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Principal Engineer Jobs in New Jersey.

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Total jobs
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last 24 hours
Companies
39
actively hiring
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are there right now?

There are 69 open Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey on JobsRadar right now, from 39 companies hiring directly. 57 of them disclose pay, with a median of $179,400 a year and most offers between $155,000 and $197,575. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 21, 2026 at 19:55 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in New Jersey

$155k 25th
$179.4k Median
$197.6k 75th
$132.7k
$220k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $110k – $411.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 57 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 21, 2026 from live listings
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T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Systems Architecture
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Frisco, Texas Hybrid $130,400–$235,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Wells Fargo
Principal Engineer - RIA Platform Technology
Wells Fargo
⚡ Apply early ISELIN, NJ Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
TB
Principal Software Engineer (US)
TD Bank
⚡ Apply early Mount Laurel, New Jersey Onsite $148,720–$240,240
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal AI Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early Raritan, New Jersey, United St... Onsite $102,000–$177,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 5d ago
MSD
Principal Scientist/Engineer, Drug/Device Combination Products - Device Characterization
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - New Jersey - Rahway Onsite $156,900–$247,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
MSD
Associate Principal Engineer, Drug-Device Combination Products
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - New Jersey - Rahway Onsite $142,400–$224,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Bank of America
Principal Solutions Engineer
Bank of America
⚡ Apply early Charlotte Onsite $145,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Fidelity Investments
Principal Software Engineer
Fidelity Investments
⚡ Apply early Jersey City, NJ Onsite $107,000–$216,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Pfizer
Principal Device Engineer
Pfizer
⚡ Apply early United States - New Jersey - P... Onsite $99,200–$165,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Fiserv
Principal Engineer, DNA Platforms
Fiserv
⚡ Apply early Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Onsite $186,000–$285,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Data Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early New Brunswick, New Jersey, Uni... Onsite $102,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer - Models
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, Bellevue, W... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CoreWeave
Principal Operational Readiness Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $198,000–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Engineer Platform/Cloud Engineering
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium Onsite €61,800–€106,260
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Thea Energy
Principal HTS Magnet Engineer
Thea Energy
⚡ Apply early Kearny, NJ Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AT
Principal Systems Engineer (Government)
AT&T
⚡ Apply early Middletown, New Jersey Onsite $174,100–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Workload Communications Domain Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Data Storage Domain Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Deployment Environments Domain Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Zscaler
Principal Sales Engineer, SLED - East
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - Connecticut, USA; Rem... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CenterWell
Principal, Software Engineer - Enterprise Automation Frameworks & Support​
CenterWell
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $156,600–$215,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
CenterWell
Principal, Software Engineer - Segment QE Architect
CenterWell
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite $156,600–$215,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
AXIS Capital
Principal Security AI Engineer
AXIS Capital
⚡ Apply early Alpharetta, GA Onsite $90,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
State Street
Principal Front-Office Trading Integration Engineer - Vice President - Java, Talend, Kafka, ETL - Charles River Development -
State Street
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Ontario Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are open right now?
69 Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are open across 39 companies, as of October 21, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey pay?
Across the 57 Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey that disclose pay, the median is $179,400 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $155,000 and $197,575.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey?
T-Mobile, Wells Fargo, TD Bank, Johnson & Johnson and Zscaler are among the 39 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey.
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 21, 2026 at 19:55 UTC.

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