Who's hiring in San Francisco this week
349 new San Francisco roles opened in the last 7 days, out of 5,371 open across 157 companies we track. OpenAI has the most open right now (579). Posted salaries put the median at $240K (p25 $198K, p75 $300K) across 3,944 listings that publish pay. 55% have been open 60+ days.
Who is hiring this week
| Company | New this week | Open |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 41 | 579 |
| Anthropic | 29 | 478 |
| Waymo | 13 | 292 |
| Harvey | 10 | 119 |
| Nuro | 10 | 104 |
| Crusoe | 9 | 147 |
| Databricks | 7 | 180 |
| Perplexity | 7 | 109 |
Signals
- PIPrime IntellectHiring surge · today
Prime Intellect is on a hiring surge: 12 roles opened this week (vs 3 the week before)
- COCoreWeaveHiring surge · 2d ago
CoreWeave is on a hiring surge: 20 roles opened this week (vs 9 the week before)
- BRBedrock RoboticsHiring surge · 2d ago
Bedrock Robotics is on a hiring surge: 13 roles opened this week (vs 1 the week before)
- NUNuroHiring surge · 3d ago
Nuro is on a hiring surge: 10 roles opened this week (vs 4 the week before)
- OPOpenAINew team · 2d ago
OpenAI opened a new Creative team: 5 roles
- FAFireworks AINew team + city · 3d ago
Fireworks AI just started a risk & compliance team in San Francisco: 6 roles
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All San Francisco roles | $198K | $240K | $300K |
| OpenAI | $256K | $308K | $366K |
| Anthropic | $292K | $348K | $402K |
| Waymo | $219K | $238K | $280K |
| Databricks | $195K | $216K | $259K |
| Harvey | $185K | $230K | $269K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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The roles behind the numbers
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FAQ
How many San Francisco roles are open right now?
5,371 open roles at 157 companies as of Oct 19, 2026, with 349 posted in the last 7 days.
What do San Francisco roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $240K, with the middle half between $198K and $300K (USD, annual base, 3,944 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most San Francisco roles?
OpenAI, Anthropic, Waymo have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are San Francisco roles remote?
33% of open San Francisco roles mention remote work. The main hubs are San Francisco, New York, Seattle.
How is this data collected?
Every day AI Open Roles reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.