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.
Top Companies
Databricks, Dropbox, Reddit, Lyft, OpenAI (Ashby), Alumis Inc. - Common Stock +6 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
South San Francisco, United States - Remote, San Francisco, California, McLean, Virginia
Work Model
72% On-Site, 26% Remote, 2% Hybrid
Experience Levels
62% Staff, 32% manager, 2% Director+
We found 3,425 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including South San Francisco, United States - Remote, San Francisco, California. Work arrangements include On-Site (72%), Remote (26%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include Databricks, Dropbox, Reddit 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
Staff
Salary varies
31 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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2,901–2,950 of 3,425 jobs
Director, Commercial Program Management (Contractor)
Alumis Inc. - Common Stock·South San Francisco
Head of Strategic Accounts
Mesh·United States - Remote
VP of Marketing
Snapdocs·San Francisco, California, United States
Engineering Manager
Lyft·San Francisco, CA
Engineering Manager
Lyft·Seattle, WA
Distinguished Software Engineer
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Staff Data Scientist, AI Products
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Data Scientist, AI Products
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Staff Applied AI/ ML Engineer
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote
Technical Program Manager, Foundations Data
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Technical Program Manager, Dash
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Senior Technical Program Manager, Dash
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Product Manager, ChatGPT Business Growth
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Listings and Host Tools Data and AI
Airbnb·Remote-USA
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Senior Engineering Manager, Unified Embeddings Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff AI Engineer (Systems)
Strike·Remote
Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack (NYC)
Databricks·New York City, New York
Staff Technical Program Manager, Streaming Engineering
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Technical Program Manager – GenAI Ops & Capacity Planning
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Technical Program Manager – GenAI Ops & Capacity Planning
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Backend Software Engineer, Agentic Applications
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer - Enterprise Apps
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI inference
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI Performance and Kernel
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Security Detection Engineer
Databricks·United States
Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack
Databricks·Vancouver, Canada
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Vancouver, Canada
Sr. Engineering Manager
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer, Model Serving
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer, Foundational Model Serving
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager - GenAI
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Engineering Manager - UI Platform
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Director, Cloud Cost and Capacity Programs
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Director, Cloud Cost and Capacity Programs
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Enzyme
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Engineering Manager - Money
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Staff GenAI Research Scientist
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff GenAI Research Scientist
Databricks·New York City, New York
Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Product Manager, Security
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Product Manager, Security
Databricks·Seattle, Washington