OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015 with the mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It develops the GPT family of large language models and turns them into consumer and developer products, including the ChatGPT assistant, the Sora video model, the Codex coding agent and a commercial API used by millions of developers. Structured as a public benefit corporation controlled by a non-profit foundation, the company is backed by Microsoft and SoftBank and operates from San Francisco.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Multimodal AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
$360k – $530k per year • Staff+ • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
AI/ML
OpenAI
Robotics
Digital Twin
$198k – $220k per year • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time
Python
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
OpenAI
$230k – $385k per year • In office (Mountain View, San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
Java
Python
Scala
AI/ML
OpenAI
DevOps
Platform Engineering
AHEAD helps enterprises build modern, secure, and scalable digital platforms by combining cloud, data, AI, and automation. Their consulting and managed services drive real business impact through smarter IT.
Gurgaon • New York • Palo Alto • Chicago • Minneapolis • Artificial Intelligence • Cloud Computing • Information Technology
$150k – $180k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Python
Hatch
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
dbt
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Marketing
Salesforce
$120k – $160k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Python
DevOps
Cortex
Prometheus
IAM
Cybersecurity
Elastic SIEM
$185k – $225k per year • Senior • 10+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Databricks
Snowflake
Microsoft Fabric
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Privia Health improves the patient experience, accelerates the transition to value, reduces unnecessary costs and utilization, and creates a.
Arlington • Houston • Orlando • Columbus • Phoenix • Health Care
≈ $155k – $263k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 6+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English
Python
SQL
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
Dagster
Great Expectations
Prefect
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GCP
Git
Amazon S3
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
Toloka is a data company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam that supplies human-generated training, fine-tuning and evaluation data for artificial intelligence systems. It began as a large-scale crowdsourcing platform and has repositioned around expert work, combining domain specialists, machine learning tooling and quality control pipelines to produce reasoning traces, preference rankings and agentic task data. Operating within the Nebius group and backed by Bezos Expeditions since 2025, the company serves frontier model laboratories and enterprises building their own systems.
HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands • Machine Learning • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2014
Remote (Europe, United States) • Freelance
HealthEdge builds core administrative software for health insurance payers. Its products handle claims processing, benefits configuration, care management and member engagement. Plans use the platform to replace decades-old claims systems.
HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
$135k – $145k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Senior
Python
SQL
Java
Databases
Oracle
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Granum is a trusted partner delivering software solutions that help improve daily operations for arborists & landscapers in North America.
Atlanta • E-learning • Console Games • Education
$123k – $137k per year • Senior • Atlanta • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Senior
SQL
Databases
LookML
Snowflake
AI/ML
dbt
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
CI/CD
Terraform
GitHub
Azure
Webflow is a SaaS company that provides a visual web design and development platform for building and managing modern websites. Its core aim is to help teams create high quality, responsive sites without relying on traditional hand coded workflows for every change. By combining design tools, a content management system, and hosting and publishing capabilities, Webflow reduces the friction between design, development, and ongoing site updates, which can otherwise slow down marketing and product teams.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Web Development • Web Design
$213k – $255k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Staff
SQL
Databases
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Amazon EKS
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
AWS
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Design
Webflow
Wpromote is a digital marketing agency that helps our clients Think Like A Challenger: from enterprise brands to fast-growing digital disruptors, we believe that the right marketing strategy can help every business connect with customers and drive...
New York • Los Angeles • Media & Entertainment • Creative Agencies • Sales & Marketing
$105k – $135k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
dbt
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Dagster
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Git
GitHub
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Marketing
HubSpot
Marketo
Salesforce
$105k – $135k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
Dagster
dbt
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Git
GitHub
Marketing
Google Ads
$88k – $100k per year • Junior • Remote (United States) • Associate's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Python
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
DevOps
Bitbucket
Git
AWS
Azure
GCP
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo. It operates across gaming, music, movies, electronics, imaging sensors, and financial services, with PlayStation being one of its best-known brands. The company is organized into several major segments, including Game & Network Services, Music, Pictures, Entertainment Technology & Services, and Imaging & Sensing Solutions.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Gaming Consoles • Media & Entertainment • Consumer Electronics • 1001-5000 employees
$194k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Senior
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
Plaid Inc. is a financial technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2013. The company develops a data transfer network and application programming interfaces that allow consumers to securely connect their bank accounts to financial applications and services. It operates globally across North America and Europe, serving over 12,000 financial institutions and powering thousands of digital finance tools for millions of users.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Integration • Data & Analytics • Identity Management • Cybersecurity • Banking • Payments • Financial Services • FinTech • Est. 2013
$191k – $263k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, Seattle, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Databricks
AI/ML
dbt
$191k – $263k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Seattle, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Benchling is a biotechnology software company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2012. The company provides a cloud-based platform for research and development that includes tools for electronic lab notebooks, biological registration, inventory management, and workflow automation. Serving over 200,000 scientists across academic institutions, startups, and major biopharmaceutical firms, the platform integrates artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery and data management globally.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Drug Discovery • Biopharma • Health Care • Communication & Collaboration • Software • Bioinformatics • Biotechnology • Est. 2012
$83k – $207k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
dbt
LLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Tableau
Marketing
Salesforce
$153k – $207k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
dbt
LLM
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Tableau
Marketing
Salesforce
Our purpose is to solve our affordable housing crisis one room at a time while leveraging housing as a vehicle for financial empowerment.
