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How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are there right now?

There are 122 open Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco on JobsRadar right now, from 64 companies hiring directly. 103 of them disclose pay, with a median of $265,500 a year and most offers between $218,719 and $315,031. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 7, 2026 at 20:07 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in San Francisco

$218.7k 25th
$265.5k Median
$315k 75th
$192.9k
$371.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $110k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 103 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 6, 2026 from live listings
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI
Lila Sciences
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA USA; San Francis... Onsite $252,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Redwood Materials
Principal Engineer, Extractive Metallurgy
Redwood Materials
⚡ Apply early Carson City, NV; San Francisco... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 9h ago
DoorDash USA
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, TEAM
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale,... Onsite $282,100–$414,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
DoorDash USA
Principal Software Engineer, Ads
DoorDash USA
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; San Francisco, C... Onsite $268,600–$395,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Invisible Technologies
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
Invisible Technologies
⚡ Apply early New York - Hybrid; San Francis... Hybrid $250,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Indexing & Retrieval Infrastructure
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Early Warning Services
Upcoming Opportunity – Principal Engineer – Java/AWS
Early Warning Services
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $207,000–$276,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Vitalize
Principal Engineer
Vitalize
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Hybrid $195,000–$275,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AllSpice
Principal / Staff Infrastructure Engineer
AllSpice
⚡ Apply early Remote/Boston/San Francisco · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CoreWeave
Principal Operational Readiness Engineer
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $198,000–$264,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer - Models
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, Bellevue, W... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
CoreWeave
Principal Software Engineer, Developer Experience
CoreWeave
⚡ Apply early Livingston, NJ / New York, NY... Onsite $227,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Autodesk
Principal Engineer, Platform Services
Autodesk
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, USA Onsite $139,000–$249,260
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AXIS Capital
Principal Security AI Engineer
AXIS Capital
⚡ Apply early Alpharetta, GA Onsite $90,000–$110,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, Data Center Architect
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $184,000–$231,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Shopping & Delivery Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d 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 5d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Security
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $230,400–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid $230,000–$288,000
● 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
Asana
Principal Software Engineer, Asana Platform
Asana
⚡ Apply early New York City Hybrid $365,500–$380,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
HE
Principal Device Quality Engineer
Heartflow
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Bay Area, Califo... Onsite $188,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
HE
Principal Engineer - Product Investigations
Heartflow
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California Onsite $188,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, AI Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Big Data Platform
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$499,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open right now?
122 Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco are open across 64 companies, as of October 7, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
Across the 103 Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco that disclose pay, the median is $265,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $218,719 and $315,031.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco?
Lila Sciences, Redwood Materials, DoorDash USA, Invisible Technologies and Pinterest are among the 64 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Francisco.
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 20:07 UTC.

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