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Principal engineers set technical direction at the highest individual-contributor level. Browse principal engineer jobs from companies hiring worldwide.

Total jobs
1,770
positions indexed
New today
55
last 24 hours
Companies
651
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
10
from anywhere

How many Principal Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 1,770 open Principal Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 651 companies hiring directly. 811 of them disclose pay, with a median of $222,500 a year and most offers between $187,500 and $275,000. 55 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 27, 2026 at 04:50 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range

$187.5k 25th
$222.5k Median
$275k 75th
$141.6k
$321.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $10k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Based on 811 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 26, 2026 from live listings
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Coupang
Principal, Back-End Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Bengaluru Onsite
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CoreWeave Europe
Principal Engineer
CoreWeave Europe
⚡ Apply early London, UK Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Engineer, Cluster Orchestration
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, WA / Sunnyvale, CA Onsite $206,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Experience
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Operational Readiness Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $198,000–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Engineer - Perf and Benchmarking
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA Onsite $206,000–$333,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Security Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $275,000–$330,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CoreWeave
Principal Engineer - Managed Databases
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Machine Learning Engineer - Safety
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $399,420–$457,970
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Content Platform
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer, Ads Experience
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning Systems – Economy
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $397,460–$455,720
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Game Engine Systems
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Core Systems Software Engineer - Game Engine (C++)
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Asset Loading
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Celonis
Lead/Principal Value Engineer - Manufacturing/Production
Celonis
⚡ Apply early Munich, Germany Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Economy ML (Data Systems)
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$354,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Embodied AI and Smart NPCs
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $345,040–$399,420
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Content Lifecycle
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Creator Collaboration
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Network Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Software Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $295,250–$345,040
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Roblox
Principal Enterprise Security Engineer
Roblox
⚡ Apply early San Mateo, CA, United States Onsite $293,800–$343,340
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs are open right now?
1,770 Principal Engineer jobs are open across 651 companies, as of July 27, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 811 Principal Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $222,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $187,500 and $275,000.
Are any Principal Engineer jobs remote?
10 of these Principal Engineer jobs (0.6%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs?
Coupang, CoreWeave Europe, CoreWeave, Roblox and Celonis are among the 651 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs.
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 27, 2026 at 04:50 UTC.

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