1,500+ Software & IT Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Official BLS 2025 wage data for the broader computer and mathematical group put metro median pay at $167,770, with the 25th percentile at $123,990, the 75th percentile at $209,910, and the 90th percentile at $255,760. Recent posting-based signals run high at the top end: local advertised salary ranges in the Callings.ai job database center on about $180k to $250k, and a salary guide citing BLS software-developer data puts the metro median at $186,640.

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Advertised pay

Across the 1,329 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $175,000 at the 25th percentile, $205,000 at the median and $250,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a strong-paying market, but it is not an easy one. The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont unemployment rate was 4.6% in August 2026, total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.5593% year over year, yet local Information employment fell -3.5928% and Professional and Business Services fell -1.1787%. Demand is real: the last 90 days showed more than 3,400 Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings across more than 1,200 companies locally, and California postings for the category were up 38.2% year over year even as statewide employment in the field was essentially flat. That combination points to selective hiring rather than broad expansion.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-to-senior backend, platform, cloud, or security candidate who can show production work in Python, Kubernetes, AWS, distributed systems, or AI-adjacent infrastructure.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is a broad junior-friendly boom; only about 10% of local postings are entry level, and San Francisco entry-level postings were reported 84% below 2019 levels in June 2026.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,567 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Roblox Corporation: 44 open roles
2. True Talent Solutions Partners: 27 open roles
3. We Love AI Jobs: 27 open roles
4. Showcify, Inc.: 22 open roles
5. Salesforce, Inc.: 21 open roles
6. OpenAI Foundation: 19 open roles
7. Telemetry Today LLC: 18 open roles
8. StudentLife OS: 16 open roles
9. Rippling, Inc.: 14 open roles
10. Anthropic Limited: 13 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 1,161
• San Mateo: 112
• Redwood City: 60
• Foster City: 42
• San Carlos: 35
• South San Francisco: 34
• Oakland: 18
• Alameda: 16

Work arrangement

hybrid 720 (47%), on-site 686 (45%), remote 135 (9%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is clustered in software-development and platform-heavy employers rather than spread evenly across every subfield. In the local posting sample, about 45% of roles sit in software development, about 20% in technology, about 10% in technology, information and internet, about 10% in information technology, and about 5% in financial services. Hiring is fragmented instead of dominated by one employer, with leading names including Roblox Corporation, Applied Methods Ltd, OpenAI Foundation, Cyberjobs, Sulekha.com, Anthropic Limited, AI Chopping Block, Inc., and Precision Labs. Inside that mix, the strongest concentration is around senior backend, platform, cloud, and AI-adjacent engineering. Local postings most often ask for Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, Go, React, distributed systems, and C++, while Bay Area startup hiring plans highlight AI coding agents and durable infrastructure for AI agents. There is also a steadier but smaller lane in public-sector platform work, illustrated by San Francisco's Department of Technology opening a Senior Platform Engineer recruitment on September 30, 2026.

• AI infrastructure and backend platforms (high): Restate said it will hire more engineers in the Bay Area after a $20 million round, and ByteAsk said it plans engineering hiring around AI coding agents for C and C++ workflows.
• Cloud, platform, and security engineering (high): The local skill mix emphasizes Python, Kubernetes, AWS, Go, and distributed systems, while cybersecurity demand is increasingly blending with AI security, agent orchestration, and MLOps skills.
• Public-sector and regulated-environment technology (moderate): A live Senior Platform Engineer recruitment from San Francisco's Department of Technology shows a smaller but real lane for candidates who want stability or mission-driven work.
• Generic junior software development (limited): This is the weakest lane right now because only about 10% of local postings are entry level and local entry-level posting volume has been reported far below pre-2019 levels.

Where to focus: Focus on senior backend, platform, cloud, and security openings where you can prove Python, cloud-native systems, and reliability work with shipped examples.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Product Manager: Strong engineers who can translate architecture decisions into roadmap tradeoffs can move here without abandoning technical depth.
• Solutions Engineer / Sales Engineer: This fits candidates who like demos, customer problem-solving, and technical storytelling more than pure build work.
• Implementation Consultant / Customer Success Engineer: It is a practical bridge for switchers or engineers who want to stay technical while working closer to customers and operations.
• Developer Relations / Technical Content Engineer: Candidates with strong writing, demos, and open-source habits can turn technical depth into a public-facing role.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 45% of local postings and also recurs in AI-integrated cybersecurity roles. Who: Software engineers, security engineers, automation-minded IT candidates, and switchers building a first credible portfolio.
• Kubernetes (premium | immediate): Kubernetes shows up in about 20% of local postings and is part of the cloud/distributed-systems stack employers increasingly expect. Who: Mid-career engineers, SRE/platform candidates, and IT professionals trying to move up-stack.
• AWS and infrastructure as code (premium | immediate): AWS appears in about 20% of local postings, and cloud plus Infrastructure as Code are cited as core modern engineering skills. Who: Backend engineers, DevOps/SRE candidates, sysadmins trying to rebrand, and cloud-security applicants.
• Distributed systems and durable backend design (premium | immediate): Distributed systems appear in about 15% of local postings, and local AI-infrastructure hiring signals emphasize resilient workflow infrastructure and failure-tolerant backend systems. Who: Experienced backend, platform, and systems engineers.
• AI orchestration and context engineering (differentiator | near-term): 2026 skill signals point toward orchestrating AI systems and practicing context engineering as emerging developer advantages. Who: Mid-career engineers and strong juniors who already have the core software fundamentals.
• AI security, agent orchestration, and MLOps for cybersecurity (premium | near-term): Cybersecurity postings are pulling in Python, prompt and context engineering, AI security, agent orchestration, and MLOps, and AI-skill cybersecurity postings carried a 14.9% advertised salary premium in the cited national sample. Who: Security engineers, SOC analysts moving upward, and software engineers considering a cyber pivot.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Official BLS 2025 wage data for the broader computer and mathematical group put metro median pay at $167,770, with the 25th percentile at $123,990, the 75th percentile at $209,910, and the 90th percentile at $255,760. Recent posting-based signals run high at the top end: local advertised salary ranges in the Callings.ai job database center on about $180k to $250k, and a salary guide citing BLS software-developer data puts the metro median at $186,640. This remains one of the top-paying technical labor markets in the country. In May 2025, computer and mathematical occupations in the metro averaged $80.51 per hour versus $48.19 per hour across all occupations locally.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Most real opportunity is clustered in software-development and platform-heavy employers rather than spread evenly across every subfield. In the local posting sample, about 45% of roles sit in software development, about 20% in technology, about 10% in technology, information and internet, about 10% in information technology, and about 5% in financial services. Hiring is fragmented instead of dominated by one employer, with leading names including Roblox Corporation, Applied Methods Ltd, OpenAI Foundation, Cyberjobs, Sulekha.com, Anthropic Limited, AI Chopping Block, Inc., and Precision Labs. Inside that mix, the strongest concentration is around senior backend, platform, cloud, and AI-adjacent engineering. Local postings most often ask for Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, Go, React, distributed systems, and C++, while Bay Area startup hiring plans highlight AI coding agents and durable infrastructure for AI agents. There is also a steadier but smaller lane in public-sector platform work, illustrated by San Francisco's Department of Technology opening a Senior Platform Engineer recruitment on September 30, 2026.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Roblox Corporation (75 postings), Applied Methods Ltd (50 postings), OpenAI Foundation (50 postings), Cyberjobs (40 postings), Sulekha.com (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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