As of November 12, 2026, Level lists 33 open jobs for data engineers in San Francisco; 13 of them work on AI or build AI.
Data engineer jobs in San Francisco
Updated Nov 12, 2026
Level lists 33 open jobs in San Francisco whose title matches data engineer. They are posted by 25 companies. 13 (39%) work on AI or build AI, where AI is part of the daily work. 10 of these jobs also allow remote work.
- open jobs
- 33
- Build or work on AI
- 13
- remote
- 10
Median starting salary: $194k.
$270k-$345kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Seattle, WA1w
$110k-$191kUS, CA, San Francisco1w
$128k-$214kUS, CA, San Francisco2w
$295k-$445kSan Francisco1mo
pythonsqlspark
San Francisco, CA, US; USRemote1mo
kafkaflinkiceberg+1
$240k-$335kSan Francisco-HQRemote5mo
mlflowdatabricks
$182k-$242kLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WA3mo
$459k-$536kSan Francisco1mo
pythonscalaspark+3
$164k-$227kSan Francisco, CA, USA6mo
sparkaws-glueairflow+5
$320k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY4w
$320k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA4w
$160k-$260kUS - San FranciscoRemote7mo
$140k-$180kSan Francisco, CA3mo
databrickssnowflakefivetran+10
$320k-$405kFriendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CARemote2w
$285k-$380kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA1mo
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Common questions
How many data engineer jobs are open in San Francisco?
Which companies are hiring data engineers in San Francisco?
As of November 12, 2026, by number of open jobs: Anthropic (6), OpenAI (3), Amazon (2), Airwallex (1), Baseten (1).
How much do data engineer jobs pay in San Francisco?
As of November 12, 2026, the median starting salary is $194k a year, measured on the 26 postings that publish an annual range in USD.
Method: counted from live postings shown on Level whose title matches the role and whose location, as published by the employer, names the city; a job listing several cities counts in each of them. Companies that only republish other employers' postings are excluded. Updated every 6 hours. Levels follow our method.