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
$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
Common Tools & Technologies
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
2 jobs
Staff
Salary varies
4 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
4 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Senior Technical Program Manager, Detections & Response
Cloudflare
Senior or Principal Pricing Manager
Cloudflare
Sales Director, US Majors Heartland
Cloudflare
Senior Product Manager, Application Performance
Cloudflare
Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, Workers AI (AI/ML)
Cloudflare
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2,351–2,400 of 3,475 jobs
Senior Technical Program Manager, Detections & Response
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior or Principal Pricing Manager
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Sales Director, US Majors Heartland
Cloudflare·Distributed
Senior Product Manager, Application Performance
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, Workers AI (AI/ML)
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Product Manager, Infrastructure Lifecycle
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Director of Product Management, Data Security
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Product Manager, Cloudflare Realtime
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Product Manager, AI Agents Platform
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Resident Consultant, Professional Services
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Engineering Manager, Billing
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior/Product Manager, Workers KV and D1
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior IT Product Manager, Product & Pricing
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Product Manager; Load Balancing
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior/Product Manager, Cloudflare Workers
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Senior Product Manager, Growth and Adoption (Dashboard)
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Systems Engineer, Data
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager - Cloudforce One
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Product Manager
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager - Queues
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, Workers
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal People Team Business Partner - R&D
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Partner Global Account Manager, GSI's
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Director Solutions Engineering, Public Sector
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, R2 Storage
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, Data Center and Network Infrastructure Operations
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Field CISO, Pacific Northwest
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Product Manager, FinTech
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Software Engineer
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Technical Engagement Manager
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Director of Network Deployment Engineering & Infrastructure Operations
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Director of Sales, Digital Native
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Software Engineer, Identity Access Management
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, Product Growth and Experimentation
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Product Manager, Cloudflare Radar
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, Logs
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Engineering Manager, Durable Objects
Cloudflare·Hybrid
(Principal) Solutions Architect, AI/Cloudflare Developer Platform
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal VM Engineer – Workers Runtime Team
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Partner Global Account Manager, Technology Alliances
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Partner Account Manager, Pacific Northwest
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Enterprise Architect
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Principal Billing Systems Engineer
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Area Vice President of Sales, Canada
Cloudflare·Hybrid
Manager, Connectivity Partner
Airbnb·United States
Staff Software Engineer - Frontend, Guest & Host
Airbnb·Bangalore
Engineering Manager, Create:Source Code
GitLab·Remote, Americas
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
Team Lead, Support Escalations
Lyft·San Francisco, CA
Team Lead, Support Escalations
Lyft·Nashville, TN