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
$125k – $228k
Top Companies
Duolingo, PagerDuty, The Flex Company, OpenAI (Ashby), Airbnb, CaptivateIQ +6 more
Job Types
100% Full Time
Top Locations
(U.S.), Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Milwaukee, WI | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | Denver, San Francisco, New York, New York
Work Model
64% On-Site, 30% Remote, 6% Hybrid
Experience Levels
48% manager, 28% Staff, 14% Director+
We found 3,432 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including (U.S.), Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Milwaukee, WI | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | Denver, San Francisco. Salaries range from $125k to $228k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (64%), Remote (30%), Hybrid (6%). Top employers include Duolingo, PagerDuty, The Flex Company and 9 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
Salary varies
1 job
Staff
$162k–$203k
14 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
7 jobs
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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Communication & Connectivity
Airbnb·Remote - USA
Senior Engineering Manager
CaptivateIQ·Menlo Park, California
Senior Product Manager, Math
Duolingo·Seattle, WA
Senior Product Manager, Score
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Product Manager, Score
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Product Designer
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Scaling Operations Program Manager
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Data Scientist, Forecasting in Monetization
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Product Manager, Math
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Scaling Operations Program Manager
Duolingo·New York, NY
Staff Android Engineer, Client Architecture
Duolingo·New York, NY
Staff iOS Engineer, App Builds
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Product Manager, Learning
Duolingo·New York, NY
Staff Product Designer
Duolingo·New York, NY
Staff Data Scientist, New Subjects
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Director of Product Management, Learning
Duolingo·New York, NY
Director of Product Design
Duolingo·New York, NY
Director of Product Management, Learning
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Director of Product Management, Growth
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Product Manager, Learning
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Engineering Manager, Chess
Duolingo·New York, NY
Director of Product Management, Growth
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Product Manager, Ads
Duolingo·New York, NY
Director of Product Design
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Ad Sales Lead
Duolingo·New York, NY
Senior Platform Engineering Manager
Duolingo·Pittsburgh, PA
Principal Software Engineer - AI Tooling & Adoption
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer, Risk Engineering
The Flex Company·Remote (U.S.)
Sales Director – Global Value
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Class A Common Stock·Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Milwaukee, WI | San Francisco, CA | New York, NY | Denver, CO
Head of Sales Development
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
M&A Finance Integration Lead
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
VP, Strategic Finance
The Flex Company·New York, New York, United States
Principal Product Manager, Growth
PagerDuty·Remote (USA)
Database Reliability Engineer IV
PagerDuty·Atlanta
Senior Product Manager
PagerDuty·Remote (USA)
Product Manager - App Platform
PagerDuty·Remote (Canada)
Database Reliability Engineer IV
PagerDuty·Toronto
Senior Product Manager, AIOps
PagerDuty·Remote (Canada)
Senior Product Manager, AIOps
PagerDuty·Remote (USA)
Product Manager - App Platform
PagerDuty·Remote (USA)
Principal Product Manager - Developer Platform
PagerDuty·Remote (Canada)
Senior Product Manager
PagerDuty·Remote (Canada)
Principal Product Designer
PagerDuty·Remote (Portugal)
Principal Product Manager, Growth
PagerDuty·Remote (Canada)
Principal Product Manager - Developer Platform
PagerDuty·Remote (USA)
Staff Data Scientist, Growth Marketing
The Flex Company·San Francisco, California, United States
Principal Software Engineer, Ads Product
Reddit·Remote - United States
Field Market Development Manager (OMF / Head & Neck) - West Region
Axogen, Inc. - Common Stock·Denver, Colorado, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; Phoenix, Arizona, United States; San Diego, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States
Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager - Risk and Fraud
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Lead Production Engineer
AON3D·Montréal, Quebec, Canada