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last 24 hours
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19
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles are there right now?

There are 66 open Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles on JobsRadar right now, from 19 companies hiring directly. 35 of them disclose pay, with a median of $230,000 a year and most offers between $206,250 and $274,350. 9 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 4, 2026 at 23:19 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Los Angeles

$206.3k 25th
$230k Median
$274.4k 75th
$191.5k
$300k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $170k – $468k · outliers off-axis
Based on 35 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
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Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, AI Enablement - Central Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
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Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer - Developer Connections, Game Release
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Test Automation - League of Legends
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Data Engineer, Personalization - Central Product Insights
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h 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 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Services/DevOps - Wild Rift
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay - Teamfight Tactics
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Riot Games
Principal Software Engineer, Rendering - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
CHAOS Industries
Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mechanical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $160,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Floqast
Principal Software Engineer, Close
Floqast
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, California Hybrid $185,000–$301,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
K2 Space
Principal Mission Payload Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
K2 Space
Principal Hardware Reliability Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
K2 Space
Principal Dynamics Engineer
K2 Space
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Freeform
Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design)
Freeform
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA (On-site) Hybrid $160,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Freeform
Principal Simulation Engineer
Freeform
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA (On-site) Hybrid $225,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Freeform
Principal Software Engineer
Freeform
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA (On-site) Hybrid $468,000–$468,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early Hawthorne, California, United... Onsite $180,000–$290,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Heart Aerospace
Staff/Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, Flight Mechanisms
Heart Aerospace
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Hybrid $173,000–$257,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
AEG Worldwide
Principal DevOps Engineer
AEG Worldwide
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA Onsite $144,487–$210,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Viant Technology
Principal Software Engineer
Viant Technology
⚡ Apply early Irvine, California, United Sta... Onsite $190,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Hermeus
Senior/Principal Mission Software Engineer
Hermeus
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, GA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mechanical Engineer
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $170,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Pragmatike
Principal Founding Product Engineer
Pragmatike
⚡ Apply early San Francisco · location restricted $200,000–$400,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles are open right now?
66 Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles are open across 19 companies, as of September 4, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles pay?
Across the 35 Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles that disclose pay, the median is $230,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $206,250 and $274,350.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles?
Riot Games, CHAOS Industries, Floqast, K2 Space and Freeform are among the 19 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Los Angeles.
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 4, 2026 at 23:19 UTC.

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