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How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are there right now?

There are 96 open Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 56 companies hiring directly. 73 of them disclose pay, with a median of $287,500 a year and most offers between $247,250 and $315,875. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 23, 2026 at 12:47 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in San Francisco

$247.3k 25th
$287.5k Median
$315.9k 75th
$212.3k
$418.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $191.3k – $578.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 73 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 23, 2026 from live listings
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Mach Industries
Principal Software Engineer
Mach Industries
⚡ Apply early Huntington Beach, CA Onsite $220,000–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Experience
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CoreWeave
Principal Operational Readiness Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $198,000–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Principal Systems Engineer, Communications Hardware (Remote Eligible | Relocation Assistance Available)
Axon
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $210,600–$242,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Core - Pinner Journeys
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Shopping & Delivery Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, AI Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Online Systems
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Pinterest
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $314,580–$550,515
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AllSpice
Principal / Staff / Senior Infrastructure Engineer
AllSpice
⚡ Apply early Boston Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
VB
Associate Director, Principal Data Engineer
Vir Biotechnology
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $176,500–$246,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Intercom
Senior / Principal Demo Engineer
Intercom
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Clay Labs
Software Engineer (Prior Staff / Principal Experience)
Clay Labs
⚡ Apply early New York Hybrid $240,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
SoFi
Principal Engineer, Digital Identity
SoFi
⚡ Apply early WA - Seattle; CA - San Francis... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer, Authentication
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California; San... Onsite $280,000–$385,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer - Privacy
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Amsterdam, Netherlands Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer - Privacy
Databricks
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $220,400–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer - Privacy
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California Onsite $278,200–$339,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer - Privacy
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite $220,400–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer, Authentication
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Seattle,... Onsite $266,000–$365,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Crunchyroll, LLC
Principal Engineer, Engineering Practices
Crunchyroll, LLC
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, United Stat... Onsite $260,400–$325,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Postman
Principal Offensive Security Engineer
Postman
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $275,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Content Engineer
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid; In-Office Hybrid $230,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Pragmatike
Principal Software Engineer (YC Experience)
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Pragmatike
Principal Software Engineer
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
96 Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open across 56 companies, as of August 23, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 73 Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $287,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $247,250 and $315,875.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco?
Mach Industries, CoreWeave, Axon, Pinterest and AllSpice are among the 56 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco.
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 August 23, 2026 at 12:47 UTC.

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