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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

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

There are 947 open Principal Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 208 companies hiring directly. 792 of them disclose pay, with a median of $192,000 a year and most offers between $142,500 and $246,813. 27 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 25, 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in California

$142.5k 25th
$192k Median
$246.8k 75th
$126.4k
$305.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $120k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 792 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 24, 2026 from live listings
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Inversion
Principal TPS Materials Engineer
Inversion
⚡ Apply early Playa Vista, California, Unite... Onsite $175,000–$244,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Neros Technologies
Principal Software Engineer, Manufacturing Systems
Neros Technologies
⚡ Apply early Torrance, California, United S... Onsite $214,500–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Neros Technologies
Principal Electrical Engineer
Neros Technologies
⚡ Apply early Torrance, California, United S... Onsite $255,000–$357,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Solid Rocket Motor Integration)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Radar Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$293,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA/VHDL)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Air Breathing Engine Integration)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Systems Engineer, Air Vehicle Software
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Development Engineer
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA Hybrid $185,500–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Relativity Space
Principal COPV Engineer
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California, United... Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Block
Principal Security Engineer
Block
⚡ Apply early Bay Area, CA, United States of... Onsite $319,000–$478,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Zscaler
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA Hybrid $171,500–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
SoFi
Principal Engineer, Digital Identity
SoFi
⚡ Apply early WA - Seattle; CA - San Francis... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Netskope
Principal Engineer, Secure Web Gateway
Netskope
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $133,500–$272,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Netskope
Principal Engineer, Secure AI Gateway
Netskope
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California, Unite... Onsite $133,500–$272,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer, Zero Trust Branch - Majors, West
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - Arizona, USA; Remote... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Development Engineer (Control-Plane)
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA; San... Hybrid $185,500–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Core - Pinner Journeys
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Shopping & Delivery Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Pinterest
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $314,580–$550,515
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
DoorDash USA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, TEAM
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $282,100–$414,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago
DoorDash USA
Principal Software Engineer, Ads
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; San Francisco, C... Onsite $268,600–$395,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 14h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
947 Principal Engineer jobs in California are open across 208 companies, as of September 25, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 792 Principal Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $192,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $142,500 and $246,813.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California?
Inversion, Neros Technologies, Anduril Industries, Zscaler and Relativity Space are among the 208 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California.
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 25, 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

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