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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
1,774
positions indexed
New today
203
last 24 hours
Companies
649
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
10
from anywhere

How many Principal Engineer jobs are there right now?

There are 1,774 open Principal Engineer jobs on JobsRadar right now, from 649 companies hiring directly. 796 of them disclose pay, with a median of $223,000 a year and most offers between $187,500 and $275,000. 203 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 29, 2026 at 09:17 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range

$187.5k 25th
$223k Median
$275k 75th
$143.8k
$321.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $10k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Based on 796 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 29, 2026 from live listings
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Datacom
Principal Engineer - Full Stack
Datacom
⚡ Apply early Auckland, Auckland, New Zealan... Remote
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Snowflake
Principal Software Engineer
Snowflake
⚡ Apply early US-CA-Menlo Park Hybrid $236,000–$339,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Horizon3 AI
Principal Engineer, Tech Lead - Platform Integration Team
Horizon3 AI
⚡ Apply early US, Remote · location restricted $213,000–$273,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
VT
Principal Project Engineer
Voyager Technologies, Inc.
⚡ Apply early Pueblo, CO Penrose, CO Onsite $140,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Boomi
Software Principal Engineer - SRE, Production Engineer​ing
Boomi
⚡ Apply early India Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Boomi
Principal Software Engineer. - GenAI
Boomi
⚡ Apply early India Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
AL
Principal Silicon Validation Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $422,240–$422,240
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
AL
Principal Field Applications Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early Taipei, Taiwan Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
AL
Principal Digital Design Engineer (AI Fabric)
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $185,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
AL
Principal Firmware QA Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
AL
Senior Principal Chip Top Physical Design Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv Distri... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Rendering - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Test Responsible Engineer
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
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Principal Engineer/Tech Lead, Agent Framework - Observability
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⚡ Apply early Spain Onsite €80,400–€127,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $159,800–$252,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Spain Onsite €80,400–€127,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Portugal Onsite €67,000–€106,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Greece Onsite €73,300–€115,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Norway Onsite NOK 949,500–NOK 1,502,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Ireland Onsite €102,700–€162,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early Romania Onsite RON 326,400–RON 516,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $133,100–$210,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
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Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch
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⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $159,800–$252,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Elastic
Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Greece Onsite €73,300–€115,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Ireland Onsite €102,700–€162,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs are open right now?
1,774 Principal Engineer jobs are open across 649 companies, as of July 29, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs pay?
Across the 796 Principal Engineer jobs that disclose pay, the median is $223,000 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?
Datacom, Snowflake, Horizon3 AI, Voyager Technologies, Inc. and Boomi are among the 649 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 29, 2026 at 09:17 UTC.

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