AI safety and evaluation jobs in California
112 open roles for AI safety and evaluation specialists in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, OpenAI, Lila Sciences, LangChain and Waymo have the most. 5 are remote and the median advertised salary is $275K.
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Skills asked for in AI safety and evaluation roles in California
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- Test & Evaluation EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Channel Islands, California, United States$88K - $117KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceTest planning
- Member of Technical Staff, EvalsMagic.dev · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $550KRemoteMachine LearningLLM evaluation
- Tech Lead, Applied AI - EvalsMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$260K - $500KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Software Engineer, Applied AI- EvalsMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $250KGoPythonTypeScript
- Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards EvalsAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveLLMAI agentsLLM evaluation
- Research Engineer, Model Evaluation and ImprovementBenchling · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$136K - $167KLLMLLM evaluationDesign systems
- Counsel, AI Safety & Cyber Incident ResponseOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$252K - $280KHybridAIIncident response
- Research Engineer / Scientist, Data & EvalsHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $450KHybridPythonLLMAI agents
- Model Evaluation Program ManagerDyna Robotics · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA$140K - $160KPythonMachine LearningLLM evaluation
- Staff Software Engineer – Testing & Evals FrameworksIDMe · 🇺🇸McLean, Virginia; Mountain View, California, United States$174K - $253KLead and abovePythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Enforcement Analyst, Agentic AlignmentAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York Ci…$245K - $285KPythonJavaScriptShell scripting
- Incident Manager, SafeguardsAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York Ci…$245K - $285KSQLIncident responseThreat intelligence
- AI Engineer - Data and EvalsGlean · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$200K - $280KPythonTypeScriptSQL
- Researcher, Misalignment Monitoring LeadOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $500KLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMLLM evaluation
- Product Manager, EvalsExa · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$160K - $300KHubSpot
- Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Safety + Alignment, SearchOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $850K
- Senior / Principal Computational Biologist, AI SafetyLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$268K - $384KLead and aboveLLMAI
- Senior / Principal Materials Scientist, AI SafetyLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$268K - $384KLead and aboveAI
- Staff Technical Product Manager, EvalsHercules · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KLead and aboveTypeScriptReactPostgreSQL
- Policy Program Manager, Safeguards RegulatoryAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$245K - $285KIncident responseRegulatory compliance
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Agent Evals & Efficiency)Perplexity · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $405KRustGoPython
- Model Behavior Engineer, Reasoning and Decision MakingElicit · 🇺🇸Oakland, CA (or remote within US timezones)—RemotePython
- Model Policy Manager, National SecurityOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $335KHybridSecurity clearance
- Staff Software Engineer, AI SafetyLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$192K - $288KLead and abovePythonAI
- Manager / Senior Manager, AI Safety Data and Evaluation ProgramLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$180K - $256KSeniorAI
- Staff / Principal Research Engineer, AI Safety MitigationsLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$224K - $336KLead and aboveAI
- Staff / Principal Security Engineer, AI Safety and SecurityLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$192K - $306KLead and aboveAI
- FullStack Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith)LangChain · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$145K - $180KGoPythonTypeScript
- Staff+ Fullstack Software Engineer, Safeguards EngineeringAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$405K - $485KLead and abovePythonTypeScriptReact
- Research Engineer, Safety & AlignmentCognition · 🇺🇸San Francisco—PythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (NY)LangChain · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$175K - $240KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Communications Manager, SafeguardsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$265K - $295K
- 2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Eval Data InfraWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonC++SQL
- Senior / Principal Chemist, AI SafetyLila Sciences · 🇺🇸🇬🇧Cambridge, MA USA; London, UK; San Francisco, CA USA$268K - $384KLead and aboveAI
- Program Manager, Safeguards Policy, Enforcement, and Threat IntelligenceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$285K - $330KThreat intelligence
- Research Engineer, Robotics EvalsHud · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $230KPythonAWS
- Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & OptimizationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York…$213K - $263KSeniorPythonC++SQL
- Senior EW Test & Evaluation EngineerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$187K - $262KSeniorPythonAgileMATLAB
- Sr. Associate Product Manager, Alignment & Surgical PlanningAlphatec Spine · 🇺🇸Carlsbad, California, United States$75K - $95KSeniorData quality3D modelingPRDs
- Member of Technical Staff, EvalsHandshake · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$200K - $350KPythonLLM
- Responsible AI & Governance Technical SpecialistPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Mateo, CA$133K - $199KLLMAI
- Product Designer, SafeguardsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$305K - $460KFigmaHTMLCSS
- Program Manager, Safeguards Workforce OperationsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$245K - $285K
- Product Manager, Safeguards (Generalist)Anthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$385K - $460KGenerative AILLM evaluationProject management
- Member of Technical Staff, AlignmentAbundant · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $450KLLM
- Applied AI Engineer, EvalsSable · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Machine LearningAI
- Model Policy Manager, Agentic SafetyOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$207K - $335KHybridOpenAI APIData qualityThreat modeling
- Mercor AI Safety Fund GrantsMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco—AIAI agentsLLM evaluation
- Machine Learning Engineer (Evals and Voice Models)Aircall.io, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$181K - $250KMachine LearningLLMRAG
- Manager - Model EvaluationZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$237K - $338KGoPythonC++
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Who is hiring for AI safety and evaluation roles in California
Where AI safety and evaluation roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States112
- 🇺🇸California112
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area104
- 🇺🇸New York, NY22
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC12
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom9
- 🇪🇺Europe9
- 🇬🇧London9
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA9
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA8
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What AI safety and evaluation roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $278K | 71 |
| Lead and above | $313K | 20 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about AI safety and evaluation jobs in California
- How many AI safety and evaluation jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 112 open AI safety and evaluation jobs in California at 47 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 5 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 AI safety and evaluation jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (31), OpenAI (12), Lila Sciences (7), LangChain (5) and Waymo (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote AI safety and evaluation jobs in California?
- 5 of the 112 open AI safety and evaluation jobs in California (4%) 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 AI safety and evaluation jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $275K, based on 101 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $235K and $340K. 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 AI safety and evaluation jobs in California?
- 1 of the 112 open AI safety and evaluation jobs in California (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 33 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 47 companies are hiring and 5 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 AI safety and evaluation jobs in California?
- 74 of the 112 open AI safety and evaluation jobs in California (66%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 112 such roles today at 47 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do AI safety and evaluation jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (43%), LLM (38%), LLM evaluation (34%), Machine Learning (25%), AI (24%) of the 112 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in AI safety and evaluation jobs in California?
- Member of Technical Staff (11), Research Engineer (10), Researcher (5), Safeguards Enforcement Analyst (5), Software Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 112 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are AI safety and evaluation jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 112 AI safety and evaluation jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 47 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 5 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $275K. 5 (4%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for AI safety and evaluation 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. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.










