🇺🇸Penetration testing jobs in California
113 open roles mentioning Penetration testing in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, OpenAI, Anduril Industries, Crusoe and SpaceX have the most. 11 are remote and the median advertised salary is $245K.
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- Research Scientist, Open Benchmarks Red TeamSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); U…$200K - $340KRemotePythonMachine LearningLLM
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KRustGoPython
- Senior Software Engineer - SecurityCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$170K - $205KSeniorLinuxIncident responseApplication security
- Offensive Security EngineerFinix · 🇺🇸San Francisco—GoPythonJava
- Sr. Security Analyst, Third Party Risk ManagementxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$132K - $228KSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- Battery Mechanical EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$142K - $188KPythonExcelMATLAB
- Novel Abuse Red TeamerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$158K - $320KHybridApplication securityPenetration testingMetasploit
- Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards EvalsAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveLLMAI agentsLLM evaluation
- Security EngineerMixpanel · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $228KGoPythonGCP
- Cybersecurity Information System Security ManagerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Huntsville, Alabama, United States; Irvine, California, U…—CI/CDAgileComputer Vision
- Data Scientist, PreparednessOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$265K - $380KPythonSQLLLM evaluation
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$151K - $227KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer I -Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorPythonGCPAzure
- Cybersecurity Engineer II - Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $148KPythonGCPAzure
- Firmware Engineer - Testing1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$150K - $190KPythonC++Bash
- Threat Detection & Response Engineer IIITrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$120K - $165KPythonGCPAzure
- Account Executive – Commercial, Enterprise & Strategic (Future Opportunities)HackerOne · 🇺🇸San Francisco$85K - $150KRemoteApplication securityPenetration testingPipeline management
- Red Team Engineer, Product SecurityApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$160K - $200KLinuxSecurity clearanceIncident response
- Principal Red Team OperatorArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—Lead and abovePythonGCPAzure
- Senior Security EngineerFinix · 🇺🇸San Francisco—SeniorJavaTerraformCI/CD
- Communications Manager, The Anthropic InstituteAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$265K - $295KQuantitative analysisPenetration testing
- Senior DevOps EngineerTreasury Prime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$180K - $220KSeniorCI/CDData warehousingInfrastructure as code
- Security EngineerGreptile · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $300KTypeScriptJavaScriptFigma
- Product Engineer, SecurityGreptile · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $300KTypeScriptJavaScriptLLM
- CISOGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$424K - $489KLLMZendeskAI agents
- Engineering Intern, Product SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$37 an hourInternGoPythonC++
- Manager, Applied AI Cyber SpecialistsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$380K - $450KLLMAIApplication security
- Director, Product SecurityCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$227K - $303KLead and aboveLLMCI/CDKubernetes
- Machine Learning Research Intern (Summer 2027)Scale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA$120K - $150KInternPythonJavaScriptMachine Learning
- Staff Product Security EngineerTypeface · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$210K - $240KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Policy Design Manager, Integrity and AuthenticityAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$245K - $285KLLMGenerative AIVulnerability management
- Tabletop Exercise Lead, The Anthropic InstituteAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$295KLead and abovePenetration testingLoad testing
- Applied AI Architect, Cyber SpecialistAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$300K - $400KPythonLLMCI/CD
- Summer 2027 Internship - Information Security EngineerGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA—InternRustGoPython
- Director, Mission Insights, MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $253KLead and aboveAgileComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Platform Security EngineerOutset · 🇺🇸San Francisco$210K - $300KHybridTerraformHubSpotAWS
- Chief Information Security OfficerCampfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Lead and aboveAWSNetwork engineeringGoogle Workspace
- Sr. Staff Security Software Engineer - Agentic Security EngineeringDatabricks · 🇺🇸Remote - California$183K - $314KRemoteLead and abovePythonLLMKubernetes
- Tech Lead Manager, AI EvaluationsGlean · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA$250K - $350KLead and abovePythonLLMCI/CD
- Senior Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$165K - $242KSeniorRustGoPython
- Incident HandlerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$134K - $200KGoPythonGCP
- Senior Offensive Security EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- Senior Staff Linux Security EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$250K - $300KLead and aboveLinuxIncident responseApplication security
- Staff Kernel Security EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveLinuxIncident responseApplication security
- Lead Product Manager, Digital AssetsCertiK · 🇺🇸New York, NY / Seattle, WA / San Francisco Bay Area, CA /…—RemoteLead and aboveSmart contractsEnglishIncident response
- Staff + Software Security Engineer, LabsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$170K - $265KSeniorSecurity clearanceIncident responsePenetration testing
- Staff Embedded Security EngineerWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$275K - $300KHybridLead and abovePythonC++Linux
- Senior Application Security EngineerChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$213K - $295KSeniorGoPythonRuby
- Winter 2027 Intern, SecurityKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternC++GCPLinux
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Who is hiring for Penetration testing roles in California
What Penetration testing roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $245K | 51 |
| Senior | $204K | 17 |
| Lead and above | $273K | 24 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Penetration testing jobs in California
- How many Penetration testing jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 113 open Penetration testing jobs in California at 60 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 8 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 Penetration testing jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (16), OpenAI (8), Anduril Industries (7), Crusoe (4) and SpaceX (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Penetration testing jobs in California?
- 11 of the 113 open Penetration testing jobs in California (10%) 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 Penetration testing jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $245K, based on 93 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $200K and $300K. 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 Penetration testing jobs in California?
- 5 of the 113 open Penetration testing jobs in California (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 66 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 60 companies are hiring and 8 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 Penetration testing jobs in California?
- 43 of the 113 open Penetration testing jobs in California (38%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 113 such roles today at 60 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Penetration testing jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Penetration testing (100%), Python (55%), Application security (48%), Threat modeling (42%), Incident response (38%) of the 113 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Penetration testing jobs in California?
- Security Engineer (11), Director (3), Staff Product Security Engineer (3), Software Engineer (3), Member of Technical Staff (2): the most common titles among the 113 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Penetration testing jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 113 Penetration testing jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 60 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 8 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $245K. 11 (10%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Penetration testing jobs in California?
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