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
$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
Common Tools & Technologies
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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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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Technical Project Manager (Data Privacy & AI)
Lavendo·Washington, District of Columbia, US
IT Technical Project Manager/ScrumMaster Jobs
Akumen Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
IT Project Manager
LCBO·CA
IT Project Manager
Ignite IT·District Heights, Maryland, US
Mgr Network Engineering
Optimum·Queens, New York, US
Director, Technical Program Manager
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Information Technology Project Manager
CorSource·Eugene, Oregon, US
Staff Security Engineer: Remote Lead & AppSec Architect
Super.com·CA
Technical Director, Project Manager
WSP·Tacoma, Washington, US
Senior Technical Project Manager
SOLV Energy, LLC·Bend, Oregon, US
Staff Data Engineer, Product Analytics
Inworld AI·CA
Fullstack Python developer
Judge Group, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Flink Data Engineer IoT
Fusemachines·CA
Staff Data Engineer, Analytics Data Engineering
Dropbox·CA
Senior Web Full Stack Engineer (Trading Platform & UI Transformation) - Vice President
Professional·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Principal Product Designer (Streaming)
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology·Santa Monica, California, US
Senior Principal Platform Engineer - Pega
Navy Federal Credit Union·Winchester, Virginia, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - R10223052
Northrop Grumman·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Senior Technical Product Manager
EchoStar·Broomfield, Colorado, US
Senior Product Manager
Oracle·Wyoming, Delaware, US
Senior Product Manager
ChargePoint·Campbell, California, US
Product Manager I, YouTube Youth Responsibility
YouTube·Mountain View, California, US
Digital Product Manager
Gartner Careers·Stamford, Connecticut, US
Senior Product Manager, AI
Humana·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Infrastructure Engineer
Semaphore Solutions·Victoria, British Columbia, CA
Product Marketing Manager, Consumer
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Director of Digital Demand Generation
Pantheon·Remote – United States or Vancouver, BC, Canada
Staff Engineer, Software Development Apps
Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States
SVP, Product (CLEAR1)
Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States
Staff Backend Engineer
Weave·San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Director of Business Operations
Nabis·Remote
Staff Engineer, Wafer Metrology
Western Digital·San Jose, CA, United States
Staff iOS Engineer
Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States
Director, Data Engineering
Clear Genetics·New York, New York, United States
Sr. Product Manager, AI Voice & Messaging Agents
Bandwidth Inc. - Class A Common Stock·Raleigh, NC
Director of Sales - New Logo
Blend Labs, Inc. Class A Common Stock·United States
Principal Cloud Storage Architect
Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States
Director Business Development - Storage Platforms - Americas
Western Digital·Colorado Springs, CO, United States (Remote)
Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Customer Firmware Support)
Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States
Staff DevOps Engineer
Western Digital·Roseville, CA, United States
Staff Software Engineer, Development
Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States
Product Marketing Manager, Platform
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Product Marketing Manager, ChatGPT for Work
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab
Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States
Staff HDD Embedded System Engineer
Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process & Data Intelligence
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process Automation
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina
Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Remote
Seasonal Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Albany
Enterprise Holdings·Albany, NY, US
Director of GTM Enablement
MarqVision·San Francisco, California, United States