🇺🇸Data & Research jobs in California
831 open Data & Research roles in California as of Nov 14, 2026. OpenAI, Anthropic, DoorDash USA, Waymo and SpaceX have the most. 45 are remote and the median advertised salary is $217K.
- Scientist / Senior Scientist, Medicinal ChemistryIntegrated Biosciences, Inc. · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$120K - $170KSenior
- Strategy & Execution Manager - Deal Desk TransformationDatabricks · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California$163K - $224KPythonSQLGCP
- GTM Strategy & Operations, GeneralistOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$239K - $279K
- Senior Credit AnalystMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$129K - $161KRemoteSeniorPythonSQL
- Research Scientist, Open Benchmarks Red TeamSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); U…$200K - $340KRemotePythonMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Operations Planning AnalystPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$97K - $162KSeniorSQLExcelPower BI
- Supply Chain AnalystGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $130KPythonSQLTableau
- Senior Data Scientist, Brand AnalyticsDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Los Angeles…$124K - $271KSeniorPythonSQLMATLAB
- Staff Applied AI/ML Scientist, AcquisitionFaire · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$246K - $339KLeadMachine LearningLLMSEO
- Director, Enterprise StrategyCrunchyroll, LLC · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States$196K - $240KLead
- Privacy Analyst - TempAEG Worldwide · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$95K - $105K
- Data Scientist Intern [Summer 2027]Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior IT AnalystAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$108K - $130KSenior
- Senior Data Analyst, Moderation OperationsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$168K - $206KSeniorPythonSQL
- Associate Director, Revenue Strategy, Enterprise, AmericasAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$150K - $320KLeadSQLTableauLooker
- Applied Data ResearcherFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$235K - $376KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior AI ResearcherIvo Inc · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$200K - $325KSeniorLLMPyTorchTensorFlow
- Staff/Sr. Staff/Principal AI research scientistWriter · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$234K - $384KLeadPythonMachine LearningLLM
- AI research scientistWriter · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$168K - $233KPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Data Scientist, Marketplace EconomicsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$264K - $323KSeniorPythonSQL
- Principal Data Scientist, Economy RecommendationsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$323K - $374KLeadPythonSQLAirflow
- Staff Machine Learning ScientistNetskope · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States$134K - $235KLeadPythonGCPAzure
- Capital Markets & Compute StrategyFal Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $250K
- Data Center Operations TechnicianSambaNova · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States$50K - $60KLinux
- Insights Analyst Intern, League of Legends - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternPythonSQLTableau
- Principal Thermal Modeling AnalystRadiant Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$182K - $293KLead
- Member of Data Staff (Data Acceleration)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $330KLeadSQLLLMdbt
- AI ResearcherRadixark · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $400KAI
- Data Center Construction SchedulerCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$157K - $210K
- Staff Training AnalystPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office$95K - $135KLead
- Business Systems AnalystZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—PythonSQL
- Senior Manager, New Verticals - Fulfillment Strategy & OperationsDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles…$170K - $250KSeniorSQLMachine Learning
- Technical Operations & Insights AnalystFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$140K - $245KPythonSQLdbt
- Sr. COMSEC AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$130K - $195KSenior
- COMSEC AnalystSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$85K - $115K
- Product Strategy LeadCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Franc…$188K - $275KLeadMachine Learning
- Principal Research Scientist – Multimodal Reasoning & Embodied AIWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$407K - $460KLeadPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Research Grants CoordinatorMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $180K
- Director, Adoption Strategy (Professional Services)Ironclad · 🇺🇸San Francisco$205K - $230KLead
- Sr. Qualitative Product Researcher, Search & Home PersonalizationPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$124K - $255KRemoteSenior
- Propulsion Analyst, Chamber and Nozzle (Raptor)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$100K - $130K
- Director of AnalyticsMovers+Shakers · 🇺🇸New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA$140K - $150KLead
- Deal Desk Analyst - AmericasCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$200K - $250K
- Senior Construction Scheduler, Data CenterCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$165K - $210KSenior
- Solutions Strategy & Operations ManagerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$250K - $300K
- Scientist II, Analytical DevelopmentVaxcyte · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California, United States · +1 more location$151K - $176K
- Staff Data ScientistGoFundMe · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA$180K - $270KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data Scientist, Credit Policy (Square Financial Services)Block · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$168K - $297KLeadPythonSQL
- Researcher, AI EvaluationsFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$169K - $250KLLMAI
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & MechanicalOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $285K
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Questions about Data & Research jobs in California
- How many Data & Research jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 831 open Data & Research jobs in California at 233 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 51 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 Data & Research jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at OpenAI (63), Anthropic (46), DoorDash USA (44), Waymo (29) and SpaceX (20). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Data & Research jobs in California?
- 45 of the 831 open Data & Research 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 Data & Research jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $217K, based on 644 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $160K and $275K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Data & Research 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.





























