The median starting salary is $213,000 a year, measured on the 213 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
C++ jobs in San Francisco: 252 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description, located in San Francisco, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 252
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 141
- remote
- 59
- median starting salary
- $213,000
$126k-$248kAustin; Boston; Chicago; New York City; Palo Alto; Philadelphia; San FranciscoRemote1w
javagoc+3
$165k-$224kUS, CA, San Francisco1w
$176k-$220kSan Francisco, CA2w
embedded-systemsiot
San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Chicago, US-RemoteRemote3w
gojavac
$207k-$365kSan Francisco3w
bazelbuildkitedocker+1
$192k-$260kUS, CA, San Francisco3w
javacpython
$228k-$274kDenver, CO; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA1mo
kubernetesdockerlinux
AI level of C++ jobs in San Francisco
- AI Level 4113 (45%)
- AI Level 328 (11%)
- AI Level 24 (2%)
- AI Level 1107 (42%)
Companies hiring for C++ in San Francisco
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Common questions
How much do C++ jobs in San Francisco pay?
How much AI work do C++ jobs in San Francisco involve?
Of the 252 live postings: AI Level 4: 113 (45%); AI Level 3: 28 (11%); AI Level 2: 4 (2%); AI Level 1: 107 (42%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Waymo (56), OpenAI (51), Amazon (28), Databricks (11), Anthropic (10). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have C++ jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (634), Santa Clara (507), New York (216), Sunnyvale (214), Mountain View (199). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in C++ jobs in San Francisco?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (176), Machine learning (90), Java (88), Rust (75), AWS (52). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in C++ jobs in San Francisco?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (18), AI engineer (11), Applied scientist (11), Solutions architect (3), Data engineer (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names C++ in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.