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Principal Engineer Jobs in Washington.

Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metro form one of the largest employment centers in the United States, anchored by government, policy, law, defense, and a growing technology and consulting sector. Browse jobs in Washington from companies hiring across every field.

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Total jobs
44
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
27
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 44 open Principal Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 27 companies hiring directly. 31 of them disclose pay, with a median of $221,000 a year and most offers between $190,500 and $256,000. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 29, 2026 at 08:59 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Washington

$190.5k 25th
$221k Median
$256k 75th
$156.5k
$295k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $155k – $376.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 31 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 28, 2026 from live listings
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Anduril Industries
Principal Workday Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Solutions Engineer, CorporateOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
MetroStar
Sr. Principal F5 Application Delivery Engineer
MetroStar
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $143,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Remote
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Twenty
Principal Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Twenty
⚡ Apply early Washington DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Software Engineer, Cryptography
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Boston, Massachusetts, United... Onsite $254,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
TA
Principal Platform Engineer, AI & Infrastructure
True Anomaly
⚡ Apply early Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA o... Onsite $255,000–$355,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AX
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $177,000–$283,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
AX
Staff/Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $168,750–$270,000
● 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
Databricks
Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $264,300–$322,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
SpaceX
Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
SpaceX
Principal AI Engineer, Special Programs
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Hubble Network
Principal Embedded Engineer - Space Systems
Hubble Network
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Recorded Future
Principal Software Engineer
Recorded Future
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $152,000–$228,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Bannerbank
Principal AI & Cloud Security Engineer (Remote only within WA, ID, OR)
Bannerbank
⚡ Apply early Washington Remote $135,000–$178,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Dragos
Associate Principal Resident Engineer (Federal)
Dragos
⚡ Apply early Washington DC Onsite $155,000–$155,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Zscaler
Principal Specialist Sales Engineer - Data Security - West/South
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Remote - Alabama, USA; Remote... · location restricted $170,625–$243,250
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Zscaler
Principal GenAI Data Engineer
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington, USA; Dal... Hybrid $182,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Okta
Principal Software Engineer (Auth0)
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Hybrid $274,000–$376,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
CI
Sr. Principal Network Engineer
Clarity Innovations
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $120,000–$315,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Accenture Federal Services
Principal Engineer Senior Manager
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $177,900–$203,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Accenture Federal Services
Principal Cyber Defense Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $126,300–$243,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Principal Data Engineer, Product Data
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $197,000–$270,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
44 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 27 companies, as of July 29, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 31 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $221,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $190,500 and $256,000.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Washington?
Anduril Industries, MetroStar, Extremenetworks, Twenty and True Anomaly are among the 27 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 July 29, 2026 at 08:59 UTC.

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