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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta are there right now?

There are 58 open Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta on JobsRadar right now, from 34 companies hiring directly. 31 of them disclose pay, with a median of $217,413 a year and most offers between $175,750 and $259,625. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 9, 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Atlanta

$175.8k 25th
$217.4k Median
$259.6k 75th
$140.8k
$314.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $140k – $411.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 31 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 9, 2026 from live listings
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STR
Principal Software Engineer
STR
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $220,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
STR
Principal Software Engineer
STR
⚡ Apply early Woburn, MA Onsite $220,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
STR
Principal Software Engineer
STR
⚡ Apply early Dayton, OH Onsite $220,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
STR
Principal Software Engineer
STR
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, GA Onsite $220,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
ICF
Principal Transportation Engineer
ICF
⚡ Apply early Reston, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Mastercard
Senior Principal AI Engineer- AI Center of Excellence
Mastercard
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $254,000–$407,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Saviynt
Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Google Cloud
Saviynt
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, USA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Systems Engineer, DevTools
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
U.S. Bank
Principal Systems Engineer - Enterprise API Platform & GraphQL Engineering
U.S. Bank
⚡ Apply early Hopkins, MN Onsite $119,765–$140,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AX
Principal Security Operations Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, Georgia, United State... Onsite $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SA
Principal, Strategic Solution Engineer - Nonprofits
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early New York - New York Onsite $182,770–$244,510
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Principal Network Sales Engineer – Service Provider
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
⚡ Apply early All, New Jersey, United States... Onsite $175,000–$411,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Elevance Health
Distinguished Engineer
Elevance Health
⚡ Apply early IL-CHICAGO, 233 S WACKER DR, S... Hybrid $254,584–$381,876
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Elevance Health
Distinguished Engineer - AI Adoption
Elevance Health
⚡ Apply early IL-CHICAGO, 233 S WACKER DR, S... Hybrid $254,584–$381,876
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Huntington Bank
Collaboration Platform Principal Engineer
Huntington Bank
⚡ Apply early Columbus, OH Onsite $70,000–$140,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Black Duck Software, Inc.
Principal Software Engineer (IAM)
Black Duck Software, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Calgary, AB; Burlington, MA Onsite $170,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
NCR Voyix
Principal Software Engineer - AI and Insights Platform
NCR Voyix
⚡ Apply early ATLANTA, GA, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
AT
Principal Storage Engineer
AT&T
⚡ Apply early USA:GA:Atlanta / 1057 Lenox Pa... Onsite $155,400–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
AT
Principal Software Engineer - (Kubernetes - AKS)
AT&T
⚡ Apply early USA:GA:Atlanta / 1057 Lenox Pa... Onsite $155,400–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
ERM
Principal Consultant, Planning Engineer / Transportation
ERM
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $127,600–$163,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
U.S. Bank
Principal Systems - Mainframe Storage Engineer
U.S. Bank
⚡ Apply early Saint Paul, MN Onsite $119,765–$140,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Clari + Salesloft
Principal Software Engineer, AI
Clari + Salesloft
⚡ Apply early United States, Remote · location restricted $165,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Vantage Data Centers
Principal Mechanical Engineer, NA
Vantage Data Centers
⚡ Apply early Denver, Colorado Onsite $170,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
AutoStore
Principal DevOps Engineer
AutoStore
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, GA, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta are open right now?
58 Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta are open across 34 companies, as of October 9, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta pay?
Across the 31 Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta that disclose pay, the median is $217,413 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $175,750 and $259,625.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta?
STR, ICF, Mastercard, Saviynt and Cloudflare are among the 34 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Atlanta.
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 9, 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

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