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Principal Engineer Jobs in Washington.

Washington, D.C. and its surrounding metro form one of the largest employment centers in the United States, anchored by government, policy, law, defense, and a growing technology and consulting sector. Browse jobs in Washington from companies hiring across every field.

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Total jobs
91
positions indexed
New today
5
last 24 hours
Companies
42
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 91 open Principal Engineer jobs in Washington on JobsRadar right now, from 42 companies hiring directly. 76 of them disclose pay, with a median of $231,300 a year and most offers between $188,550 and $282,250. 5 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 21, 2026 at 14:27 UTC.

Principal Engineer salary range in Washington

$188.6k 25th
$231.3k Median
$282.3k 75th
$160k
$337.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $125.2k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 76 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 21, 2026 from live listings
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T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Systems Architecture
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Frisco, Texas Hybrid $130,400–$235,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pacific Defense
Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Pacific Defense
⚡ Apply early Nashua, New Hampshire, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 10h ago
AX
Principal Security Operations Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Atlanta, Georgia, United State... Onsite $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
AX
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $177,000–$283,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
AX
Staff/Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
Axon
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid $168,750–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 19h ago
Xero
Principal Engineer - Reporting & Insights
Xero
⚡ Apply early US: Washington Remote Worker Hybrid $287,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Stoke Space
Principal EMI/EMC Engineer
Stoke Space
⚡ Apply early Kent, Washington Onsite $129,150–$193,620
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Cloudflare
Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Hybrid Hybrid $230,000–$288,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Cloudflare
Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare
⚡ Apply early Distributed Onsite $220,000–$303,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Hubble Network
Principal Localization Engineer – Location Intelligence
Hubble Network
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Onsite $183,000–$298,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Site Reliability
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Frisco, Texas Onsite $125,300–$226,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $127,800–$230,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
General Motors
Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
DomainTools
Principal Platform Engineer
DomainTools
⚡ Apply early Austin, Texas, United States · location restricted $180,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Power Electronics - Principal Electrical Engineer (R4822)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
T-Mobile
Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Frisco, Texas Hybrid $164,500–$296,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Principal Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Accenture Federal Services
Principal Salesforce Senior Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $139,300–$282,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Accenture Federal Services
Principal Cyber Defense Engineer
Accenture Federal Services
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite $126,300–$243,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Extremenetworks
Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (10566)
Extremenetworks
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Serko Ltd
Principal Engineer - Agentic AI Applications
Serko Ltd
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington, United St... · location restricted $168,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
T-Mobile
T-Ads Principal Engineer, Platform
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Onsite $136,200–$272,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
T-Mobile
Principal Software Engineer
T-Mobile
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington Onsite $133,500–$240,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Wilson Sonsini
Principal Security Engineer
Wilson Sonsini
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles Onsite $163,200–$220,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
General Motors
Principal Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute
General Motors
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California, Uni... Onsite $216,400–$450,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open right now?
91 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington are open across 42 companies, as of October 21, 2026.
What do Principal Engineer jobs in Washington pay?
Across the 76 Principal Engineer jobs in Washington that disclose pay, the median is $231,300 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $188,550 and $282,250.
Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Washington?
T-Mobile, Pacific Defense, Axon, Xero and Stoke Space are among the 42 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Washington.
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 21, 2026 at 14:27 UTC.

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