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 – $188k
Top Companies
Databricks, Reddit, Coinbase, Gridware, Plume, Dropbox +8 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Internship
Top Locations
San Francisco, Chicago, IL; Redwood City, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Work Model
68% On-Site, 28% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
64% Staff, 30% manager, 4% principal
We found 3,410 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including San Francisco, Chicago, IL; Redwood City, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne. Salaries range from $125k to $188k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (68%), Remote (28%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Databricks, Reddit, Coinbase and 11 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
Salary varies
32 jobs
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2,951–3,000 of 3,410 jobs
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog Data Governance
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Designated Support Engineer
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Money Team
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Sr. Engineering Manager - Photon Team (San Francisco)
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Fullstack Engineer
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - User Activation
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager - Reliability
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Engineering Manager - Lakeflow Designer
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer, Search Quality
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Customer Engagement & Docs Platform
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Data Scientist - Trust and Safety
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Data Scientist - Infrastructure
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Data Scientist
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Sr. Product Manager, Data Engineering
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Regulatory Operations Lead, EMEA
Airbnb·Paris, France
Staff Backend Engineer, Platform, Consumer Apps - Klover
Attain·Chicago, IL; Redwood City, CA
Staff Product Designer, Crypto
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY
Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Risk Platform (Travel Rule)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Risk Platform
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Engineering Manager, AI Platform
Airtable·San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY
Software Engineering Manager
Gridware·San Francisco, CA
Engineering Team Lead
Mable·Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Technical Program Manager, Applied Research
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Senior Technical Program Manager
Plume·Canada
Senior Technical Program Manager
Plume·United States
Senior Product Manager, Manufacturing Systems
Gridware·San Francisco, CA
Product Manager
1010 Analog Devices Inc.·Wilmington, Massachusetts, US
Principal Product Designer
CaptivateIQ·Nashville, Tennessee, US
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Targeting and Retrieval
Reddit·Remote - United States
Senior Staff ML Infra Engineer, Ads Ranking
Reddit·Remote - United States
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Ranking
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Software Engineer, Storage
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Software Engineer, Storage
Reddit·Seattle, WA
Senior Product Manager, Brand Ads & Safety
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Technical Program Manager, Ads
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Data Scientist, AI Products- Growth
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Data Scientist, AI Products- Growth
Dropbox·Remote - US: Select locations
Staff Software Engineer - Continuous Integration, Developer Experience
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Product Manager, Ranking & Data API (Developer Platform)
Reddit·Remote - United States
Global Senior Leave of Absence Program Manager
Reddit·Remote - United States