Engineering Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Observed government pay is already high. In the metro's 2025 wage data, architecture and engineering occupations had an annual mean of $140,180, with 25th/median/75th percentile pay of $99,990/$131,120/$168,790; life, physical, and social science occupations had an annual mean of $139,150, with 25th/median/75th percentile pay of $95,340/$132,880/$173,960. Fresh local posting ranges are higher—about $171k to $246k—but that is a current posted-range signal, not a wage survey.

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Advertised pay

Across the 309 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $135,250 at the 25th percentile, $171,418 at the median and $203,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a real market, but not an easy one. The Bay Area sample showed more than 1,500 engineering & scientific postings across more than 750 companies over the last 90 days, and California engineering & scientific postings were up 29.9% year over year in September according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics. Access is uneven, though: about 70% of sampled roles were senior or lead+, only about 5% were entry-level, and San Francisco metro Professional and Business Services employment was down -1.1787% year over year in August. If you already fit the tech-heavy demand profile, this is a good market to pursue; if you need training, broad generalist consideration, or fully remote work, it will feel much tougher because only about 10% of sampled roles were remote.

Best positioned: Experienced engineers and scientists who can show Python, AWS, distributed systems, machine learning, project management, or engineering-management depth—and who can work on-site or hybrid—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse Bay Area pay with easy access: the highest visible salaries are concentrated in senior roles, and entry-level openings are scarce.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 394 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Meta Inc.: 12 open roles
2. Anthropic Limited: 11 open roles
3. Zipline: 11 open roles
4. Jacobs Engineering Group: 10 open roles
5. Astranis: 8 open roles
6. OpenAI Foundation: 7 open roles
7. Astro Mechanica CORP.: 6 open roles
8. Moss: 6 open roles
9. True Talent Solutions Partners: 6 open roles
10. DoorDash, Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 209
• Oakland: 18
• Alameda: 18
• Berkeley: 18
• South San Francisco: 18
• Burlingame: 16
• San Carlos: 13
• Walnut Creek: 11

Work arrangement

on-site 286 (73%), hybrid 87 (22%), remote 17 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity exists here, but it is not evenly distributed across the category. In 2025 the metro supported 52,680 architecture and engineering workers and 40,630 life, physical, and social science workers, yet the current posting mix leans heavily toward software-development and tech employers rather than being evenly split across lab, civil, environmental, and manufacturing work. That means systems/platform, ML-adjacent engineering, and engineering-management profiles are seeing the broadest visible openings. The leading employer names in the current sample include Amazon, OpenAI Foundation, Anthropic Limited, Deloitte, Applied Methods Ltd, Archinect, Zipline, and Amazon Web Services, Inc., and the most-requested skills are Python, AWS, distributed systems, machine learning, project management, and engineering management. There are still other lanes, but they are narrower. Public-sector infrastructure shows up through a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Junior Engineer recruitment, and the local hardware community is active enough to surface instrumentation roles and in-person meetups, even as metro manufacturing employment was down -4.1137% year over year in August.

• Tech-heavy systems and platform engineering (high): This is the clearest concentration of visible openings: about 40% of sampled postings sit in software development, and the top requested skills are Python, AWS, distributed systems, machine learning, and project management.
• Public utility and municipal infrastructure (moderate): Smaller but tangible path for civil, electrical, and generalist engineers who can handle design review, utility coordination, compliance, and on-site work; SFPUC posted a Junior Engineer opening in September.
• Hardware, instrumentation, and robotics (moderate): The Bay Area hardware scene is still active, with more than 280 attendees at a recent hardware meetup and a local sensing and instrumentation opening highlighted in late September, but this lane looks narrower than tech-platform hiring.
• Bench, field, and non-tech scientific roles (limited): The region has a large science workforce, but current local posting evidence is much more explicit about tech-heavy engineering demand than about lab-scientist demand, so subfield variance is likely high.

