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🇺🇸Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area

90 open roles mentioning Penetration testing in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, OpenAI, Crusoe, CoreWeave and Finix have the most. 11 are remote and the median advertised salary is $259K.

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Skills asked for in Penetration testing roles in San Francisco Bay Area

Python48 · 53%Application security45 · 50%Threat modeling37 · 41%Incident response33 · 37%LLM29 · 32%Go29 · 32%AWS28 · 31%

Job titles in Penetration testing roles in San Francisco Bay Area

Cybersecurity45 · 50%Security engineer41 · 46%Application security engineer19 · 21%Staff and principal engineer17 · 19%Software engineer12 · 13%Penetration tester12 · 13%

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Who is hiring for Penetration testing roles in San Francisco Bay Area

What Penetration testing roles in San Francisco Bay Area pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$262K43
Lead and above$273K18

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 San Francisco Bay Area

How many Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
There are 90 open Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at 51 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 7 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (16), OpenAI (8), Crusoe (4), CoreWeave (3) and Snorkel AI (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
11 of the 90 open Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (12%) 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 San Francisco Bay Area pay?
The median advertised salary is $259K, based on 73 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $204K and $312K. 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
4 of the 90 open Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 51 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 51 companies are hiring and 7 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
35 of the 90 open Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (39%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 90 such roles today at 51 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area ask for?
Most often Penetration testing (100%), Python (53%), Application security (50%), Threat modeling (41%), Incident response (37%) of the 90 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
Security Engineer (11), Staff Product Security Engineer (3), Software Engineer (3), Member of Technical Staff (2), Staff+ Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 90 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area in demand in 2026?
90 Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 51 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 7 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $259K. 11 (12%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Penetration testing jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
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