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last 24 hours
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Texas are there right now?

There are 276 open Principal Engineer jobs in Texas on JobsRadar right now, from 112 companies hiring directly. 114 of them disclose pay, with a median of $208,250 a year and most offers between $164,850 and $257,160. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 6, 2026 at 22:52 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Texas

$164.9k 25th
$208.3k Median
$257.2k 75th
$140k
$287.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $120k – $433.4k · outliers off-axis
Based on 114 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 6, 2026 from live listings
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HP
Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer
HP
⚡ Apply early Spring, Texas, United States o... Onsite $147,050–$230,850
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Olsson
Principal Engineer - Site Design
Olsson
⚡ Apply early Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Ok... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Shieldai
Principal Engineer, State Estimation (R4602)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AM
Principal Engineer - DFT
Ambiq Micro, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer, Data
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid $230,000–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer, Workers Deploy & Config
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early In-Office Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Systems Engineer, DevTools
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Content Engineer
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid; In-Office Hybrid $230,000–$317,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Engineer - GTM Data Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Engineer - Cloudforce One
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
ON.energy
Principal Battery Systems Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States;... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CVS Health
Principal Software Engineer (Health100 Platform)
CVS Health
⚡ Apply early RI - Woonsocket Onsite $144,200–$288,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Apptronik
Principal Robotics Machine Learning Engineer
Apptronik
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
ON.energy
Principal Solution Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States;... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DriveWealth
Principal Data Engineer, Analytics
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $220,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DriveWealth
Principal Software Development Engineer, Execution Services
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early AMER-US-Remote; Austin, Texas,... Hybrid $250,000–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
ON.energy
Principal Electrical Engineer
ON.energy
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas, United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
ALTEN Technology USA
Principal Software Integration and Test Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO Onsite $150,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer - Developer Experience
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States o... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Northrop Grumman
Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Texas-San Antoni... Onsite $113,900–$170,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
LivaNova
Principal R&D Engineer, Neuromodulation Therapeutic Areas
LivaNova
⚡ Apply early US_Houston_100 Cyberonics Blvd Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Software Platform
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Milford, Michigan, United Stat... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Caterpillar
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer
Caterpillar
⚡ Apply early Houston, Texas Onsite $128,470–$192,710
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Texas are open right now?
276 Principal Engineer jobs in Texas are open across 112 companies, as of September 6, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Texas pay?
Across the 114 Principal Engineer jobs in Texas that disclose pay, the median is $208,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $164,850 and $257,160.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Texas?
HP, Olsson, Shieldai, Ambiq Micro, Inc. and Cloudflare are among the 112 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Texas.
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 September 6, 2026 at 22:52 UTC.

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