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How many Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are there right now?

There are 68 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 $175,844 a year and most offers between $155,000 and $194,313. The board was last refreshed on October 27, 2026 at 19:24 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in New Jersey

$155k 25th
$175.8k Median
$194.3k 75th
$132.7k
$219.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $110k – $411.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 57 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 27, 2026 from live listings
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NJM Insurance Group
Identity and Access Management Engineer, Principal
NJM Insurance Group
⚡ Apply early NJM - Trenton Hybrid $144,643–$167,898
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Bank of America
Principal Engineer - Agentic Experience & UI Framework
Bank of America
⚡ Apply early Charlotte Onsite $156,500–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Data Storage Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Deployment Environments Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● 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 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 5d ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Data Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early New Brunswick, New Jersey, Uni... Onsite $102,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PA
Principal Electrical Engineer
Parsons
⚡ Apply early US - NJ, Atlantic City Onsite $103,500–$181,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
TB
Principal Engineer, Architecture & Compound Engineering (US)
TD Bank
⚡ Apply early Mount Laurel, New Jersey Onsite $148,720–$223,080
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d 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 1w 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 1w ago
MSD
Associate Principal Engineer, Drug-Device Combination Products
MSD
⚡ Apply early USA - New Jersey - Rahway Onsite $142,400–$224,100
● 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
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Data Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early New Brunswick, New Jersey, Uni... Onsite $102,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer - Models
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, Bellevue, W... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
CoreWeave
Principal Operational Readiness Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $198,000–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Engineer Platform/Cloud Engineering
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium Onsite €61,800–€106,260
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Thea Energy
Principal HTS Magnet Engineer
Thea Energy
⚡ Apply early Kearny, NJ Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
AT
Principal Systems Engineer (Government)
AT&T
⚡ Apply early Middletown, New Jersey Onsite $174,100–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
SciTec
Principal Software Engineer - Workload Communications Domain Lead
SciTec
⚡ Apply early Princeton, New Jersey, United... Onsite $164,000–$218,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Zscaler
Principal Sales Engineer, SLED - East
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - Connecticut, USA; Rem... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● 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 3w ago
SA
Principal Solution Engineer, Global Private Equity & Startups Practice
Salesforce
⚡ Apply early New York - New York Onsite $157,640–$210,910
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w 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 3w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are open right now?
68 Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey are open across 39 companies, as of October 27, 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 $175,844 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $155,000 and $194,313.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in New Jersey?
NJM Insurance Group, Bank of America, SciTec, CSAA Insurance Group and Bristol Myers Squibb 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 27, 2026 at 19:24 UTC.

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