Principal Engineer Jobs in Denver.

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Total jobs
65
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last 24 hours
Companies
26
actively hiring
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Denver are there right now?

There are 65 open Principal Engineer jobs in Denver on JobsRadar right now, from 26 companies hiring directly. 44 of them disclose pay, with a median of $203,549 a year and most offers between $169,750 and $228,912. The board was last refreshed on October 20, 2026 at 12:11 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Denver

$169.8k 25th
$203.5k Median
$228.9k 75th
$113.2k
$262k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $106.3k – $340k · outliers off-axis
Based on 44 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 20, 2026 from live listings
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Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Blue Origin
Sr. Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $190,458–$266,641
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Equinix
Distinguished Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Equinix
⚡ Apply early Redwood City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Xcel Energy
Engineer (Staff, Senior or Principal) - Renewable Generation Development - Wind
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis, MN, 55401 Hybrid $81,800–$106,267
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Equinix
Principal Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Equinix
⚡ Apply early Redwood City Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Stanleygroup
Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Plant
Stanleygroup
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Denver Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Xcel Energy
Distribution System & Project Development Engineer (Staff, Senior or Principal level)
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO, 80205 Hybrid $81,000–$106,267
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Software Engineer- Java, Spring Boot, Angular
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $107,000–$216,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Autonomous Navigation Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Xcel Energy
Generation Project Development Engineer (Eng., Sr, Staff or Principal)
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis, MN, 55401 Hybrid $70,000–$156,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
TA
Software Engineer, Missile Defense Simulation (II - Principal)
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
TA
Principal Flight Software Engineer
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Xcel Energy
Substation Engineer (Staff, Senior, or Principal) - Denver, CO
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO, 80205 Hybrid $81,800–$106,266
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Blue Origin
Principal RF Communications Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $173,466–$242,851
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal GNC Engineer
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal Mission Cloud Engineer
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Onsite $230,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal Embedded Systems Security Engineer
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal Data Engineer
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA Hybrid $200,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Xcel Energy
Distribution Planning Staff, Senior, or Principal Engineer
Xcel Energy
⚡ Apply early Minneapolis, MN, 55401 Hybrid $81,800–$178,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Blue Origin
Sr Principal Thermal Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $205,695–$287,972
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Vantage Data Centers
Principal Structural Engineer, Global
Vantage Data Centers
⚡ Apply early Denver, Colorado Onsite $170,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Electrical Engineer (Principal), Power Systems
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO | Long Beach, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal Space RF Engineer, Antenna & Full-Wave EM Modeling
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TA
Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer, RF Payloads
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Denver are open right now?
65 Principal Engineer jobs in Denver are open across 26 companies, as of October 20, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Denver pay?
Across the 44 Principal Engineer jobs in Denver that disclose pay, the median is $203,549 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $169,750 and $228,912.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Denver?
Cloudflare, Blue Origin, Equinix, Xcel Energy and Stanleygroup are among the 26 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Denver.
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 20, 2026 at 12:11 UTC.

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