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🇺🇸Prompt engineering jobs in California

171 open roles mentioning Prompt engineering in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Sierra, Anthropic, Scale AI, Drata and OpenAI have the most. 10 are remote and the median advertised salary is $245K.

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Skills asked for in Prompt engineering roles in California

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Who is hiring for Prompt engineering roles in California

What Prompt engineering roles in California pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$245K69
Senior$206K39
Lead and above$268K34

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

Questions about Prompt engineering jobs in California

How many Prompt engineering jobs in California are open right now?
There are 171 open Prompt engineering jobs in California at 83 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 Prompt engineering jobs in California?
Right now the most openings are at Sierra (24), Anthropic (8), Scale AI (6), Interface Ai (5) and OpenAI (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Prompt engineering jobs in California?
10 of the 171 open Prompt engineering 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 Prompt engineering jobs in California pay?
The median advertised salary is $245K, based on 143 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $202K and $268K. 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 Prompt engineering jobs in California?
4 of the 171 open Prompt engineering jobs in California (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 86 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 83 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 Prompt engineering jobs in California?
146 of the 171 open Prompt engineering jobs in California (85%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 171 such roles today at 83 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Prompt engineering jobs in California ask for?
Most often Prompt engineering (100%), LLM (84%), AI agents (63%), Python (57%), RAG (45%) of the 171 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Prompt engineering jobs in California?
Software Engineer (12), Staff Software Engineer (11), Strategist (11), Senior Software Engineer (6), Forward Deployed Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 171 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Prompt engineering jobs in California in demand in 2026?
171 Prompt engineering jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 83 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 8 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $245K. 10 (6%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Prompt engineering jobs in California?
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