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Principal Engineer Jobs in California.

California is the largest state economy in the United States, home to Silicon Valley technology, Hollywood entertainment, aerospace, agriculture, and a vast healthcare and services sector. Its job market stretches from the Bay Area to Los Angeles and San Diego. Browse jobs in California from companies hiring across every field.

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Principal Software Engineer I - Snowhouse Foundation
Snowflake
⚡ Apply early US-CA-Menlo Park Onsite $264,000–$379,500
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Radiant Industries
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Pragmatike
Principal AI/ML Engineer
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early San Francisco · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Pragmatike
Principal ML Ops Engineer
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early Cambridge Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Matic
Principal Motor Engineer
Matic
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA Onsite $160,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lumilens
Principal Engineer Silicon Photonics
Lumilens
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lumilens
Advanced Package Technology Principal Engineer
Lumilens
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lead Allies Inc
Senior · Staff · Principal Fullstack Engineer
Lead Allies Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lead Allies Inc
Senior · Staff · Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Lead Allies Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lead Allies Inc
Senior · Staff · Principal Frontend Engineer
Lead Allies Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Lead Allies Inc
Senior · Staff · Principal Backend Engineer
Lead Allies Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Inkeep
Member of Technical Staff, TypeScript Engineer (Principal)
Inkeep
⚡ Apply early New York City Onsite $180,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Venti Technologies
Principal Robotics Engineer (Robotics Solutions & Integration)
Venti Technologies
⚡ Apply early Singapore Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
CA
Principal Research Engineer, Post-Training
Character.AI
⚡ Apply early Redwood City, CA Onsite $275,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
AeroVect
Principal Engineer, Autonomy
AeroVect
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco - Hybrid Hybrid $350,000–$500,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
AeroVect
Principal Engineer, Hardware
AeroVect
⚡ Apply early South San Francisco - Onsite Hybrid $275,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Zoox
Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors
Zoox
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Zoox
Principal Systems Engineer, Safety
Zoox
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Zoox
Principal Software Engineer, Perception Architect
Zoox
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Verdigris
Principal Product Engineer, Cloud Platform
Verdigris
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA 94306 Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Skydance
Principal Engineer
Skydance
⚡ Apply early Santa Monica, Los Angeles · location restricted $217,000–$246,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Omnidesigntech
Principal Applications Engineer
Omnidesigntech
⚡ Apply early Milpitas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Mainspringenergy
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Mainspringenergy
⚡ Apply early Menlo Park, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
JI
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Jitxinc
⚡ Apply early Remote, or Bay Area (Hybrid) Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

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