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last 24 hours
Companies
29
actively hiring
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How many Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle are there right now?

There are 51 open Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle on JobsRadar right now, from 29 companies hiring directly. 34 of them disclose pay, with a median of $231,500 a year and most offers between $205,000 and $300,000. 7 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 28, 2026 at 04:56 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Seattle

$205k 25th
$231.5k Median
$300k 75th
$195.3k
$408.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $195k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 34 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 28, 2026 from live listings
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Docker
Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & Systems
Docker
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1h ago
Coupang
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, USA; Seattle, U... Hybrid $209,000–$209,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
CI
Principal, Security Engineer
Coupang Internal
⚡ Apply early Seattle, USA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
EX
Principal Software Engineer | Data Science
ExtraHop
⚡ Apply early Remote | Seattle, WA · location restricted $175,000–$198,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
Anduril Industries
Principal Engineer - DeviceOS
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Onsite $253,000–$336,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 13h ago
Synthesia
Principal/Staff Software Engineer
Synthesia
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 17h ago
BRINC
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Drones
BRINC
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $147,800–$245,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
BRINC
Principal FPGA Engineer
BRINC
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA Onsite $110,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
NICE
Principal AI-Driven Enterprise Support Engineer
NICE
⚡ Apply early USA - Remote · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Docker
Senior Principal Software Engineer, Docker and Ecosystem
Docker
⚡ Apply early Seattle, WA · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Machine Learning Engineer (10187)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Extremenetworks
Principal Software Engineer (10378, 10382, 10385)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $220,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Extremenetworks
AI Principal Machine Learning Engineer (10189)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... · location restricted $170,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer, Data Center Architect
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $184,000–$231,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AL
Senior Principal Engineer, Security Architect
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $190,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Principal Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5163)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Principal Engineer, Fluid & Thermal Systems (R4793)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Core - Pinner Journeys
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Remote,... · location restricted $242,634–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Pinterest
Principal Engineer, Shopping & Delivery Infra
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Al... Onsite $285,452–$449,541
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w 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 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Software Engineer
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DigitalOcean
Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility
DigitalOcean
⚡ Apply early Seattle Hybrid $235,200–$294,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle are open right now?
51 Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle are open across 29 companies, as of August 28, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle pay?
Across the 34 Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle that disclose pay, the median is $231,500 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $205,000 and $300,000.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle?
Docker, Coupang, Coupang Internal, Cloudflare and ExtraHop are among the 29 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Seattle.
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 August 28, 2026 at 04:56 UTC.

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