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
$124k – $336k
Top Companies
Asana, Reddit, Coinbase, Stripe, Samsara, Butterfly Network, Inc. Class A Common Stock +13 more
Job Types
100% Full Time
Top Locations
Burlington, MA Office, Playa Vista, California, Everett, San Jose
Work Model
62% On-Site, 34% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
38% Staff, 38% manager, 14% Director+
We found 3,483 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Burlington, MA Office, Playa Vista, California, Everett. Salaries range from $124k to $336k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (62%), Remote (34%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Asana, Reddit, Coinbase and 16 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
$248k–$316k
2 jobs
Staff
$200k–$243k
19 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
7 jobs
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2,301–2,350 of 3,483 jobs
Head of Employee Relations
Asana·New York City
Staff Data Scientist, Marketing
Asana·San Francisco
Head of Employee Relations
Asana·San Francisco
Staff Software Engineer, API
Asana·San Francisco
Head of Design and Research
Asana·San Francisco
Partner Program Manager
Asana·San Francisco
Head of Product Legal
Asana·San Francisco
Named CSM, Asana Gov
Asana·New York City
Principal Product Manager, AI Growth Activation and Partnerships
Asana·Vancouver, BC
Engineering Manager, Reference Anything
Asana·New York City
Corporate Strategy and Planning Lead
Asana·San Francisco
Staff Engineer - CI/CD
Asana·San Francisco
Head of Design and Research
Asana·New York City
Senior Technical Program Manager
Asana·New York City
Group Tech Lead, Enterprise Infrastructure
Asana·San Francisco
Engineering Manager, Track Anything
Asana·New York City
Staff Software Engineer, Admin Area
Asana·Vancouver, BC
Customer Success Manager - Top Accounts
Asana·New York City
Staff Software Engineer, Ads API
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Product Manager, Ads Monetization - Searcher Monetization
Reddit·Remote - United States
Principal Engineer, Physical Design Verification
Butterfly Network, Inc. Class A Common Stock·Burlington, MA Office
Staff Data Scientist, Ads
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Aerothermal CFD Engineer
Inversion Space·Playa Vista, California, United States
Staff Software Engineer, Crypto
Robinhood·New York, NY
Workplace Operations Program Manager
Discord·San Francisco Bay Area
Senior Product Manager, Networking Platform
Toast·Remote, USA
Senior Product Manager, Hardware
Toast·Remote, USA
Principal Engineer, Physical Design Verification
Butterfly Network, Inc. Class A Common Stock·California - Hybrid
Software Engineering Manager, Payments
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Seattle, WA
Senior Product Manager - Consumer Growth Incentives
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Manager, Support Process Program Managers
Stripe·US, Remote
Sr. Engineering Manager, AI/ML Serving Platform
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Construction Project Manager
Helion Energy·Everett, WA
Engineering Manager, Applied AI - AI Entries
Lyft·Toronto, Canada
Staff Data Scientist, Consumer
Reddit·Remote - United States
Firmware Engineering Director/ Manager
Astera Labs, Inc. - Common Stock·San Jose
Senior Engineering Manager (Consumer - Growth App & Infra)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Head of Product Operations
Gusto·Denver, CO - San Francisco, CA - New York, NY - Seattle, WA - Los Angelos, CA
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Samsara·Remote - US
Director of Sales, Territory (West)
Cloudflare·Distributed; Hybrid
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Growth & App Infra)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Product Manager, Commerce Systems
Stripe·SF, SEA, NYC, US - Remote
Senior Program Manager, Talent & Leadership Development
Databricks·Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; Washington, D.C.
Program Manager, Alliances & Channels
Stripe·Chicago, ATL, US-Remote
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Samsara·Remote - Canada
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Samsara·Remote - US
Product Marketing Manager, Frontier
OpenAI (Ashby)·Remote - US
Staff Software Developer, Security
Robinhood·Toronto, Canada
Lead Full Stack Engineer, Partner Ecosystem
Alloy·New York City
Solutions Engineering Manager,
Cloudflare·Distributed