As of October 1, 2026, Level lists 967 open jobs for software engineers in San Francisco; 477 of them work on AI or build AI.
Software engineer jobs in San Francisco
Updated Oct 1, 2026
Level lists 967 open jobs in San Francisco whose title matches software engineer. They are posted by 125 companies. 477 (49%) work on AI or build AI, where AI is part of the daily work. 322 of these jobs also allow remote work.
- open jobs
- 967
- Build or work on AI
- 477
- remote
- 322
Median starting salary: $200k.
$200k-$290kSan Francisco13mo
vllmcursorelevenlabs+1
San Francisco, Seattle4mo
openaibedrocksagemaker+1
$220k-$270kSan Francisco16mo
cursorelevenlabsdecagon
$153k-$376kSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States16mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+1
$199k-$270kNew York City, New York; San Francisco, California4mo
$190k-$270kNew York City, New York; San Francisco, California5mo
$231k-$340kSan FranciscoRemote3w
openaianthropicazure-openai+3
$405k-$625kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA2mo
python
$236k-$290kSan Francisco2mo
openaianthropicazure-openai+4
$405k-$485kFriendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYRemote3mo
cudagpustpus+2
$165k-$330kSan FranciscoRemote5mo
claudevllmpytorch+4
$165k-$330kSan FranciscoRemote8mo
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Common questions
How many software engineer jobs are open in San Francisco?
Which companies are hiring software engineers in San Francisco?
As of October 1, 2026, by number of open jobs: OpenAI (141), Anthropic (82), Databricks (36), Harvey (32), Waymo (28).
How much do software engineer jobs pay in San Francisco?
As of October 1, 2026, the median starting salary is $200k a year, measured on the 823 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.