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Total jobs
326
positions indexed
New today
24
last 24 hours
Companies
123
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 326 open Principal Engineer jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 123 companies hiring directly. 217 of them disclose pay, with a median of $232,000 a year and most offers between $207,500 and $290,844. 24 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 5, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in California

$207.5k 25th
$232k Median
$290.8k 75th
$177.5k
$335k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $110k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 217 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 5, 2026 from live listings
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Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Test Responsible Engineer
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 11h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer - Networked Battlefield Systems
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Software Engineer (10382, 10385)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $220,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Relativity Space
Principal Propulsion Engineer, Engine Systems & Test
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $185,000–$277,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Software Engineer (10378)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $220,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
Everpure
Principal Software Engineer, HyperScale Build Platform and Tools
Everpure
⚡ Apply early Santa Clara, California Onsite $217,000–$326,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 20h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Radar Engineer, Space
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$293,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, AI Enablement - Central Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer - Developer Connections, Game Release
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Test Automation - League of Legends
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Data Engineer, Personalization - Central Product Insights
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Platform & Integrations)- League of Legends
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite $292,300–$437,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Services/DevOps - Wild Rift
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay - Teamfight Tactics
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Rendering - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Core - Pinner Journeys
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Shopping & Delivery Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, AI Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Big Data Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Pinterest
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $314,580–$550,515
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 22h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Digital Hardware Engineer (PCBs/FPGAs/HDL)
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $220,000–$292,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Homebase
Principal Engineer, Core Product (Hybrid)
Homebase
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $237,300–$305,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 23h ago
Fivetran
Principal Software Engineer, AI Tooling & Adoption
Fivetran
⚡ Apply early Oakland, California, United St... Hybrid $225,813–$282,266
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in California are open right now?
326 Principal Engineer jobs in California are open across 123 companies, as of September 5, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in California pay?
Across the 217 Principal Engineer jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $232,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $207,500 and $290,844.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California?
Relativity Space, Anduril Industries, Extremenetworks, Everpure and Riot Games are among the 123 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in California.
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 5, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.

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