🇺🇸Cryptography jobs in California
126 open roles mentioning Cryptography in California as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Anthropic, Databricks and Tools For Humanity have the most. 8 are remote and the median advertised salary is $218K.
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- Platform Software Security Engineer, Air DefenseAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$167K - $222KRustC++Linux
- Senior Staff Security Architect (Digital Assets)SoFi · 🇺🇸WA - Seattle; UT - Cottonwood Heights; CA - San Francisco…—Lead and aboveCI/CDKubernetesAWS
- Security Certification Engineer - Android, Common Criteria & FIPS 140-3Samsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$164K - $225KC++AndroidLinux
- Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - Austin; Remote - Seattle; San Francisco, CA, Uni…$114K - $191KRemoteGoPythonLinux
- Staff Product Security EngineerTools For Humanity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$293K - $325KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Lead Verification EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KLead and abovePythonCNIST
- TFH Engineering FellowshipTools For Humanity · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HTMLCryptographyGDPR
- Sr. AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$170K - $265KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Sr. IT Windows EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$155K - $215KSeniorC#CI/CDPowerShell
- Android Systems Security EngineerSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$164K - $225KAndroidLinuxApplication security
- VP SalesTools For Humanity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$280K - $320KLead and aboveHTMLAI agentsCryptography
- PhD Intern, Security Engineer (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternLinuxAWSUnix
- Anthropic Research ResidentAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$350K - $500KMachine LearningLLMKubernetes
- Red Team Engineer, Product SecurityApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$160K - $200KLinuxSecurity clearanceIncident response
- Principal Red Team OperatorArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—Lead and abovePythonGCPAzure
- Global Web ProducerTools For Humanity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $205KLLMFigmaLooker
- Senior Engineer, Application Security (R6290)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—SeniorPythonC++Linux
- Staff Infrastructure Security EngineerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$231K - $340KHybridLead and aboveGCPAzureKubernetes
- Senior Security EngineerFinix · 🇺🇸San Francisco—SeniorJavaTerraformCI/CD
- Software Engineer, Payments InfrastructureSierra · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$230K - $390KGoLLMCloud security
- COMSEC Certification Lead (TS//SCI)K2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$140K - $200KLead and aboveCryptography
- Principal Crypto Engineer (TS//SCI)K2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$160K - $245KLead and aboveCryptographyFPGAAviation
- Staff or Senior Firmware EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - SF Bay Area · +1 more location$162K - $290KRemoteLead and aboveGoLinuxAWS
- Summer 2027 Internship - Information Security EngineerGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA—InternRustGoPython
- FPGA Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Bash
- Embedded Software Engineering Intern [Winter 2027]Figure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA—InternRustPythonC++
- Research Scientist - Decentralized Training and Inference VerificationPluralis Research · 🇺🇸San Francisco—RemoteEnglishThreat modelingCryptography
- AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$130K - $160KGoPythonC++
- Principal Security ArchitectGraphcore · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; Milpitas, California, Unite…—Lead and aboveTerraformGCPAzure
- Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Cyber SecurityAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $254KRustC++Linux
- Software Engineer - Product Platform SecurityRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$131K - $197KGoPythonJava
- Staff Mission Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare, Air Dominance & Strike, Active ClearanceAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$200K - $253KLead and abovePythonBashMATLAB
- Senior Mission Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare, Air Dominance & Strike, Active ClearanceAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$166K - $220KSeniorPythonBashMATLAB
- Staff + Software Security Engineer, LabsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Staff + Software Security Engineer, Secure FrameworksAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Staff Embedded Security EngineerWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$275K - $300KHybridLead and abovePythonC++Linux
- Staff Technical Program Manager- SecurityDatabricks · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California$222K - $306KLead and aboveGCPAzureMachine Learning
- Winter 2027 Intern, SecurityKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternC++GCPLinux
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer - ADAS/ ADLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KLead and aboveC++LinuxC
- Staff Software Engineer, MacOSOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$174K - $267KLead and aboveSwiftMachine LearningCI/CD
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Networks & DiagnosticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonCI/CDROS
- Senior Vulnerability EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, Califor…$191K - $254KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, PKICoreWeave · 🇺🇸New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA$153K - $204KSeniorGoPythonKubernetes
- Software Engineer - EmbeddedSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$128K - $210KHybridPythonC++Linux
- Principal Engineer, Security ArchitectureSamsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$204K - $306KLead and aboveCryptography
- Senior Network Security Engineer, SpaceAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorAnsibleComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Cloud InfrastructureRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$188K - $283KSeniorRustGoPython
- Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Embedded Product SecurityAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KSeniorRustLinuxComputer Vision
- Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA · +1 more location$180K - $280KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Sr. Product Security Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA · +1 more location$170K - $265KSeniorGoPythonC++
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Who is hiring for Cryptography roles in California
What Cryptography roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $185K | 40 |
| Senior | $218K | 29 |
| Lead and above | $266K | 37 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Cryptography jobs in California
- How many Cryptography jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 126 open Cryptography jobs in California at 49 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 3 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 Cryptography jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (25), Anduril Industries (12), Tools For Humanity (7), Anthropic (7) and Databricks (7). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Cryptography jobs in California?
- 8 of the 126 open Cryptography jobs in California (6%) 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 Cryptography jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $218K, based on 110 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $178K and $258K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Cryptography jobs in California?
- 9 of the 126 open Cryptography jobs in California (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 88 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 49 companies are hiring and 3 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Cryptography jobs in California?
- 24 of the 126 open Cryptography jobs in California (19%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 126 such roles today at 49 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Cryptography jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Cryptography (100%), Python (48%), C++ (46%), PKI (35%), Go (33%) of the 126 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Cryptography jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (9), Staff Software Engineer (4), Senior Software Engineer (4), Principal Engineer (4), Security Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 126 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Cryptography jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 126 Cryptography jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 49 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 3 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $218K. 8 (6%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Cryptography jobs in California?
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