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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

$75k$320k

Top Companies

Western Digital, OpenAI (Ashby), Clear Genetics, Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock, Lavendo, Akumen Inc. +31 more

Job Types

96% Full Time, 4% Contract

Top Locations

Irvine, Washington, New York, New York, Rochester

Work Model

80% On-Site, 12% Hybrid, 8% Remote

Experience Levels

34% Staff, 30% manager, 16% principal

We found 3,539 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Irvine, Washington, New York, New York. Salaries range from $75k to $320k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (80%), Hybrid (12%), Remote (8%). Top employers include Western Digital, OpenAI (Ashby), Clear Genetics and 34 other companies.

Skills in Demand for Principal Engineer Jobs

SurgeryCompensation & BenefitsCompliancePythonB2B SalesJavaAzureC

Common Tools & Technologies

Google Tag ManagerGitSalesforceGoogle AnalyticsMarketoWordPress

Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs

Western Digital9 jobs
OpenAI (Ashby)3 jobs
Clear Genetics3 jobs
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock2 jobs
Lavendo1 job
Akumen Inc.1 job

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

Salary varies

2 jobs

Staff

$145k$225k

17 jobs

Director+

$174k$231k

6 jobs

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1,901–1,950 of 3,539 jobs

3w ago
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Technical Project Manager (Data Privacy & AI)

Lavendo·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
$90k – $125kFull Timemanager
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3w ago
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IT Technical Project Manager/ScrumMaster Jobs

Akumen Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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IT Project Manager

LCBO·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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IT Project Manager

Ignite IT·District Heights, Maryland, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Mgr Network Engineering

Optimum·Queens, New York, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
C

Director, Technical Program Manager

Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
C

Information Technology Project Manager

CorSource·Eugene, Oregon, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Staff Security Engineer: Remote Lead & AppSec Architect

Super.com·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Technical Director, Project Manager

WSP·Tacoma, Washington, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Senior Technical Project Manager

SOLV Energy, LLC·Bend, Oregon, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Staff Data Engineer, Product Analytics

Inworld AI·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Fullstack Python developer

Judge Group, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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3w ago
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Lead Flink Data Engineer IoT

Fusemachines·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
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Staff Data Engineer, Analytics Data Engineering

Dropbox·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Senior Web Full Stack Engineer (Trading Platform & UI Transformation) - Vice President

Professional·Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Full Timeexecutive
$121k – $171kFull Timeexecutive
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3w ago
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Principal Product Designer (Streaming)

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology·Santa Monica, California, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Senior Principal Platform Engineer - Pega

Navy Federal Credit Union·Winchester, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Principal DevOps Engineer - R10223052

Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$104k – $155kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Senior Technical Product Manager

EchoStar·Broomfield, Colorado, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Senior Product Manager

Oracle·Wyoming, Delaware, US

Full Timemanager
$75k – $178kFull Timemanager
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3w ago
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Senior Product Manager

ChargePoint·Campbell, California, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Product Manager I, YouTube Youth Responsibility

YouTube·Mountain View, California, US

Full Timemanager
$132k – $189kFull Timemanager
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3w ago
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Digital Product Manager

Gartner Careers·Stamford, Connecticut, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Senior Product Manager, AI

Humana·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Semaphore Solutions·Victoria, British Columbia, CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Product Marketing Manager, Consumer

OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Director of Digital Demand Generation

Pantheon·Remote – United States or Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full TimedirectorRemote
Full Timedirector
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3w ago
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Staff Engineer, Software Development Apps

Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$119k – $159kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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SVP, Product (CLEAR1)

Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States

Full Timevp
$290k – $320kFull Timevp
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3w ago
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Staff Backend Engineer

Weave·San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Full Timestaff
$200k – $250kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Director of Business Operations

Nabis·Remote

Full TimedirectorRemote
$150k – $175kFull Timedirector
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3w ago
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Staff Engineer, Wafer Metrology

Western Digital·San Jose, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$115k – $154kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Staff iOS Engineer

Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States

Full Timestaff
$215k – $250kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Director, Data Engineering

Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States

Full Timestaff
$225k – $275kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Sr. Product Manager, AI Voice & Messaging Agents

Bandwidth Inc. - Class A Common Stock·Raleigh, NC

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
B

Director of Sales - New Logo

Blend Labs, Inc. Class A Common Stock·United States

Contractdirector
Contractdirector
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3w ago
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Principal Cloud Storage Architect

Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States

Full Timeprincipal
$117k – $156kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Director Business Development - Storage Platforms - Americas

Western Digital·Colorado Springs, CO, United States (Remote)

Full TimedirectorRemote
$174k – $231kFull Timedirector
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3w ago
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Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Customer Firmware Support)

Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States

Full Timeprincipal
$145k – $194kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Staff DevOps Engineer

Western Digital·Roseville, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$145k – $194kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Staff Software Engineer, Development

Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$119k – $159kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Product Marketing Manager, Platform

OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Product Marketing Manager, ChatGPT for Work

OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab

Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States

Full Timeprincipal
$117k – $156kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Staff HDD Embedded System Engineer

Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$115k – $153kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process & Data Intelligence

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
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Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process Automation

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Remote

Full TimedirectorRemote
Full Timedirector
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3w ago
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Seasonal Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Albany

Enterprise Holdings·Albany, NY, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Director of GTM Enablement

MarqVision·San Francisco, California, United States

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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