Chicago • Atlanta • Charlotte • Houston • San Francisco • Digital Health • Wireless • Real Estate • Est. 2017
$150k – $165k per year • Equity • Atlanta • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
Python
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Dagster
dbt
DevOps
AWS
AWS Fargate
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Amazon ECS
Amazon S3
IAM
Vercel is a leading cloud platform for frontend developers that provides hosting for static sites and serverless functions, enabling teams to build, scale, and secure a faster, personalized web. Best known as the creators of Next.js - a popular open-source React framework - the company focuses on optimizing the developer experience with seamless deployment workflows and continuous integration.
San Francisco • New York • London • Berlin • Sydney • Cloud Computing • Web Development • Web Hosting
$260k – $360k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Master's Degree • Staff
JavaScript
Databases
Apache Kafka
ClickHouse
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Vercel
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
Analytics
ETL/ELT
$170k – $260k per year • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Contractor • Senior
Python
SQL
JavaScript
AI/ML
Dagster
dbt
AI Agents
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Analytics
ETL/ELT
$170k – $260k per year • Senior • 4+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Senior
Python
SQL
JavaScript
AI/ML
Dagster
dbt
AI Agents
OpenAI
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Vercel
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Imagine AI builds B2B content for your entire team so prospects find you, trust you, and book meetings before your competitors even get a reply. Used by Forbes 30 Under 30 founders & Fortune 500 CEOs. Backed by Y Combinator.
San Francisco • Advertising • Content Creation • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
$140k – $200k per year • Equity 0.5–1.5% • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
Neo4j
Supabase
Frontend
Next.js
DevOps
Git
Vercel
Neuroscience-backed techniques to cut back on drinking. Our app helps you drink less, rewire habits, and create lasting change for a healthier life.
Atlanta • Alpharetta • Health Care • Mental Health • Digital Health • 51-200 employees
$142k – $200k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Atlanta • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
Analytics
A/B Testing
Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients' digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize today's systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development.
London • Managed IT Services • Information Technology • Cloud Computing
$100k – $148k per year • Equity • Senior • 10+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity leader specializing in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and publicly traded on the Nasdaq (CRWD), the company provides real-time security solutions to enterprises worldwide.
HQ: Austin, United States • Cybersecurity AI • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Application Security • Threat Intelligence • Endpoint Security • Cybersecurity • 5000+ employees
≈ $90k – $181k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 5+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SQL
AI/ML
Airflow
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
IAM
Cybersecurity
Crowdstrike
≈ $128k – $226k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • United States • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Post-training
Cybersecurity
Crowdstrike
≈ $111k – $246k per year (Estimated) • Equity • United States • Remote (United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Post-training
Cybersecurity
Crowdstrike
Salesforce is a global leader in cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software, helping businesses connect with their customers in a whole new way. Its comprehensive Customer 360 platform provides integrated applications for sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, and analytics.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Software • Information Technology • Sales & Marketing • Media & Entertainment • AI Agents • Commerce • Books • Professional Services • Artificial Intelligence • Marketplaces • Marketing Automation • Cloud Computing • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • 1001-5000 employees
$197k – $314k per year • Lead • 15+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
Go
Java
Python
Databases
Snowflake
AI/ML
AI Agents
dbt
LLM
Model Context Protocol
RAG
Agentforce
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Management
Slack
Marketing
Salesforce
$163k – $255k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • In office (New York, Chicago, Boston, Irvine, San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
Apex
Python
Apex
MuleSoft
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Databricks
Google BigQuery
Snowflake
AI/ML
Agentforce
AI Agents
Analytics
Tableau
Marketing
Salesforce
$173k – $260k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, Washington, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Scala
AI/ML
Airflow
Agentforce
AI Agents
Flink
Hadoop
Spark
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Amazon S3
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Management
Slack
Marketing
Salesforce
Adobe is an American software company founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke and headquartered in San Jose, California. It created the PostScript and PDF formats and built the industry-standard creative toolset around Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects and InDesign, now delivered as the Creative Cloud subscription. The company also runs Document Cloud for electronic signatures and document workflows, Experience Cloud for enterprise marketing analytics and personalisation, and the commercially safe Firefly family of generative AI models.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
$109k – $201k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Jose, San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
SQL
Analytics
Power BI
Tableau
$133k – $236k per year • Equity • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
$155k – $281k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SQL
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
Spark
AI Agents
Marketing
Amplitude
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
19 |
$120K |
$140K |
$160K |
| Middle |
39 |
$145K |
$163K |
$190K |
| Senior |
160 |
$176K |
$207K |
$240K |
| Staff |
60 |
$211K |
$250K |
$296K |
| Lead |
30 |
$200K |
$210K |
$250K |
| All levels |
353 |
$170K |
$215K |
$260K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 713 open Data Scientist jobs in San Francisco from 382 companies. 78 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 335 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
353 of these Data Scientist jobs in San Francisco state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $170K and $260K a year, with a median of $215K. By level, the median runs junior at $140K, middle at $163K, senior at $207K, staff at $250K, and lead at $210K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.5x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (82), Poland (3), Colombia (1), Egypt (1), and Costa Rica (1). 69% of the listings are fully remote and a further 12% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Data Scientist jobs in San Francisco right now are OpenAI (32), Reddit (15), Pinterest (15), Tiger Analytics (12), Socure (10), and Adobe (9). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (548), SQL (513), AWS (207), ETL/ELT (181), Snowflake (167), Spark (159), AI Agents (145), and dbt (144). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Data Scientist jobs in San Francisco, 58 state visa sponsorship, 56 offer a relocation package, and 144 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
