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Principal Engineer Jobs in Canada.

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Total jobs
162
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
84
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 162 open Principal Engineer jobs in Canada on JobsRadar right now, from 84 companies hiring directly. 106 of them disclose pay, with a median of $154,100 a year and most offers between $129,223 and $199,454. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 7, 2026 at 21:36 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Canada

$129.2k 25th
$154.1k Median
$199.5k 75th
$114k
$289.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $111.1k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 106 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 7, 2026 from live listings
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Jobber
Principal Software Engineer
Jobber
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted CA$196,300–CA$196,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2h ago
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
Principal Software Engineer - Data
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
⚡ Apply early Bethesda, Maryland, United Sta... · location restricted $163,800–$257,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer (Java) - Security - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early United Kingdom Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Big Viking Games
Principal Engineer, Agentic Products & Workflows
Big Viking Games
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hybrid CA$175,000–CA$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AL
Principal Product Applications Engineer - Scorpio
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early Vancouver, British Columbia, C... Onsite $165,000–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Arctic Wolf
Principal Information Security Engineer
Arctic Wolf
⚡ Apply early Remote, Canada · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
League Inc.
Principal Design Engineer
League Inc.
⚡ Apply early Canada Onsite CA$140,000–CA$182,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AL
Principal FW/SW Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Ontario, Canada Onsite CA$184,500–CA$184,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Zynga
Principal Software Engineer, Full-Stack Development
Zynga
⚡ Apply early Austin, TX; Toronto, Canada Onsite CA$118,300–CA$168,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
SkyWatch
Principal Defence Systems Engineer
SkyWatch
⚡ Apply early Ottawa ON | Hybrid Hybrid CA$200,000–CA$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Customer Engineer, Central Majors - Toronto Canada
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Entrust
Principal Application DevOps Engineer, AI & Automation
Entrust
⚡ Apply early United States - Field Onsite $120,500–$170,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
State Street
Principal Front-Office Trading Integration Engineer - Vice President - Java, Talend, Kafka, ETL - Charles River Development -
State Street
⚡ Apply early Toronto, Ontario Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
BMO
Principal Engineer, AI
BMO
⚡ Apply early Toronto, ON, CAN Onsite $85,500–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Seeq
Full Stack Software Engineer - Staff or Principal
Seeq
⚡ Apply early Canada · location restricted CA$265,000–CA$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Spain Onsite €80,400–€127,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $159,800–$252,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal AI Engineer - Context - Agents and Context
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Canada Hybrid CA$154,000–CA$243,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Poland Onsite PLN 369,400–PLN 584,300
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Ireland Onsite €104,800–€165,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Portugal Onsite €67,000–€106,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Romania Onsite RON 326,400–RON 516,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early Norway Onsite NOK 949,500–NOK 1,502,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Elastic
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch
Elastic
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite $159,800–$252,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Canada are open right now?
162 Principal Engineer jobs in Canada are open across 84 companies, as of October 7, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Canada pay?
Across the 106 Principal Engineer jobs in Canada that disclose pay, the median is $154,100 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $129,223 and $199,454.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Canada?
Jobber, ZoomInfo Technologies LLC, Elastic, Big Viking Games and Astera Labs are among the 84 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Canada.
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 October 7, 2026 at 21:36 UTC.

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