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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.

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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

ENS Solutions, LLC2 jobs
MDA Edge2 jobs
Northrop Grumman2 jobs
Jobgether2 jobs
Walmart2 jobs
Posting Date:20/ 02/20262 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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Staff Full-Stack Engineer, Clinical AI - Remote/Hybrid

Socotra, Inc.·CA

Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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IT Infrastructure Project Manager Jobs

Eliassen Group·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Project Manager

Noblis·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
A

Digital Automation & Control Project Manager

ABB·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Exchange Engineer

ENS Solutions, LLC·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Exchange Engineer

ENS Solutions, LLC·Sterling, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Lead Data Implementation Engineer

Odaia Intelligence Inc.·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
4

SE Linux–based MLS Systems Administrator (Mandatory TS/SCI with CI Poly Clearance)

4A Consulting, LLC·Springfield, Virginia, US

Contractstaff
$125 – $150Contractstaff
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2w ago
M

Lead Azure Data Engineer

MDA Edge·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
A

Principal System Engineering (SRE-DevOps)

AT and T·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$174k – $261kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Principal DevOps Engineer - R10223052

Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$104k – $155kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Chief IT Database Engineer (Oracle Products)

Kaiser Permanente·Greenwood Village, Colorado, US

Full Timeexecutive
$167k – $216kFull Timeexecutive
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2w ago
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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Streaming (Auth0)

Okta·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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SAP Basis Consultant

BuzzClan·Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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2w ago
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SRE Principal - Site Reliability Engineer Principal

Jabil Circuit

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Remote MongoDB Database Administrator

Jobgether·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Production Support Engineer IV

Truist·Five Points, North Carolina, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Principal software engineer - distributed systems

Microsoft Canada·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
C

Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Small Business Charge Card Valuations

Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$162k – $185kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Principal Engineer, Backend

Jobgether·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
E

Lead Solution Engineer - MS D365 (P4 Level)

ENTERPRISE MINDS INC·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Senior Technical Project Manager – Surveillance

Peraton·Bethesda, Maryland, US

Full Timemanager
$146k – $234kFull Timemanager
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2w ago
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Principal Software Engineer- AI Platform

Vaco by Highspring·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Senior Principal Platform Engineer - Pega

Navy Federal Credit Union·Pensacola, Florida, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Java Scala Backend Engineer

Kodeva LLC·McLean, Virginia, US

Contractstaff
$65 – $70Contractstaff
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2w ago
A

Lead Cloud & Platform Engineer – Internal Developer Platform

Aviva Canada Inc·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
I

Technical Project Manager

Infosys·Leavenworth, Washington, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
M

Lead Azure Data Engineer

MDA Edge·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
M

Information Technology Project Manager

Marchon Partners·Quincy, Massachusetts, US

Contractmanager
Contractmanager
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2w ago
A

Director, Software Engineering (Site Reliability Engineering)

Affirm·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
W

Staff, Machine Learning Engineer

Walmart·Gravette, Arkansas, US

Full Timestaff
$130k – $260kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Product Manager – Reporting

atVenu·Calgary, Alberta, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Principal Associate Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Full-stack

Posting Date:20/ 02/2026·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Staff Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Full-stack

Posting Date:20/ 02/2026·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Staff Backend Engineer - Core Platform

Prenuvo·British Columbia, CA

Full Timestaff
$180k – $210kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
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Staff Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Lead Product Designer, Activation

Virta Health·Needles, California, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
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Principal Software Engineer – Enterprise Platforms Principal Software Engineer – Enterprise Platforms

Toyota North America·Texas, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
B

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

BuildOps·San Francisco, California, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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DevOps Engineer (INF) – Level 4

Northrop Grumman·Morrisville, North Carolina, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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(USA) Principal, Data Scientist | Conversational AI

Walmart·Mountain View, California, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
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Product Manager - Engineering Systems

Relativity·Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Product Manager | Technical Data

Machinify·Palo Alto, California, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Director of Product - New Product Development

Govini·Arlington, Virginia, US

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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2w ago
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Senior Product Manager, B2B Payments Product Management | Austin, TX, USA

Visa·Austin, Texas, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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PRODUCT MANAGER - REMOTE

Palco·Montgomery, Alabama, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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Staff Cloud Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc·Markham, Ontario, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
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Lead Product Manager Lead Product Manager Alberta, Canada Feb 20, 2026 0.00 mi

Aurora Cannabis·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
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AI and Data - Manager - Product Manager - Toronto and Ottawa

EY·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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