Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Rust in the job title or description, located in San Francisco, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
Median starting salary: $231,000.
As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $231,000 a year, measured on the 200 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
As of November 10, 2026, of the 222 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 100 (45%); Works on AI ●●●○: 36 (16%); Uses AI ●●○○: 5 (2%); Little AI ●○○○: 81 (36%). See what each level means.
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: OpenAI (48), Anthropic (42), Perplexity (19), Thinking Machines Lab (12), Baseten (7).
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (200), Seattle (173), Santa Clara (92), Austin (78), Los Angeles (55).
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (162), C++ (90), Kubernetes (83), AWS (58), LLM (51).
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (148), Cybersecurity (16), Forward deployed engineer (2), Machine learning engineer (2), Solutions architect (2).
A posting counts when it names Rust in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
