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 – $270k
Top Companies
Virtual Vocations Inc, Faire, Walmart, VirtualVocations, Jobgether, Google +36 more
Job Types
92% Full Time, 8% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, CA, Toronto, Ontario
Work Model
88% On-Site, 12% Hybrid
Experience Levels
28% Staff, 26% manager, 24% principal
We found 3,389 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, CA, Toronto. 50 new positions were added this week at companies like Google, ZT Systems, Confidential. Salaries range from $69k to $270k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (88%), Hybrid (12%). Top employers include Virtual Vocations Inc, Faire, Walmart and 39 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$86k–$250k
10 jobs
Staff
$200k–$270k
14 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Search Verticals and Translate
Technical Program Manager- Test - Full-time
ZT Systems
Lead Fire Field Service Technician - Baltimore, MD
Confidential·Rosedale, Maryland, US
Technical Program Manager Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services·Mississauga, Ontario, CA
Senior Product Manager - Global Data Platform
Sanofi EU·CA
Staff Mobile Application Engineer
Notarize·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Database Engineer Level 5 with Security Clearance
Prescient Edge·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Support Engineer
Trane Technologies·Pueblo, Colorado, US
Lead Automation Engineer: Power Platform & Cloud Solutions
HCLTech·CA
Principal Systems Administrator
Markon·Falls Church, Virginia, US
Principal Site Reliability Engineer - Remote
Donnelley Financial, LLC·Rockville, Maryland, US
Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer
Faire·Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Senior Engineering Manager, Machine Learning - Tech Leader, Simplifying Access To Care
Andiamo·Toronto, Ontario, CA
(USA) Staff, Data Scientist
Walmart·Mt Vernon, New York, US
Engineer Project Manager 3 (Environmental) – PTC Posted on February 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Principal UX Designer - Computational & AI-Driven Design Systems
Autodesk, Inc.·Ontario, CA
Lead Data Scientist - Recommendations
Scribd, Inc.·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Lead Frontend Engineer
Fulfil·Toronto, Ontario, CA
IT Project Manager Niche (Program Manager)
Robertson & Company Ltd.·Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Staff Engineer, DevOps (R4666)
Shield AI·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Senior Project Manager, COM
Accenture·CA
SQL DBA
Maplesoft Group·Ottawa, Ontario, CA
(USA) Staff, Data Scientist
Walmart·Sayreville, New Jersey, US
Product Manager - Infusion Market
Inovalon·Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, US
Senior Principal Data Engineer
VirtualVocations·New York, New York, US
Senior Principal UX Designer
VirtualVocations·Darnestown, Maryland, US
Tech Lead - .NET Core Developers
Keylent·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Full Stack Principal Software Engineer, Gen AI
T-Mobile·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Tech & Lead Developer | Python, TypeScript, Node, React, AWS
FreelanceJobs·CA
Sr. Staff macOS/iOS Developer (Networking)
Zscaler·CA
Principal Network Security Engineer (Cloud)
Calix·CA
Staff Backline Engineer - Data AI
Databricks, Inc.·CA
Staff Data Scientist - Live Commerce & Causal Analytics
Experimentation Jobs·Ontario, CA
Windows Systems Administrator Team Lead
Integrated Computer Solutions Inc·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Product Manager - ll/lll
Mujin Corp·Suwanee, Georgia, US
Lead Software Engineer - AI & Workflow Platforms
AMERICAN CYBERSYSTEMS INC.·Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, US
Associate Product Manager - Carfax Canada
CARFAX Canada·London, Ontario, CA
811523 Software Engineer $225,000.00
B4Corp·Bethesda, Maryland, US
Staff Platform Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Alexandria, Virginia, US
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Arsiem Corporation·Fort Meade, Maryland, US
Director of Reliability — Multi-Site Manufacturing
Jump! recruiters·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Software Developer/Data Engineer /Herndon, VA
Dark Wolf Solutions·Chantilly, Virginia, US
Senior Technical Product Manager Platform & Integrations 35
Jobgether·New York, New York, US
Senior Technical Product Manager Platform & Integrations 4
Jobgether·Arizona, US
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc
Principal Engineer Platform Engineering
Virtual Vocations Inc
Staff Platform Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc
Senior Staff Data Engineer - Platform Data and Analytics
Faire·Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Software Developer, Mobile
Slice·CA