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

There are 124 open Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle on JobsRadar right now, from 47 companies hiring directly. 101 of them disclose pay, with a median of $241,550 a year and most offers between $204,274 and $290,625. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 12, 2026 at 12:28 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Seattle

$204.3k 25th
$241.6k Median
$290.6k 75th
$192.7k
$345k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $154.1k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 101 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 12, 2026 from live listings
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Serko Ltd
Principal Engineer - Agentic AI Applications
Serko Ltd
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... · location restricted $168,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Coupang
Principal Engineer, ML
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite $207,900–$207,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Coupang
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, USA; Seattle, U... Hybrid $209,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
CI
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang Internal
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Wilson Sonsini
Principal Security Engineer
Wilson Sonsini
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Onsite $163,200–$220,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $216,400–$450,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Coupang
Principal, Machine Learning Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, USA; Seattle, U... Onsite $209,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DomainTools
Principal Software Engineer
DomainTools
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States · location restricted $180,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Avionics Hardware Design Engineer - New Glenn
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Greater Seattle Area Onsite $183,193–$256,470
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Snap Inc.
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Platform Integrity Engineering, Level 7
Snap Inc.
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $276,000–$414,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
EX
Principal Software Engineer | Data Science
ExtraHop
⚡ Apply early Remote (US) | Seattle, WA · location restricted $175,000–$198,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d 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 3d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, Inference Memory and Storage Systems
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $249,600–$312,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, Rack-Scale GPU Architecture
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $249,600–$312,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, Model Optimizations
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $249,600–$312,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Mastercard
Principal Software Development Engineer
Mastercard
⚡ Apply early Arlington, Virginia Onsite $195,000–$323,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d 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 4d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer - New Glenn
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Greater Seattle Area Onsite $169,624–$237,473
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Expedia Group
Principal Software Development Engineer, ML-Powered Flight Search
Expedia Group
⚡ Apply early Washington - Seattle Campus Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Yoodli AI Roleplays
Principal Software Engineer- Backend (Admin Workflows)
Yoodli AI Roleplays
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Hybrid $180,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Mastercard
Senior Principal AI Engineer- AI Center of Excellence
Mastercard
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $254,000–$407,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Nordstrom
Principal Engineer - Agentic AI Platform (Hybrid - Seattle,WA)
Nordstrom
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $191,000–$297,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Blue Origin
Principal Proposal Engineer
Blue Origin
⚡ Apply early Space Coast, FL Onsite $169,624–$237,473
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
DoorDash USA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, TEAM
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $282,100–$414,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Truveta
Principal Software Engineer - Clinical Analytics
Truveta
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $222,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle are open right now?
124 Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle are open across 47 companies, as of October 12, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle pay?
Across the 101 Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle that disclose pay, the median is $241,550 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $204,274 and $290,625.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle?
Serko Ltd, Coupang, Coupang Internal, Wilson Sonsini and General Motors are among the 47 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle.
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 12, 2026 at 12:28 UTC.

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