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Total jobs
362
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
114
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 362 open Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts on JobsRadar right now, from 114 companies hiring directly. 237 of them disclose pay, with a median of $192,270 a year and most offers between $169,569 and $225,625. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 26, 2026 at 09:39 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Massachusetts

$169.6k 25th
$192.3k Median
$225.6k 75th
$154.1k
$273.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $135k – $429k · outliers off-axis
Based on 237 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 26, 2026 from live listings
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AX
Staff/Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Hybrid $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
BD
Distinguished Hardware Development Engineer, Atlas
Boston Dynamics
⚡ Apply early Waltham, MA Onsite $230,000–$307,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Draper
Distinguished System Requirements Engineer
Draper
⚡ Apply early Clearfield, UT Onsite $100,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Radar Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Conga
Principal Software Engineer
Conga
⚡ Apply early Remote Canada; US - Boston, MA... · location restricted $163,380–$261,410
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Denver Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Boston Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Austin Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Aescape
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Aescape
⚡ Apply early NYC/Metro Area Onsite $250,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 3d ago
RTX
Principal System Security Engineer - P4 (Onsite-Woburn, MA)
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Preside... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
RTX
Principal Systems Engineer, Integration and Test Engineer Onsite
RTX
⚡ Apply early US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB1 ~ 50 Apple... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Zoox
Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard Execution
Zoox
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Flagship Pioneering, Inc.
Senior / Principal Data Infrastructure Engineer
Flagship Pioneering, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA Onsite $165,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Ghost Story Games
Principal Game AI Engineer
Ghost Story Games
⚡ Apply early Massachusetts, USA Onsite $180,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Principal Game AI Engineer
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Massachusetts, USA Onsite $180,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Draper
Principal Mission Critical Software Engineer
Draper
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA Onsite $95,000–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AD
Principal Engineer, Mixed-Signal Design Engineering
Analog Devices
⚡ Apply early US, MA, Wilmington Onsite $157,080–$227,460
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Bristol Myers Squibb
EMES Developer - Senior Principal Engineer
Bristol Myers Squibb
⚡ Apply early Princeton - NJ - US Onsite $158,870–$192,507
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
LS
Staff / Principal Research Engineer, AI Safety Mitigations
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK;... Onsite $224,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
LS
Staff / Principal Security Engineer, AI Safety and Security
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK;... Onsite $192,000–$306,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
LS
Principal Engineer, AI Security
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA Onsite $252,000–$374,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
LS
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA; San Francis... Onsite $252,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts are open right now?
362 Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts are open across 114 companies, as of October 26, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts pay?
Across the 237 Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts that disclose pay, the median is $192,270 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $169,569 and $225,625.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts?
Axon, Boston Dynamics, Draper, Anduril Industries and Conga are among the 114 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Massachusetts.
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 26, 2026 at 09:39 UTC.

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