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Total jobs
57
positions indexed
New today
2
last 24 hours
Companies
25
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 57 open Principal Engineer jobs in Boston on JobsRadar right now, from 25 companies hiring directly. 43 of them disclose pay, with a median of $237,500 a year and most offers between $199,175 and $285,000. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 29, 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Boston

$199.2k 25th
$237.5k Median
$285k 75th
$172.2k
$302.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $164k – $400k · outliers off-axis
Based on 43 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 28, 2026 from live listings
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Recorded Future
Principal Software Engineer
Recorded Future
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $152,000–$228,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Recorded Future
Principal Data Engineer
Recorded Future
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $152,000–$228,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Shieldai
Principal Fuel Systems Engineer - X-BAT (R4640)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SOPHiA GENETICS
Principal Software Engineer (SRE & Architecture)
SOPHiA GENETICS
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Hybrid $88,000–$168,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
InterSystems
Principal Cloud Kubernetes Engineer
InterSystems
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $140,000–$206,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
InterSystems
Principal Platform Engineer
InterSystems
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $110,000–$164,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Akoya
Principal Software Engineer
Akoya
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $134,868–$165,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Klaviyo
Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Scalability
Klaviyo
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $244,000–$366,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Klaviyo
Principal Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Klaviyo
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $244,000–$366,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Klaviyo
Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Klaviyo
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite $244,000–$366,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Toast
Senior Principal Software Engineer, GTM
Toast
⚡ Apply early Remote, US Hybrid $246,000–$394,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Hi Marley
Principal Software Engineer
Hi Marley
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - Boston, MA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Hi Marley
Principal AI Platform Engineer
Hi Marley
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - Boston, MA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Hi Marley
Principal AI Product Engineer
Hi Marley
⚡ Apply early Hybrid - Boston, MA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Motional
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Motional
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... · location restricted $240,000–$330,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Beacon Biosignals
Principal Software Engineer, Data
Beacon Biosignals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA / Remote · location restricted $190,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Beacon Biosignals
Principal Data Engineer
Beacon Biosignals
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA / Remote · location restricted $190,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AllSpice
Principal / Staff / Senior Infrastructure Engineer
AllSpice
⚡ Apply early Boston Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CarGurus
Senior Principal Software Development Engineer, Consumer Engineering
CarGurus
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Hybrid $191,000–$239,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer, Zero Trust Branch - Enterprise, East
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Re... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Software Engineer
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Software Engineer
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Boston Onsite $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Boston Onsite $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Boston are open right now?
57 Principal Engineer jobs in Boston are open across 25 companies, as of August 29, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Boston pay?
Across the 43 Principal Engineer jobs in Boston that disclose pay, the median is $237,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $199,175 and $285,000.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Boston?
Recorded Future, Shieldai, SOPHiA GENETICS, InterSystems and Akoya are among the 25 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Boston.
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 29, 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

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