full-stack
Posting Date:20/ 02/2026·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Full-stack
Posting Date:20/ 02/2026·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Backend Engineer - Core Platform
Prenuvo·British Columbia, CA
Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Needles, California, US
Principal Software Engineer – Enterprise Platforms Principal Software Engineer – Enterprise Platforms
Toyota North America·Texas, US
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
BuildOps·San Francisco, California, US
DevOps Engineer (INF) – Level 4
Northrop Grumman·Morrisville, North Carolina, US
(USA) Principal, Data Scientist | Conversational AI
Walmart·Mountain View, California, US
Product Manager - Engineering Systems
Relativity·Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Product Manager | Technical Data
Machinify·Palo Alto, California, US
Director of Product - New Product Development
Govini·Arlington, Virginia, US
Senior Product Manager, B2B Payments Product Management | Austin, TX, USA
Visa·Austin, Texas, US
PRODUCT MANAGER - REMOTE
Palco·Montgomery, Alabama, US
Staff Cloud Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc·Markham, Ontario, CA
Lead Product Manager Lead Product Manager Alberta, Canada Feb 20, 2026 0.00 mi
Aurora Cannabis·CA
AI and Data - Manager - Product Manager - Toronto and Ottawa
EY·Toronto, Ontario, CA