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 – $325k
Top Companies
Turing Labs Inc., OpenAI (Ashby), Mattermost, STACK IT Recruitment, Axle Health, Astranis +39 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 8% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, McLean, CA, New York, New York
Work Model
80% On-Site, 16% Hybrid, 4% Remote
Experience Levels
34% manager, 22% Lead, 20% Staff
We found 3,557 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, McLean, CA. Salaries range from $0k to $325k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (80%), Hybrid (16%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Turing Labs Inc., OpenAI (Ashby), Mattermost and 42 other companies.
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Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$120k–$150k
11 jobs
Staff
$147k–$300k
10 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
4 jobs
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1,851–1,900 of 3,557 jobs
Product Manager – AI & Data Platforms, Financial Services
Turing Labs Inc.·New York, New York, United States
Principal Engineer
Turing Labs Inc.·Dallas, Texas, United States; New York, New York, United States
Client Director - Frontier Data
Turing Labs Inc.·Palo Alto, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States
Associate Director of AI and Data
Axle Health·Rockville, MD
Senior Technical Project Manager - Configuration and PLM
Astranis·San Francisco
Lead UX Designer
BillionToOne, Inc. - Class A common stock·Menlo Park, CA
Director of SCADA Engineering
Intersect Labs·United States
Program Manager, US & Canada Policy and Partnerships
OpenAI (Ashby)·Washington, DC
Senior Product Manager
Weave·San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Head of Engineering
Reflex·Austin, Texas, United States
Vice President of Finance
Remora·Wixom, Michigan, United States
Engineering Manager
GoCardless·London, UK
Lead Infrastructure Engineer Azure
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)·Toronto, ON, Canada
Staff Software Engineer, Testing Infrastructure
Mattermost·United States
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Mattermost·United States
Strategic Sourcing Lead, Professional Services
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Lead Site Reliability Engineer
EPAM Systems, Inc.·CA
Product Manager (Askuity division)
The Home Depot Canada·CA
Product Manager, Customer Management (15 months Fixed Term Contract)
Interac Corp.·CA
Senior Group Product Manager – Data Enablement
Vertiv·Westerville, Ohio, US
Lead Data Engineer
AmeriGas·King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
Senior Product Manager, Artificial Intelligence
NYC Health Hospitals·Manhattan, Kansas, US
Director of Product Design, Foundations
Clio·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Principal QA Engineer
Morgan McKinley·CA
Data Analyst Location: Fully Onsite McLean, VA-Need Locals Only-No Relocation
Jobs via Dice·McLean, Virginia, US
Senior Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
Planet·Remote, Oregon, US
Machine Learning Engineering Manager
VirtualVocations
Customer Engineer III, Platform, Google Cloud
Google·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead .NET Developer
STACK IT Recruitment·CA
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc·Markham, Ontario, CA
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
MLabs·Oregon, US
VP of IT - Web Developer
Goodwin Recruiting·Ashburn, Virginia, US
Lead Automation Test Engineer
Halvik·Greenbelt, Maryland, US
Software Engineer (iOS Tech Lead)
AgileEngine, LLC.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Senior Product Manager REMOTE
Jobgether·Frankfort, Kentucky, US
Lead Coordinator, Hiring and Training
University of Ottawa·CA
Machine learning Engineer & AI Platform Developer - 10+years of experirnce
Two95 International Inc.·Herndon, Virginia, US
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Dragos, Inc.·Hanover, Maryland, US
Modeling and Simulation Engineering Manager
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Lead .NET Developer
STACK IT Recruitment
Lead Solution Engineer - MS D365 (P4 Level)
ENTERPRISE MINDS INC·CA
Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Small Business Charge Card Valuations
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Sr. Technical Project Manager - Mclean, VA - Active TS/SCI with CI Poly Required
SOC LLC·McLean, Virginia, US
Technical Project Manager- Remote
MyComputerCareer Inc·Apex, North Carolina, US
Senior Technical Project Manager – Surveillance
Peraton·Bethesda, Maryland, US
IT Project Manager
Ignite IT·District Heights, Maryland, US
Linux Systems Administrator
TEKsystems·McLean, Virginia, US
Principal DevOps Engineer
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Senior Principal Middleware and Database Engineer - Oracle
Oracle·Wyoming, US
Sr Principal Software Engineer - Microsoft Dynamics 365 (ERP) - 90404545 - Onsite
Amtrak·Washington, District of Columbia, US