Senior Principal Engineer
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₹13.1 Lakhs - ₹62 Lakhs
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Senior Principal Engineer Salary in India ranges between ₹13.1 Lakhs to ₹62 Lakhs for 9 years of experience to 19 years of experience. Salary estimates are based on 1.8k latest salaries received from Senior Principal...
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₹14.3 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr | |
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₹17.1 L/yr - ₹66 L/yr | |
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₹16.5 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr | |
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OPPO
Senior Principal Engineer
14 years exp.
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Hughes Systique Corporation
Senior Principal Engineer
9 years exp.
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Wissen Technology
Senior Principal Engineer
10 years exp.
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Marsh McLennan
Senior Principal Engineer
10 years exp.
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UNO Minda
Senior Principal Engineer
14 years exp.
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T-Systems ICT India
Senior Principal Engineer
12 years exp.
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Wissen Technology
Senior Principal Engineer
14 years exp.
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Tricon Infotech
Senior Principal Engineer
11 years exp.
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Dell EMC
Senior Principal Engineer
13 years exp.
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Wissen Technology
Senior Principal Engineer
11 years exp.
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9
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Senior Principal Engineer Jobs in India
Senior Principal Engineer
· 13-18 years
Dell International Services India Private Limited
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Senior Principal Engineer
· 16-18 years
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Senior Principal Engineer
· 7-8 years
Salesforce
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
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Marsh McLennan
Senior Associate
• posted on 11 Jan 2018
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The work culture is wonderful, salary is best in industry, timely training is provided, over all wonderful place to work with.
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TechnipFMC
Senior Engineer
• posted on 05 Jul 2022
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Opportunities to learn and grow, good work life balance, mentors are good.
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Partial appraisals to people. Salary structure is not based on experience. HR cut down the package despite the approved budget.
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• posted on 16 Feb 2023
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They provide grate pay. Employee friendly policies and lot of Benifits and goodies.. Great work culture. Friendly people.
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They will hire you for trending skills and ask you to work on Legecy technologies. No scope of upskilling. Don't join if you would like to work on something through which you can learn.
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Wissen Technology
Senior Principal Engineer
• posted on 21 Jan 2025
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Overall it is great place to work in terms of work life balance, compensation, management support and work place.
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Saipem
Senior Engineer
• posted on 01 Jan 2020
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The company is very good and ppl working here are understanding.
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...ation and growth. This is sad part about it. Yearly average increment is just5%. No increase in salary otherwise for the lifetime!
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Senior Principal Engineer Salary By Locations
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Bangalore / Bengaluru
Senior Principal Engineer
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Mumbai
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Chennai
Senior Principal Engineer
9 -
19
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Pune
Senior Principal Engineer
9 -
19
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Noida
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Senior Principal Engineer Salary By Industries
| Industries | Avg. annual salary |
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IT Services & Consulting Senior Principal Engineer
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Software Product Senior Principal Engineer
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Engineering & Construction Senior Principal Engineer
9 -
19
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Financial Services Senior Principal Engineer
9 -
19
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Internet Senior Principal Engineer
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Frequently Asked Questions about Senior Principal Engineer Salaries
What is the salary of a Senior Principal Engineer in India?
Salary for a Senior Principal Engineer in India ranges between ₹13.1 Lakhs to ₹62.0 Lakhs per year. Salary estimates are based on 1.8k latest salaries received from various Senior Principal Engineers across industries.
What are the top paying companies that employ Senior Principal Engineers?
- CarMax Senior Principal Engineer Salary - ₹160.0 Lakhs per year
- Arcesium Senior Principal Engineer Salary - ₹115.3 Lakhs per year
- Paytm Senior Principal Engineer Salary - ₹95.0 Lakhs per year
- Caavo Senior Principal Engineer Salary - ₹94.3 Lakhs per year
- Versa Networks Senior Principal Engineer Salary - ₹94.0 Lakhs per year
What is the starting salary for a Senior Principal Engineer in India?
Average starting Salary for Senior Principal Engineer in India is around ₹13.1 Lakhs per year (₹1.1L per month). 9 years of minimum experience is required to be a Senior Principal Engineer.
What is the highest salary for a Senior Principal Engineer in India?
Highest salary that a Senior Principal Engineer can earn is ₹168.0 Lakhs per year (₹14.0L per month).
What are the top paying industries for Senior Principal Engineer in India?
- Consumer Electronics & Appliances - ₹21.0 Lakhs to 125.0 Lakhs per year
- Software Product - ₹0.1 Lakhs to 200.0 Lakhs per year
- IT Services & Consulting - ₹1.0 Lakhs to 150.0 Lakhs per year
- Financial Services - ₹12.5 Lakhs to 128.0 Lakhs per year
- Engineering & Construction - ₹9.5 Lakhs to 96.0 Lakhs per year
What are the top paying cities for Senior Principal Engineer in India?
- Bangalore / Bengaluru - ₹0.1 Lakhs to 150.0 Lakhs per year
- Pune - ₹11.5 Lakhs to 160.0 Lakhs per year
- Gurgaon / Gurugram - ₹6.0 Lakhs to 110.0 Lakhs per year
- Chennai - ₹4.0 Lakhs to 97.0 Lakhs per year
- Mumbai - ₹4.8 Lakhs to 65.0 Lakhs per year
What are the popular/top skills required to become a Senior Principal Engineer?
These are the top skills of a Senior Principal Engineer based on 24 jobs posted by employers.
- SQL
- Python
- Javascript
- Java
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