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
$69k – $300k
Top Companies
Virtual Vocations Inc, LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC, Amazon.com Services LLC, American Heart Association, MLabs, Confidential +35 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 8% Contract
Top Locations
CA, Alexandria, Remote, Arlington
Work Model
88% On-Site, 10% Hybrid, 2% Remote
Experience Levels
30% manager, 26% Lead, 24% principal
We found 3,384 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including CA, Alexandria, Remote. 50 new positions were added this week at companies like KYNZE, Mozilla Corporation, Intrado. Salaries range from $69k to $300k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (88%), Hybrid (10%), Remote (2%). Top employers include Virtual Vocations Inc, LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC, Amazon.com Services LLC and 38 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$69k–$120k
13 jobs
Staff
$140k–$217k
9 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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Ingénieur logiciels principal
KYNZE·CA
Staff Software Engineer, IAM Remote Canada
Mozilla Corporation·CA
Staff Analytics Engineer
Intrado·CA
Lead GCP Cloud Engineer
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Senior Product Manager, Tech, Prime Video Subscriptions Product
Amazon.com Services LLC·US
Lead ML Platform Software Engineer
Glydways·Remote, Oregon, US
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon Cyber Threat Intelligence
Amazon.com Services LLC·Arlington, Virginia, US
Azure Tech Lead
NextGen Consulting Inc.·CA
Product Manager II, Downstream Marketing
Enovis·Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Programs
Waymo·Remote
Business Data Analyst
MANTECH·Manassas, Virginia, US
Principal Product Designer
TDA Creative·Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Data Path Core Engineering Manager
Thales·CA
Full Stack Principal Software Engineer, Gen AI
T-Mobile·Washington, District of Columbia, US
AWS Cloud Developer(NodeJS AND TypeScript)
Quantum World Technologies Inc.·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Senior Project Manager - Product Development & Launch
DECIEM | THE ABNORMAL BEAUTY COMPANY·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Program Manager, Data Science
American Heart Association·Chattanooga, Tennessee, US
Data Engineer
IBM·Williston, Vermont, US
Principal Software Engineer - US
MLabs·CA
Lead Fire Field Service Technician - Baltimore, MD
Confidential·Linthicum Heights, Maryland, US
Staff Analytics Engineer, Product
GEICO·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc
Staff Product Designer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Charleston, West Virginia, US
Principal IT Infrastructure Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Escondido, California, US
Lead GCP Cloud Engineer
LIGHTFEATHER IO LLC
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Arsiem Corporation
Lead Application Support Engineer
UST·CA
JAVA Principal Software Engineer
Jobs via Dice·Woodlawn, Maryland, US
(Senior) Associate Director, Principal Clinical Data Scientist -Early Oncology ExpMed(Remote)
BoehringerPRD·Ridgefield, Connecticut, US
Principal Product Manager, Mobile-first and AI Strategy
Constant Contact·CA
Director of UX and Content Design
VirtualVocations·Arlington, Virginia, US
Program Manager, Data Science
American Heart Association
Database Engineer Level 5 with Security Clearance
Prescient Edge
Content Development Manager
Sage
Lead Tableau Developer (Immediate Joiners) | 8+ Years | Chennai
Antal International
Principal Software Engineer - US
MLabs·CA
Lead Data Engineer
Eliassen Group·Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Wells Fargo·Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Lead Frontend Engineer
Fulfil.IO Inc.·CA
IT Project Manager Niche (Program Manager)
Robertson & Company Ltd.
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer (Compute Migration)San Francisco, California
HeartFlow·San Francisco, California, US
Principal Frontend Product Engineer
VirtualVocations·Baltimore, Maryland, US
Staff, Full Stack Engineer
Wonder Group, INC·Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, US
Principal Qaulity engineer- Automation
HiLabs·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Lead Fire Field Service Technician - Baltimore, MD
Confidential·Rosedale, Maryland, US
Technical Program Manager Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Technical Program Manager- Test - Full-time
ZT Systems
Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Search Verticals and Translate
Senior Product Manager - Global Data Platform
Sanofi EU·CA