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How many Principal Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 6,394 open Principal Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 1,106 companies hiring directly. 3,013 of them disclose pay, with a median of $169,700 a year and most offers between $133,000 and $218,838. 169 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on November 7, 2026 at 05:40 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range

$133k 25th
$169.7k Median
$218.8k 75th
$111.8k
$275k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $12.5k – $561.6k · outliers off-axis
Based on 3,013 disclosed live listings
Updated Nov 6, 2026 from live listings
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AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
Staff / Principal Platform Engineer
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Onsite
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AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
Senior / Staff / Principal Platform Engineer
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
Staff / Principal Data Engineer
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc.
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, United Sta... Hybrid $374,400–$561,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Uniti AI
Staff/Principal Software Engineer
Uniti AI
⚡ Apply early Uniti HQ Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Thermal Modeling Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $182,000–$292,950
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Nuclear Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $195,713–$262,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Electrical Engineer, HIL (hardware-in-the-loop)
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Electrical Engineer, Electronics
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Radiant Industries
Principal Power Systems Engineer
Radiant Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, CA Onsite $200,500–$314,475
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
northwoodspace
Principal Electrical Engineer (Portal)
northwoodspace
⚡ Apply early Torrance, CA Onsite $204,000–$255,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Astro Mechanica
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Astro Mechanica
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $220,000–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Astro Mechanica
Principal Electrical Engineer, Ground Power Systems
Astro Mechanica
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $250,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
Everpure
Principal Software Engineer
Everpure
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Santa Cl... Onsite $180,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Redwood Materials
Principal Engineer, Extractive Metallurgy
Redwood Materials
⚡ Apply early Carson City, NV; San Francisco... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
8th Light
Principal Software Engineer (Remote)
8th Light
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $151,535–$189,418
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
8th Light
Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid)
8th Light
⚡ Apply early London, England, United Kingdo... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Cribl
Principal Product Security Engineer
Cribl
⚡ Apply early Remote - United States · location restricted $265,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Olsson
Principal Engineer - Site Design
Olsson
⚡ Apply early Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Ok... · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
SpaceX
Principal Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)
SpaceX
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $210,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Indexing & Retrieval Infrastructure
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, AI Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Big Data Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pinterest
Principal Software Engineer, ML & Media Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early Palo Alto, CA; US; San Franci... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs are open right now?
6,394 Principal Engineer jobs are open across 1,106 companies, as of November 7, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 3,013 Principal Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $169,700 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $133,000 and $218,838.
Are any Principal Engineer jobs remote?
7 of these Principal Engineer jobs (0.1%) are open to candidates anywhere in the world.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs?
AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc., Uniti AI, Radiant Industries, northwoodspace and Astro Mechanica are among the 1,106 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 November 7, 2026 at 05:40 UTC.

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