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last 24 hours
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13
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose are there right now?

There are 67 open Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 13 companies hiring directly. 58 of them disclose pay, with a median of $212,500 a year and most offers between $199,750 and $232,500. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on September 4, 2026 at 19:54 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in San Jose

$199.8k 25th
$212.5k Median
$232.5k 75th
$165k
$285k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $110k – $375.7k · outliers off-axis
Based on 58 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
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Principal Electrical Design Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
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Principal Signal and Power Integrity Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$185,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
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Senior Principal Photonics Test Engineer
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, SOC Design
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
TENEX.AI
Principal DevOps Engineer
TENEX.AI
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Development Engineer
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA Hybrid $185,500–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Archer
Principal AI Research Engineer
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $270,000–$340,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
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Principal System Validation Engineer (AI Fabric Switches)
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $240,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Zscaler
Principal Software Engineer (C / Networking / Dataplane)
Zscaler
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, USA Onsite $185,500–$265,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
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STA Physical Design Engineer, Senior Principal
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $207,000–$207,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, Architecture & Performance Research Engineer for Data Center and Agentic AI CPU
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, RFIC
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $214,060–$341,940
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, Serdes Analog Design
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Samsung Semiconductor
Principal Engineer, SOC Integration
Samsung Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $219,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
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Principal Product Applications Engineer - Ethernet
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $158,400–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
DiDi Labs
Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer
DiDi Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $255,000–$351,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
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Principal Design Verification Engineer- SerDes/PHY IP
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $207,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Cloud Operations Engineer (10166)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
BILL
Principal Partner Solution Engineer - Partner Embed Platform
BILL
⚡ Apply early Draper, Utah, United States; S... Onsite $20,800–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
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Principal Physical Design Engineer -EMIR & Power Integrity
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
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Principal Physical Design Engineer, STA
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $209,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
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Principal Physical Design Engineer, Methodology
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $185,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Cscgeneration
Principal Software Engineer
Cscgeneration
⚡ Apply early Costa Rica · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Staff / Sr. Staff/ Principal - eSSD Validation Engineer
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $120,000–$120,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Staff / Sr. Staff / Principal - eSSD Validation Engineer
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $120,000–$120,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose are open right now?
67 Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose are open across 13 companies, as of September 4, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose pay?
Across the 58 Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $212,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $199,750 and $232,500.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose?
Astera Labs, Samsung Semiconductor, TENEX.AI, Zscaler and Archer are among the 13 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in San Jose.
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 19:54 UTC.

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