Skip to main content
3,475+ JobsUpdated Feb 23, 2026

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.

Get AI-Matched Jobs

Salary Range

$202k$363k

Top Companies

Cloudflare, Airbnb, Lyft, GitLab, Gusto

Job Types

100% Full Time

Work Model

86% Hybrid, 10% On-Site, 4% Remote

Experience Levels

48% manager, 28% principal, 8% Staff

We found 3,475 principal engineer jobs currently hiring. Salaries range from $202k to $363k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include Hybrid (86%), On-Site (10%), Remote (4%). Top employers include Cloudflare, Airbnb, Lyft and 2 other companies.

Skills in Demand for Principal Engineer Jobs

SurgeryCloudflareOnboardingCompensation & BenefitsTypeScriptPythonComplianceJavaScript

Common Tools & Technologies

JiraExcelConfluenceGoogle Tag ManagerFigmaGit

Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs

Cloudflare44 jobs
Airbnb2 jobs
Lyft2 jobs
GitLab1 job
Gusto1 job

Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

Salary varies

2 jobs

Staff

Salary varies

4 jobs

Director+

Salary varies

4 jobs

Also searching for: sde, swe, developer, programmer, software engineer, software developer

2,351–2,400 of 3,475 jobs

4w ago
C

Senior Technical Program Manager, Detections & Response

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior or Principal Pricing Manager

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Sales Director, US Majors Heartland

Cloudflare·Distributed

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager, Application Performance

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, Workers AI (AI/ML)

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager, Infrastructure Lifecycle

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Director of Product Management, Data Security

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager, Cloudflare Realtime

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager, AI Agents Platform

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
$202k – $246kFull Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Resident Consultant, Professional Services

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Engineering Manager, Billing

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior/Product Manager, Workers KV and D1

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior IT Product Manager, Product & Pricing

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager; Load Balancing

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior/Product Manager, Cloudflare Workers

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Senior Product Manager, Growth and Adoption (Dashboard)

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Systems Engineer, Data

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager - Cloudforce One

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Product Manager

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager - Queues

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, Workers

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal People Team Business Partner - R&D

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Partner Global Account Manager, GSI's

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Director Solutions Engineering, Public Sector

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, R2 Storage

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, Data Center and Network Infrastructure Operations

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Field CISO, Pacific Northwest

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
View Job
4w ago
C

Product Manager, FinTech

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Software Engineer

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Technical Engagement Manager

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Director of Network Deployment Engineering & Infrastructure Operations

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
View Job
4w ago
C

Director of Sales, Digital Native

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Software Engineer, Identity Access Management

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, Product Growth and Experimentation

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Product Manager, Cloudflare Radar

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, Logs

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

Engineering Manager, Durable Objects

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
C

(Principal) Solutions Architect, AI/Cloudflare Developer Platform

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal VM Engineer – Workers Runtime Team

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Partner Global Account Manager, Technology Alliances

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Partner Account Manager, Pacific Northwest

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
$297k – $363kFull Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Enterprise Architect

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Principal Billing Systems Engineer

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
View Job
4w ago
C

Area Vice President of Sales, Canada

Cloudflare·Hybrid

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
View Job
4w ago
A

Manager, Connectivity Partner

Airbnb·United States

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
View Job
4w ago
A

Staff Software Engineer - Frontend, Guest & Host

Airbnb·Bangalore

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
View Job
4w ago
G

Engineering Manager, Create:Source Code

GitLab·Remote, Americas

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
G

Senior Product Manager, Benefits & PEO (Multiple Roles)

Gusto·Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
View Job
4w ago
L

Team Lead, Support Escalations

Lyft·San Francisco, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
View Job
4w ago
L

Team Lead, Support Escalations

Lyft·Nashville, TN

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
View Job

Frequently asked questions

Browse Related Categories

Get AI-Matched Principal Engineer Jobs

Upload your resume and let our AI find the best principal engineer jobs for your skills. Free to start, no credit card required.