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How many Principal Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 6,360 open Principal Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,081 companies hiring directly. 3,049 of them disclose pay, with a median of $168,110 a year and most offers between $133,876 and $215,000. 60 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 7, 2026 at 07:07 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range

$133.9k 25th
$168.1k Median
$215k 75th
$111.8k
$275k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $20k – $624k · outliers off-axis
Based on 3,049 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 7, 2026 from live listings
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Coupang
Principal Engineer, ML
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite $207,900–$207,900
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Coupang
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, USA; Seattle, U... Hybrid $209,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
CI
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang Internal
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
SM
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - ROADS & HIGHWAYS
SMEC
⚡ Apply early Jakarta Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
GDIT
Front End Engineer SR Principal- TS/SCI with Polygraph
GDIT
⚡ Apply early USA VA Chantilly Onsite $142,792–$164,211
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
GDIT
Systems Engineer Principal
GDIT
⚡ Apply early USA NC Fort Bragg Onsite $106,250–$143,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
GDIT
Systems Engineer Principal
GDIT
⚡ Apply early USA NC Fort Bragg Onsite $106,250–$143,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
GDIT
Principal Network Engineer - Cloud
GDIT
⚡ Apply early USA VA Springfield Hybrid $127,500–$172,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Fluidstack
Principal Operations Engineer, Network
Fluidstack
⚡ Apply early U.S. Remote · location restricted $258,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Experience Platform
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions - External
⚡ Apply early Durham, NC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Rocket Lab Corporation
Principal Spacecraft Operations Engineer - Secret Clearance
Rocket Lab Corporation
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, CA Onsite $223,025–$339,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer - Safety
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $399,420–$457,970
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer, Engine Systems
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Hybrid $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning Systems – Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $397,460–$455,720
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h 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 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer, WebRTC
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Data Engineer - Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$354,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Embodied AI and Smart NPCs
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Content Lifecycle
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Enterprise Security Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Creator Distributed Systems & Storage
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs are open right now?
6,360 Principal Engineer jobs are open across 1,081 companies, as of September 7, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 3,049 Principal Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $168,110 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $133,876 and $215,000.
Are any Principal Engineer jobs remote?
6 of these Principal Engineer jobs (0.1%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs?
Coupang, Coupang Internal, SMEC, GDIT and Fluidstack are among the 1,081 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 September 7, 2026 at 07:07 UTC.

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