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How many Principal Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 6,451 open Principal Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,103 companies hiring directly. 3,072 of them disclose pay, with a median of $168,275 a year and most offers between $130,184 and $215,500. 195 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 22, 2026 at 10:29 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range

$130.2k 25th
$168.3k Median
$215.5k 75th
$111.8k
$274k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $13.5k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Based on 3,072 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 22, 2026 from live listings
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Zynga
Principal Software Engineer
Zynga
⚡ Apply early Bengaluru, India Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 36m ago
Zynga
Principal Software Engineer, Full-Stack Development
Zynga
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX; Toronto, Canada Onsite CA$118,300–CA$168,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 36m ago
Penumbrainc
Principal Quality Engineer
Penumbrainc
⚡ Apply early Alameda, CA Onsite $150,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
CO
Principal Engineer - Automation
Commvault
⚡ Apply early Seoul, South Korea Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
CO
Principal Engineer - Backend
Commvault
⚡ Apply early Seoul, South Korea Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Payoneer
Principal Software Engineer — Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Payoneer
⚡ Apply early Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, I... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Saviynt
Associate Principal Technical Support Engineer
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Bengaluru, India Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
AlphaSense
Principal Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
AlphaSense
⚡ Apply early Remote - United Kingdom · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
AlphaSense
Principal Engineer - Core Cloud Platform
AlphaSense
⚡ Apply early Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
SanMar- External
Principal Systems Engineer
SanMar- External
⚡ Apply early Issaquah, WA Onsite $135,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Skeleton Technologies
Senior Principal Power Electronics Engineer (m/f/x)
Skeleton Technologies
⚡ Apply early Lappeenranta, South Karelia, F... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $397,460–$455,720
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Ads & Discovery
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Content Lifecycle
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge Network
Roblox
⚡ Apply early Ashburn, Virginia, United Stat... Onsite $265,730–$320,890
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Hybrid $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Creator Data
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Security Engineer, Enterprise Security
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $320,880–$365,710
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $399,420–$457,970
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $326,060–$385,050
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Engineer, Studio Builder Tools
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Economy Platform
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs are open right now?
6,451 Principal Engineer jobs are open across 1,103 companies, as of October 22, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 3,072 Principal Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $168,275 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $130,184 and $215,500.
Are any Principal Engineer jobs remote?
8 of these Principal Engineer jobs (0.1%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs?
Zynga, Penumbrainc, Commvault, Payoneer and Saviynt are among the 1,103 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 22, 2026 at 10:29 UTC.

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