As of October 1, 2026, 305 live postings in San Francisco are rated Builds AI. The list refreshes every six hours.
Software engineer jobs in San Francisco that build AI: 305 open roles
Updated Oct 1, 2026
305 live software engineer jobs in San Francisco that build AI. By AI level, 305 build AI. 193 work on AI. 56 use AI. 477 involve little AI. Across all AI levels, the total is 1,000+. Median salary from $228,000. The median is measured on 268 postings that publish an annual USD range. Top employers by postings: OpenAI, Anthropic, Baseten, Databricks, Sierra.
- open roles
- 305
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 305
- remote
- 100
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Common questions
How many software engineer in San Francisco jobs build AI?
How much do software engineer in San Francisco jobs pay?
As of October 1, 2026, the median starting salary is $228,000 a year, measured on the 268 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars.
Which companies are hiring for software engineer in San Francisco that build AI?
As of October 1, 2026, by number of live postings: OpenAI (61), Anthropic (40), Baseten (15), Databricks (15), Sierra (15).
Which skills come up most in software engineer jobs in San Francisco?
As of October 1, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (155), LLM (124), Kubernetes (82), AI agents (71), TypeScript (71).
Method: counted from live, non-expired postings whose title matches the role, filtered to the AI level and, when shown, the city named above (matched against the free-text location field, which can over- or under-count secondary offices). Companies that only republish other employers' postings are excluded from the employer ranking and the salary median. Recalculated every 10 minutes. Levels follow our method.