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Principal dev jobs that pay €100k+ in Europe 🇪🇺
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Principal is the highest individual contributor level at most companies. These roles are rare and typically involve setting technical direction at the org level. Google, Apple, and Stripe are among the companies that hire principal engineers in Europe. 86 principal roles are live right now.
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Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Data Platform Poland
Warsaw, Poland
a day agoNew
Senior ML Engineering Lead - Financial Crime
Greater London, UK
4 days ago
Director of ML Engineering, Conversation Product Area
Stockholm, Sweden (Remote)
5 days agoRemote
- 5 days ago
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering EMEA
London, UK (Remote)
6 days agoRemote
wise(2 jobs)Engineering Lead - Wise Business
7 days ago
Engineering Lead - Wise Business
7 days ago
Engineering Lead - Wise Business
Greater London, UK
7 days agoSenior Software Engineer I - Fincrime Requests
Tallinn, Estonia
7 days ago
- 7 days ago
Principal Software Engineer, FDE
Greater London, UK
11 days ago
elastic(2 jobs)Principal Software Engineer - Relevance in ES|QL - Elasticsearch
11 days ago
Principal Software Engineer - Relevance in ES|QL - Elasticsearch
11 days ago
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Greater London, UK
12 days ago
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Principal engineering roles in Europe
Principal software engineering roles are the most senior individual contributor positions at most technology companies. Principal engineers typically operate at the organisation or company level, setting technical vision, evaluating build-vs-buy decisions, and ensuring consistency across engineering teams. These roles are rare — most companies have only a handful of principal engineers — and they require deep technical expertise combined with the ability to influence without direct authority. Compensation for principal engineers in Europe ranges from €150,000 to €250,000+ in base salary, with total compensation at FAANG companies often exceeding €300,000. London, Zurich, and Dublin are the primary markets for principal-level roles in Europe.
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We track engineering roles directly from company websites and surface opportunities at companies where senior engineers typically earn €100k+ depending on role and location.
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