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
$92k – $285k
Top Companies
Virtual Vocations Inc, Jobgether, Fulfil.IO Inc., Grafana Labs, Dark Wolf Solutions, Faire +32 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Contract
Top Locations
Washington, Toronto, CA, Austin, Texas
Work Model
94% On-Site, 4% Hybrid, 2% Remote
Experience Levels
30% Lead, 28% manager, 26% Staff
We found 3,403 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, Toronto, CA. 50 new positions were added this week at companies like Dark Wolf Solutions, Jobgether, Virtual Vocations Inc. Salaries range from $92k to $285k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (94%), Hybrid (4%), Remote (2%). Top employers include Virtual Vocations Inc, Jobgether, Fulfil.IO Inc. and 35 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Principal Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$180k–$250k
15 jobs
Staff
$122k–$235k
13 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
Latest Jobs Added
Software Developer/Data Engineer /Herndon, VA
Dark Wolf Solutions
Senior Technical Product Manager Platform & Integrations 35
Jobgether
Senior Technical Product Manager Platform & Integrations 4
Jobgether
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc
Principal Engineer Platform Engineering
Virtual Vocations Inc
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251–300 of 3,403 jobs
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
Lead Mobile iOS Developer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Staff Data Engineer - AI & Platform
Auvik·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
Remote Build Platform Engineering Manager
Jobgether·Remote
Ingénieur logiciels principal
KYNZE·CA
Lead Tableau Developer: Enterprise Analytics
BlackBerry Inc.·CA
Staff Backend Engineer, New Products — Remote, Equity
Kalepa·New York, New York, US
Infrastructure Project Manager
Robert Half·CA
Quantitative Analytics Tech Lead
Freddie Mac·McLean, Virginia, US
Director, Digital Product Manager, Clinical Execution
Thermo Fisher Scientific·North Carolina, US
Lead Software Engineer – Backend, PEX
Athenahealth·Austin, Texas, US
Principal Data Scientist, Gen AI Application
Genentech·South San Francisco, California, US
Sr. Product Manager, Growth Marketing
Realtor.com·Austin, Texas, US
Staff Platform Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Alexandria, Virginia, US
Data Engineer
IBM·University Park, Texas, US
Head of Product( Digital Health Platform)
TEEMA·Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Lead Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Signature Consultants·Rockville, Maryland, US
Staff Data Scientist
GE HealthCare·Québec City, Quebec, CA
Senior Lead Engineer, Code Generation
MongoDB·CA
Technical program manager
Microsoft Canada·Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA
Lead Data Analytics Engineer - REMOTE
Jobgether
Lead Frontend Engineer
Fulfil.IO Inc.
Entry Level Product Manager - AI | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Technical Support Engineer
Trane Technologies·Pueblo, Colorado, US
Principal Data Engineer
Virtual Vocations Inc·Arlington, Virginia, US
Lead Frontend Engineer
Fulfil.IO Inc.·CA
Lead Software Engineer II - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT·Trail, British Columbia, CA
Senior Product Manager | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Sr Staff Systems Administrator – Document Management
GE Aerospace·Cleveland, Ohio, US
Lead Cloud Solutions Engineer
Humana·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Product Managers
Lumen·Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US
Project Manager, GEMS, NA Startup
Amazon·Arlington, Virginia, US
Leadership Program Manager - Supervisor Development
GEICO·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Software Engineer (Java)
CIBC·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Cloud Engineer - Digital Channels
BMO Financial Group·Toronto, Ontario, CA
.Net Full Stack Engineer
Cognizant·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Product Manager
Loblaw·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal QA Engineer - Design and Technical Review
Kaav Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Staff Backend Engineer (SGAI and SSAI) (Toronto)
Fox Corporation·Ontario, CA
Operations / Engineering Manager
Confidential·London, Ontario, CA
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Intelligent Talent Acquisition
Amazon.com Services LLC