Cloud engineer jobs in California
886 open roles for cloud engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, CoreWeave and Roblox have the most. 33 are remote and the median advertised salary is $225K.
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Skills asked for in cloud engineer roles in California
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- Software Engineer, InfrastructureRainmaker · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA—TerraformCI/CDAWS
- Platform Engineer, KubernetesClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $210KGoTerraformGCP
- Founding Engineer, InfrastructureClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $300KTypeScriptPostgreSQLDocker
- Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning & Data InfrastructureOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$179K - $268KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Software Engineer, Cloud PlatformBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $330KHybridGoTerraformMachine Learning
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Platform (LKS)Lambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$297K - $440KHybridMachine LearningKubernetesIncident response
- Software Engineer (Backend, Infrastructure Focus)Kira · 🇺🇸New York or San Francisco$165K - $195KHybridRustGoPython
- Technical Lead, ML InfrastructureGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$180K - $260KLead and abovePythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, ML InfrastructureGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$180K - $260KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, Map InfrastructureGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$180K - $260KSeniorPythonC++
- Senior Simulation Infrastructure EngineerGatik AI · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA$180K - $260KSeniorPythonC++Azure
- Staff Software Engineer - Cloud InfrastructureArena · 🇺🇸SF Bay Area—Lead and abovePostgreSQLTerraformGCP
- Senior Infrastructure EngineerTrm Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$205K - $245KSeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Platform Engineer, BiotechClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $240KGoPythonSQL
- Internal Platform EngineerBland · 🇺🇸San Francisco$120K - $180KPythonTypeScriptMarketing attribution
- Engineering Manager, Security InfrastructureCoreWeave · 🇺🇸New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA$182K - $242KKubernetesPrometheusGrafana
- Data Engineer – Data Infrastructure & eDiscovery-6387itD Tech · 🇺🇸San Jose—PythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer - Staff Cloud Security EngineerArena · 🇺🇸SF Bay Area—Lead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Engineering Manager, InfrastructureSentry · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$220K - $400KHybridRustGoPython
- Government Cloud Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KTerraformAzureLinux
- Senior Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$196K - $235KHybridSeniorPostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Manager, Client Platform EngineeringMongoDB · 🇺🇸Los Angeles; Phoenix; San Diego; Seattle · +1 more location$137K - $270KPythonSwiftGCP
- Senior Software Engineer - Transport InfrastructureATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$180K - $220KSeniorRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (Mid-Senior level)Zip · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $240KHybridSeniorRedisKubernetesAWS
- Network Operations Engineer — IT InfrastructureSoFi Tech Solutions · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$99K - $186KPythonAWSAnsible
- Marketing Manager – B2B Data & AI InfrastructureGranica · 🇺🇸Bay Area Office—AI
- Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US · +1 more location—Lead and aboveTerraformKubernetesAWS
- Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure / Terraform)CHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—SeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Infrastructure EngineerSimple Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $250KGoPythonTypeScript
- Infrastructure Manager- Design & Construction1X · 🇺🇸San Carlos, CA$150K - $200KPMPElectrical troubleshootingConstruction management
- Senior Software Engineer, Engine InfrastructureRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$243K - $295KSeniorC++Operating systems
- Sr. ESM Platform EngineerDdn · 🇺🇸Santa Clara Office$160K - $210KSeniorJira
- Staff Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $280KHybridLead and abovePostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Staff Infrastructure Security EngineerRidgeline · 🇺🇸Reno, NV; San Ramon, CA$186K - $256KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (AI DevEx)Siftstack · 🇺🇸Marina Del Rey, CA$180K - $230KHybridRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Developer Experience (AI Infrastructure)Siftstack · 🇺🇸Marina Del Rey, CA$180K - $230KHybridRustGoPython
- Member of Technical Staff - ML Infrastructure Engineer, RL Post-trainingPreference Model · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KGCPLLMPyTorch
- Member of Technical Staff - ML Platform EngineerPreference Model · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $350KPythonDockerGCP
- Senior Staff Network Architect, IT InfrastructureSoFi Tech Solutions · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$163K - $280KLead and abovePythonTerraformAWS
- Platform Engineer, APIs and SecurityAdaption · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HybridPython
- Senior Infrastructure EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$170K - $205KSeniorRustGoPython
- Staff Engineer, Infrastructure – HPC & AI ComputeATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$224K - $284KLead and aboveGoPythonC++
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Bare Metal InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $350KTerraformLinuxKubernetes
- Senior Backend & Cloud Infrastructure EngineerSekai · 🇺🇸San Francisco, USA—SeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Director/ Senior Director, Lab Platform EngineeringLila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA$232K - $390KLead and aboveKubernetes
- Recruiter, Data Center InfrastructureOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$216K - $240KHybridData centersFull-cycle recruiting
- Engineering Manager, Security (Cloud, Infrastructure & Application Security)Replit · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$250K - $387KHybridGoPythonTypeScript
- Test Infrastructure/Integration EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$153K - $178KPythonCI/CDBash
- Head of Platform EngineeringPlaud · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—HybridLead and aboveGoJavaGCP
- IT Network Infrastructure TechnicianSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA—Driver's licenseNetwork engineeringTCP/IP
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Who is hiring for cloud engineer roles in California
Where cloud engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States886
- 🇺🇸California886
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area739
- 🇺🇸New York, NY89
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA75
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA52
- 🇺🇸Texas28
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA16
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX15
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO14
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What cloud engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $225K | 355 |
| Senior | $210K | 199 |
| Lead and above | $252K | 174 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about cloud engineer jobs in California
- How many cloud engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 886 open cloud engineer jobs in California at 347 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 62 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 cloud engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at OpenAI (44), Anthropic (25), SpaceX (24), CoreWeave (19) and Roblox (18). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote cloud engineer jobs in California?
- 33 of the 886 open cloud engineer 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 cloud engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $225K, based on 730 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $195K and $270K. 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 cloud engineer jobs in California?
- 12 of the 886 open cloud engineer jobs in California (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 493 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 347 companies are hiring and 62 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 cloud engineer jobs in California?
- 334 of the 886 open cloud engineer jobs in California (38%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 886 such roles today at 347 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do cloud engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (52%), Kubernetes (45%), AWS (41%), Terraform (32%), Go (30%) of the 886 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in cloud engineer jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (117), Senior Software Engineer (63), Member of Technical Staff (37), Staff Software Engineer (33), Platform Engineer (22): the most common titles among the 886 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are cloud engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 886 cloud engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 347 companies, 0.6% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 62 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $225K. 33 (4%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for cloud engineer jobs in California?
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