Where to focus: If you have options, focus first on tech-heavy applied engineering roles where you can show direct ownership, and keep a second lane open in utilities or hardware/instrumentation.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Program Manager: Local employers value project management and engineering-management skills, so experienced engineers can shift toward delivery leadership without leaving the same employer set.
• Product Manager for technical platforms: The local market is heavily concentrated in tech-oriented employers, which creates room for engineers who can translate technical constraints into roadmap choices.
• Solutions Architect or Implementation Lead: AWS, cloud architecture, and systems-oriented skills create a bridge from engineering into customer-facing design and deployment work.
• Quality, Regulatory, or Validation Manager: This is a practical pivot for biomedical, environmental, hardware, and scientific candidates whose strengths are documentation, process control, risk handling, and compliance.
• Lab Operations or Technical Operations Manager: Scientific candidates can move closer to operations when direct research openings are patchier than the broader engineering market.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20%, and it travels across automation, analysis, testing, and ML-adjacent engineering work. Who: Entry-level candidates needing proof of usefulness and mid-career candidates modernizing their toolkit.
• AWS and cloud architecture (differentiator | immediate): AWS appears in about 10% of local postings, and cloud-native architecture is part of the broader 2026 engineering skill shift. Who: Systems engineers, platform engineers, scientific-software users, and career switchers targeting implementation roles.
• Distributed systems (premium | immediate): Distributed systems show up in about 10% of local postings and fit the market's tech-heavy employer mix. Who: Mid-career and senior engineers aiming at platform, infrastructure, and high-scale product teams.
• Project management and engineering management (differentiator | immediate): Project management appears in about 10% of local postings and engineering management in about 5%, which matches a market dominated by senior and lead roles. Who: Mid-career engineers, scientists moving into leadership, and career switchers with prior operational ownership.
• AI literacy and workflow integration (premium | near-term): Employers increasingly want engineers who can use AI tools, prompt effectively, work with data fluently, and apply human judgment to validate outputs; 47% of engineering firms had a formal AI strategy in Q1 2026. Who: Almost everyone in this market, especially applicants competing for tech-heavy or design-heavy roles.
• AI-assisted CAD and simulation tools (differentiator | near-term): Mechanical engineering workflows are shifting toward AI-enabled features in SOLIDWORKS, PTC Creo, Autodesk Fusion, Siemens NX, and related simulation/design tools. Who: Mechanical, systems, hardware, robotics, and product-development candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Observed government pay is already high. In the metro's 2025 wage data, architecture and engineering occupations had an annual mean of $140,180, with 25th/median/75th percentile pay of $99,990/$131,120/$168,790; life, physical, and social science occupations had an annual mean of $139,150, with 25th/median/75th percentile pay of $95,340/$132,880/$173,960. Fresh local posting ranges are higher—about $171k to $246k—but that is a current posted-range signal, not a wage survey. This is a high-pay market, but it is paying for scarce senior capability. The local posting sample skews strongly toward senior and lead roles, which helps explain why current posted bands sit above the older BLS family medians.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity exists here, but it is not evenly distributed across the category. In 2025 the metro supported 52,680 architecture and engineering workers and 40,630 life, physical, and social science workers, yet the current posting mix leans heavily toward software-development and tech employers rather than being evenly split across lab, civil, environmental, and manufacturing work. That means systems/platform, ML-adjacent engineering, and engineering-management profiles are seeing the broadest visible openings. The leading employer names in the current sample include Amazon, OpenAI Foundation, Anthropic Limited, Deloitte, Applied Methods Ltd, Archinect, Zipline, and Amazon Web Services, Inc., and the most-requested skills are Python, AWS, distributed systems, machine learning, project management, and engineering management. There are still other lanes, but they are narrower. Public-sector infrastructure shows up through a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Junior Engineer recruitment, and the local hardware community is active enough to surface instrumentation roles and in-person meetups, even as metro manufacturing employment was down -4.1137% year over year in August.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Amazon (30 postings), OpenAI Foundation (20 postings), Anthropic Limited (20 postings), Deloitte (20 postings), Applied Methods Ltd (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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Browse California openings by job title

• Software Engineer: 960 open roles statewide
• General Manager: 528 open roles statewide
• Project Manager: 392 open roles statewide
• Product Manager: 379 open roles statewide
• Program Manager: 326 open roles statewide
• Technical Program Manager: 265 open roles statewide
• Senior Software Engineer: 206 open roles statewide
• Staff Software Engineer: 156 open roles statewide
• Engineering Manager: 146 open roles statewide
• Senior Manager: 129 open roles statewide
• Associate Director: 92 open roles statewide
• Senior Product Manager: 84 open roles statewide

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