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Total jobs
85
positions indexed
New today
5
last 24 hours
Companies
47
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are there right now?

There are 85 open Principal Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 47 companies hiring directly. 71 of them disclose pay, with a median of $220,000 a year and most offers between $179,875 and $270,000. 5 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 25, 2026 at 03:43 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Washington

$179.9k 25th
$220k Median
$270k 75th
$155.4k
$307.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $125.2k – $414k · outliers off-axis
Based on 71 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 25, 2026 from live listings
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ALTEN Technology USA
Principal Electrical Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA
⚡ Apply early Mukilteo, Washington, United S... Onsite $150,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer, Backbone/Edge Network
Roblox
⚡ Apply early Ashburn, Virginia, United Stat... Onsite $265,730–$320,890
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Hubble Network
Principal Embedded Engineer - Space Systems
Hubble Network
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer, Zero Trust Branch - Majors, West
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - Arizona, USA; Remote... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Cisco
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Platforms
Cisco
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, US Onsite $241,400–$322,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
Impinj
Principal Product Engineer
Impinj
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $185,000–$277,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Dragos
Principal Resident Engineer (Federal)
Dragos
⚡ Apply early Washington DC Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Tomorrow.io
Principal Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer
Tomorrow.io
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $200,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Principal Security Operations Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, Georgia, United State... Onsite $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AT
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer – Firewall Policy Implementation (Artificial Intelligence (AI) Experienced)
AT&T
⚡ Apply early USA:NC:Charlotte / Ibm Dr - Ad... Hybrid $155,400–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Remitly
Principal Software Engineer, High Value Send
Remitly
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington United Sta... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $264,300–$322,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer - Privacy
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite $220,400–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Databricks
Principal Engineer, Authentication
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Seattle,... Onsite $266,000–$365,750
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Okta
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $269,000–$369,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Johnson & Johnson
Principal Field Service Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $79,000–$127,650
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
SpaceX
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $225,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
SpaceX
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, CA Onsite $225,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Zscaler
Principal Sales Engineer, SLED - West
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - California, USA; Remo... · location restricted $175,875–$251,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early United States Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Snap Inc.
Principal Software Engineer, Ads Format
Snap Inc.
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, California Onsite $276,000–$414,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AT
Principal Storage Engineer
AT&T
⚡ Apply early USA:GA:Atlanta / 1057 Lenox Pa... Onsite $155,400–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Aeronautical OR Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison Engineering)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Washington-Oak H... Onsite $83,400–$125,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
AT
Principal Software Engineer - (Kubernetes - AKS)
AT&T
⚡ Apply early USA:GA:Atlanta / 1057 Lenox Pa... Onsite $155,400–$261,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
85 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 47 companies, as of September 25, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 71 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $220,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $179,875 and $270,000.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Washington?
ALTEN Technology USA, Roblox, Hubble Network, Zscaler and Cisco are among the 47 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Washington.
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 25, 2026 at 03:43 UTC.

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