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
Virta Health, Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock, S.i. Systems, Bank of Montreal, Walmart, BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock +35 more
Job Types
94% Full Time, 6% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, McLean, McLean, Virginia, Toronto
Work Model
80% On-Site, 16% Hybrid, 4% Remote
Experience Levels
30% manager, 28% Lead, 14% Staff
We found 3,535 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, McLean, McLean, Virginia. Salaries range from $69k to $300k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (80%), Hybrid (16%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Virta Health, Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock, S.i. Systems and 38 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
$135k–$149k
14 jobs
Staff
$225k–$300k
7 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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Division Chief - Soils and Aggregate Technology (Program Manager IV)
Maryland Department of Transportation·Annapolis, Maryland, US
Software Engineering Tech Lead
TD·CA
Lead Automation Engineer
CDM Smith·Rockville, Maryland, US
Intune + MECM Customer Engineer 21
JDA TSG·Maryland, US
Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy
S.i. Systems
Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy
S.i. Systems·CA
Principal Cloud Platform Engineer
Bank of Montreal·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff GTM Engineer (AI & Automation) | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Team Lead, Cloud Engineering
Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Engineer - Medium Voltage, Switchgear & Assemblies
UL Solutions·CA
Lead Full Stack Engineer - Remote
Sparks Group·McLean, Virginia, US
IT Technical Project Manager/ScrumMaster Jobs
Akumen Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Project Manager (Data Privacy & AI)
Lavendo·Washington, District of Columbia, US
IT Project Manager
LCBO·CA
Lead Flink Data Engineer IoT
Fusemachines·CA
Staff Data Engineer, Product Analytics
Inworld AI·CA
Practice Leader - Cloud & Platform Engineering GCP
Intuitive ai·CA
Software Engineering, Team Lead - US Based Remote Opportunity
Common App·Arlington, Virginia, US
Data QA Engineer Principal
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY·Fairfax, Virginia, US
Lead Data Engineer Remote - US 8
Greenbox Capital·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Data Engineer (Hybrid)
Technocrafts, Inc.·McLean, Virginia, US
Fullstack Python developer
Judge Group, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Platform Engineer, Workday (HCM)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Sr Product Manager-2026-16
emergiTEL Inc.·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal, UX Designer - Walmart Business
Walmart·Bentonville, Arkansas, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Sylvester, Georgia, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Wrightsville, Georgia, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Nederland, Colorado, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA (50% remote - US Citizenship Required)
Oracle·Arlington, Virginia, US
Technical Product Manager
Empower·Greenwood Village, Colorado, US
Product Manager
Robert Half·West Haven, Connecticut, US
(USA) Staff, Product Manager
Walmart·Kearny, New Jersey, US
Program Manager, Product Policy
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Software Engineering Manager
Tractian·São Paulo, SP
Head of Marketing (US)
Noble·Remote
Senior Vice President, Market Access
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·San Francisco - 1800 Owens
Executive Director, U.S. Public Policy (CMS, HHS & Payment Policy)
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Washington DC
Area Vice President - SLED
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Regional Vice President - Defense
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Regional Vice President - USAF (Remote)
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Albuquerque Downtown - Full Time
Enterprise Holdings·Albuquerque, NM, US
Technology Product Manager - Cheminformatics and Machine Learning
Johnson & Johnson·Spring House, Pennsylvania, US
Lead Software Engineer
RTA Fleet·Glendale, Arizona
Lead Technical Product Manager – AI Assistant & Workflow Experience
Eudia·Palo Alto, California, US
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
MLabs·New York, New York, US
Sr. Staff AI/ML Engineer
P2P·CA
Senior Product Manager, Firmware
Hubble Network·Seattle, Washington, United States
Senior Program Manager, Government / Public Sector
Hubble Network·Seattle, Washington, United States
Product Manager, Mobile App & Loyalty Platform
NearSource·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Product Manager, Home Financing
Bank of Montreal·Toronto, Ontario, CA