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
$140k – $241k
Top Companies
Databricks, Cisco, Veriff, Enterprise Holdings, Vercel, OpenAI (Ashby) +5 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
Tallinn, Spain (Remote), Abilene, San Francisco, Vancouver, British Columbia
Work Model
92% On-Site, 4% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
50% manager, 32% Staff, 10% Director+
We found 3,430 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Tallinn, Spain (Remote), Abilene, San Francisco. Salaries range from $140k to $241k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (92%), Remote (4%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Databricks, Cisco, Veriff and 8 other companies.
Skills in Demand for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
1 job
Staff
$178k–$228k
16 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
5 jobs
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2,801–2,850 of 3,430 jobs
Engineering Manager (Face Intelligence)
Veriff·Tallinn, Spain (Remote)
Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Abilene West
Enterprise Holdings·Abilene, TX, US
Director of Strategic Finance, Product
Vercel·Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City
Engineering Manager, Core Services
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Group Product Manager - Evisort AI
Workday·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Growth Platform)
Affirm·Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Product Manager, US Public Sector (Remote)
Cisco·Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
Product Manager, US Public Sector (Remote)
Cisco·Holmdel, New Jersey, US
Senior Product Manager, Growth
GEICO·Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
Staff Software Engineer, TradingTools
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA
Delivery Manager
SEND·New York, United States
Sr. Product Manager - Technical
Databricks·New York City, New York
Sr. Program Manager, Data for Good
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Program Manager, Data for Good
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Head of Security & Observability ISV Partnerships
Databricks·United States
Staff Partner Engineer, Data Collaboration & Industry
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Partner Engineer, Data Collaboration & Industry
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Director, Global Media Strategy
Databricks·United States
Senior Staff Threat Hunter & Intelligence Engineer - Databricks
Databricks·Remote - California; United States
Sr. Product Manager, Databricks Repos
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, Databricks Repos
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Resident Solutions Architect - Financial Services
Databricks·Central - United States; Northeast - United States; Southeast - United States
Staff Software Engineer, Observability
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer, Metrics and Logging
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Observability
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Money Team
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Head of Industry & Apps Partnerships
Databricks·United States
Principal Partner Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Databricks·United States
Global Head of Technical Scale and Strategy (Field Engineering)
Databricks·San Francisco, California; United States
Staff Product Manager, Databricks Notebooks
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Product Manager, Databricks Notebooks
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Databricks Enterprise Lead Security Architect - Principal IT Software Engineer
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Sr. IT Product Manager - Employee Experience
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, Compute Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, Compute Platform
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Engineering Manager - Notebook Dataplane
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Staff Technical Enablement Specialist
Databricks·United States
Sr. Director, Head of Global Accounting
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Staff Product Operations Manager
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Product Manager, Databricks AI
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, Databricks AI
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Lead Adoption Architect
Databricks·United States
Staff Product Manager, Content Experience
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Product Manager, Content Experience
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Technical Writer, Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Technical Writer, Platform
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Senior Engineering Manager for Workspace Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Security Software Engineer
Databricks·United States
Sr. Product Manager, DBSQL
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, DBSQL
Databricks·Seattle, Washington