How many tech jobs in California are open right now?

There are 11,825 open tech jobs in California at 388 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 856 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most tech jobs in California?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (918), OpenAI (555), Anthropic (481), Gopuff (306) and Waymo (281). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote tech jobs in California?

559 of the 11,825 open tech jobs in California (5%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do tech jobs in California pay?

The median advertised salary is $210K, based on 9,031 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $165K and $260K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for tech jobs in California?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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🇺🇸Tech jobs in California

SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gopuff and Waymo have the most open roles in California right now.

11,825 open roles · 856 posted in the last 7 days · 5% remote · 388 companies hiring · $210K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

Skills asked for in tech roles in California

Python3,254 · 28%Machine Learning1,311 · 11%LLM1,308 · 11%C++1,288 · 11%SQL1,236 · 10%AWS1,086 · 9%Kubernetes971 · 8%

Job titles in tech roles in California

Software engineer1,839 · 16%Staff and principal engineer1,108 · 9%Head of and director roles624 · 5%Intern and new grad516 · 4%Cloud engineer462 · 4%Machine learning engineer440 · 4%Product manager410 · 3%

Bars show the share of these 11,825 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest tech jobs in California

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Who is hiring for tech roles in California

What tech roles in California pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
Junior	$143K	68
No level in the title	$190K	4,392
Senior	$198K	2,293
Lead	$250K	2,274

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about tech jobs in California

How many tech jobs in California are open right now?: There are 11,825 open tech jobs in California at 388 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 856 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most tech jobs in California?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (918), OpenAI (555), Anthropic (481), Gopuff (306) and Waymo (281). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote tech jobs in California?: 559 of the 11,825 open tech jobs in California (5%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do tech jobs in California pay?: The median advertised salary is $210K, based on 9,031 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $165K and $260K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for tech jobs in California?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.