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Principal Engineer Jobs in District of Columbia.

All active Principal Engineer positions in District of Columbia. Verified listings, updated every few hours.

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47
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia are there right now?

There are 101 open Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia on JobsRadar right now, from 47 companies hiring directly. 85 of them disclose pay, with a median of $235,750 a year and most offers between $199,408 and $282,125. The board was last refreshed on October 31, 2026 at 23:54 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in District of Columbia

$199.4k 25th
$235.8k Median
$282.1k 75th
$163.8k
$334.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $139.9k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 85 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 31, 2026 from live listings
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Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid $230,000–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SpaceX
Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SpaceX
Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SpaceX
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $225,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
SpaceX
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $225,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Principal Security Operations Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, Georgia, United State... Onsite $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $177,000–$283,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Staff/Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
DriveWealth
Principal Security Engineer
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $185,000–$235,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer, Zero Trust Branch - Healthcare/SLED
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early AMS - Update Location; Remote... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
SA
Principal Software Engineer - PMTS
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early Washington - Bellevue Onsite $197,300–$313,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AT
Principal Member of Technical Staff - RF Engineer
AT&T
⚡ Apply early Bothell, Washington Onsite $189,200–$283,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
SA
Principal Software Engineer, Site Reliability (Agentforce Ops)
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early California - San Francisco Met... · location restricted $237,700–$344,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Wonder
Sr. Principal Engineer
Wonder
⚡ Apply early District of Columbia Onsite $305,000–$330,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Stoke Space
Principal EMI/EMC Engineer
Stoke Space
⚡ Apply early Kent, Washington Onsite $129,150–$193,620
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
CVS Health
Principal AI Engineer
CVS Health
⚡ Apply early Work At Home-Texas Onsite $144,200–$288,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Credit Acceptance
Distinguished Software Engineer
Credit Acceptance
⚡ Apply early California - San Francisco Bay... Hybrid $279,000–$390,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Principal Propulsion Engineer (R6453)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CSAA Insurance Group
Principal Software Engineer - Emerging Technology & AI - Remote
CSAA Insurance Group
⚡ Apply early Arizona - Home Teleworkers Onsite $177,525–$197,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Xero
Principal Engineer - Reporting & Insights
Xero
⚡ Apply early US: Washington Remote Worker Hybrid $287,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Hubble Network
Principal Localization Engineer – Location Intelligence
Hubble Network
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $183,000–$298,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Site Reliability
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Frisco, Texas Onsite $125,300–$226,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $127,800–$230,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
General Motors
Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia are open right now?
101 Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia are open across 47 companies, as of October 31, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia pay?
Across the 85 Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia that disclose pay, the median is $235,750 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $199,408 and $282,125.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia?
Cloudflare, SpaceX, Axon, DriveWealth and Zscaler are among the 47 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in District of Columbia.
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 31, 2026 at 23:54 UTC.

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