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Principal Engineer Jobs in Austin.

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Total jobs
63
positions indexed
New today
9
last 24 hours
Companies
18
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 63 open Principal Engineer jobs in Austin on JobsRadar right now, from 18 companies hiring directly. 7 of them disclose pay, with a median of $223,650 a year and most offers between $197,250 and $245,250. 9 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 26, 2026 at 23:04 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Austin

$197.3k 25th
$223.7k Median
$245.3k 75th
$189.7k
$264.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $200k – $317k · outliers off-axis
Based on 7 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 26, 2026 from live listings
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Realtor.com Careers
Senior Principal Engineer
Realtor.com Careers
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Systems Engineer, DevTools
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed; Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer, Data
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid $230,000–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer, Workers Deploy & Config
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early In-Office Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Content Engineer
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid; In-Office Hybrid $230,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Engineer - GTM Data Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Cloudflare
Principal Engineer - Cloudforce One
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Infinitum
Principal Engineer, PCB Technology
Infinitum
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AM
Principal Edge AI Firmware Engineer
Ambiq Micro, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Stanleygroup
Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Plant
Stanleygroup
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cesium Astro
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Cesium Astro
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Cesium Astro
Principal Electrical Engineer I - RPU Unit Lead
Cesium Astro
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Graphcore
Principal SLT Test Engineer
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Graphcore
Principal Engineer
Graphcore
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Sambatv
Principal Engineer, Architecture — Audiences & Measurement
Sambatv
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
BetterUp
Principal Solutions Engineer
BetterUp
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Hybrid $198,800–$248,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Stanleygroup
Principal Engineer / Project Manager - Transportation
Stanleygroup
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Stanleygroup
Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Plant
Stanleygroup
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Skydance
Principal Engineer
Skydance
⚡ Apply early Santa Monica, Los Angeles · location restricted $217,000–$246,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Bumbleinc
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Matching and Recommendations
Bumbleinc
⚡ Apply early US TX Austin Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Atomcomputing
Principal Software Engineer
Atomcomputing
⚡ Apply early Boulder, CO Hybrid $180,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Atomcomputing
Principal Software Engineer - Control Systems
Atomcomputing
⚡ Apply early Boulder, CO Hybrid $165,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Ans
Principal Engineer- Civil
Ans
⚡ Apply early Columbus, OH Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Austin are open right now?
63 Principal Engineer jobs in Austin are open across 18 companies, as of August 26, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Austin pay?
Across the 7 Principal Engineer jobs in Austin that disclose pay, the median is $223,650 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $197,250 and $245,250.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Austin?
Realtor.com Careers, Cloudflare, Infinitum, Ambiq Micro, Inc. and Stanleygroup are among the 18 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Austin.
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 August 26, 2026 at 23:04 UTC.

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