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
$50k – $340k
Top Companies
Samsara, Webflow, Cockroach Labs, Gusto, Airbnb, Reddit +17 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 2% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Phoenix, AZ | Remote, Raleigh, New York, New York, Akron
Work Model
74% Remote, 24% On-Site, 2% Hybrid
Experience Levels
42% manager, 28% Staff, 8% principal
We found 3,368 principal engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Phoenix, AZ | Remote, Raleigh, New York, New York. Salaries range from $50k to $340k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include Remote (74%), On-Site (24%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include Samsara, Webflow, Cockroach Labs and 20 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
$176k–$248k
14 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
4 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Staff Product Designer, Contractors
Gusto
Principal Product Manager - Horizon Initiatives
Caribou
Senior Staff Software Developer, Developer Infrastructure
Robinhood
Sr. Program Manager I - Customer Success Programs
Samsara
Sr. Program Manager I - Customer Success Programs
Samsara
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3,251–3,300 of 3,368 jobs
Staff Product Designer, Contractors
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote
Principal Product Manager - Horizon Initiatives
Caribou·Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Phoenix, AZ | Remote, US
Senior Staff Software Developer, Developer Infrastructure
Robinhood·Toronto, Canada
Sr. Program Manager I - Customer Success Programs
Samsara·Remote - US
Sr. Program Manager I - Customer Success Programs
Samsara·Remote - Canada
Senior Program Manager I - Transformational Sales Programs
Samsara·Remote - Canada
Sales Quality Program Manager II
Samsara·Remote - Canada
Principal Product Manager, AI Video-Based Safety Platform
Samsara·Remote - UK
Senior Program Manager I - Transformational Sales Programs
Samsara·Remote - US
Senior Product Manager - Developer Platform
Samsara·Remote - UK
Sales Quality Program Manager II
Samsara·Remote - US
Program Manager II - Customer Success Programs
Samsara·Remote - US
Principal Product Manager - Platform (Relocate to the UK)
Samsara·Remote - DC; Remote - MA; Remote - NY; Remote - PA
Principal Product Manager, Reporting Platform (Data & Extensibility)
Samsara·Remote - UK
Senior Staff Hardware Systems Engineer
Samsara·San Francisco - SF9
Senior Product Manager - Safety AI
Samsara·Remote - UK
Principal Business Systems Analyst
Samsara·Remote - Canada
AI Self-Service Program Manager
Samsara·Remote - Mexico
AI Self-Service Program Manager
Samsara·Remote - Canada
Director, People Analytics
Samsara·Remote - SF Bay Area
Director of Engineering and Routing
Samsara·Remote - US
AI Self-Service Program Manager
Samsara·Remote - US
Vice President, Software Development
Bandwidth Inc. - Class A Common Stock·Raleigh, NC
Forward Deployed Engineer
Shelf Engine·New York, New York
Senior Program Manager, Design, International
Airbnb·China
Management Trainee
Enterprise Holdings·Akron, OH, US
Director, Global 3rd Party Partnerships
Reddit·New York City, NY
Chief of Staff, Product
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Data Engineer, Data Platform
Postscript·Remote
Sr/Lead Product Manager
Qventus·Remote, United States
Engineering Manager, Answer Experience
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Group Manager, Acquisition Marketing, B2B
Grammarly·San Francisco; Hybrid
Staff Product Designer, Tax Credits
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY;Los Angeles, CA;Seattle, WA;Toronto, Ontario, CAN - Remote
VP, Customer Success
Sixfold Bioscience·New York, NY
Sr/Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Consumer Apps
Attain·Chicago, IL; Redwood City, CA
Tech Lead Manager, Cloud Networking (Brazil)
Airbnb·Brazil
Staff Operations AI Engineer
Checkr·Denver, Colorado, United States
Engineering Manager, Code Sync
Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.K. / Ireland Remote; U.S. Remote
Staff Security Engineer
Modern Health·Remote - US
Director of Institutional Sales
Alpaca·Remote - EMEA, European Union, Remote - United States
VP of Engineering, Institutional Trading
Alpaca·Remote - Global (Eastern Time Zone)
Principal Product Manager, AI
Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote
Director of Product, Infrastructure and Developer Productivity
Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote
Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
Webflow·CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote
Staff Sales Engineer, South
Cockroach Labs·Remote, United States
VP of Software Engineering
CoLab·Canada, Remote
Director of Product
May Mobility·Remote
Staff Enterprise Architect - US West
Cockroach Labs·Remote, United States
Principal Partner Technical Evangelist - Distributed US
Cockroach Labs·Remote, United States
VP - Solutions Engineering
Tractian·Atlanta, GA