Data scientist jobs in California
148 open roles for data scientists in California as of Nov 14, 2026. OpenAI, Socure, Anthropic, Pinterest and Roblox have the most. 10 are remote and the median advertised salary is $230K.
- Senior Data Scientist, Brand AnalyticsDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Los Angeles…$124K - $271KSeniorPythonSQLMATLAB
- Head of Data (Data Science and Data Engineering)Aircall.io, Inc. · 🇺🇸New York Office; San Francisco Office$300K - $350KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Tech Lead Manager, Growth Data ScienceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$460KLeadPythonSQLLLM
- Data Scientist Intern [Summer 2027]Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Data Scientist, Marketplace EconomicsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$264K - $323KSeniorPythonSQL
- Principal Data Scientist, Economy RecommendationsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$323K - $374KLeadPythonSQLAirflow
- Staff Data ScientistGoFundMe · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA$180K - $270KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data Scientist, Credit Policy (Square Financial Services)Block · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$168K - $297KLeadPythonSQL
- Data Science Intern [Summer 2027]Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Head of Data Science, Compliance ProductsSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$250K - $300KLeadPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Data Scientist, PreparednessOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$265K - $380KPythonSQL
- Senior Pricing & Monetization Data ScientistFivetran · 🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States, AMER$215K - $269KSeniorPythonSQLdbt
- Data Scientist InternMatch Group · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$43 an hourInternPythonSQLLLM
- Head of Growth Data ScienceAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$300K - $320KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior and Staff Data Scientist - Credit and Lending MLMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$167K - $299KRemoteLeadPythonSQLLLM
- Data Scientist, Analytics EnablementOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $385KPythonSQL
- Head of Data Science, Strategic FinanceOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$459K - $536KLead
- Data Scientist, Cloud Distribution & GrowthOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KPythonSQL
- Data Science Tech Lead Manager, Model ExperienceAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA$460KLeadPythonSQLLLM
- Data Scientist, AcquisitionSuperhuman Platform Inc · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$180K - $275KGoMachine LearningSEO
- Tech Lead Manager, Core Apps Data ScientistAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY…$460KLeadPythonSQLLLM
- Data Science Product Analyst InternSageSure · 🇺🇸Fairfield, California, United States—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data Scientist, Forward Deployed6sense · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$195K - $266KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed6sense · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$168K - $231KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Data Scientist, Growth – Partnerships & Customer ExperienceERGO NEXT Insurance · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$158K - $214KPythonSQL
- Data Scientist, Robotaxi Performance & CapabilityWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$210K - $280KPythonSQL
- Data Scientist, AnalyticsCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$137K - $161KPythonSQLGCP
- Data ScientistCenterfield · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California$95K - $115KPythonSQLGCP
- Data Scientist V-6355itD Tech · 🇺🇸San Jose—PythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Manufacturing Data Science & Machine Learning EngineerOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$173K - $203KSeniorPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Data Scientist, Algorithms - Pricing - Rider EngagementLyft · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$128K - $160KPythonMachine Learning
- Machine Learning Data Scientist - Consumer ForecastingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Data Scientist, Fleet Orchestration AlgorithmsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$177K - $217KRustPythonC++
- Data Scientist, MailSuperhuman Platform Inc · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$202K - $275KGoPythonSQL
- Senior Data Scientist, ProductMudflap · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$185K - $225KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Product Data Scientist - Youth, Families and LearningOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$401K - $510KPythonSQL
- Applied Data Scientist, Personalization & Machine LearningOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Lead Data Scientist, Credit RiskChime · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$152K - $210KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Data Scientist Engineer, Digital ExperiencePure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$244K - $298KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data Scientist, Algorithm, GrowthAirwallex · 🇺🇸US - San Francisco$250K - $299KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Data Scientist II, Fraud & RiskSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$140K - $170KPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Senior Data Scientist - GrowthMercury · 🇺🇸🇨🇦San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote…$201K - $251KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLdbt
- Senior Data Scientist, Monetary PolicyRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$264K - $323KSeniorMachine Learning
- Data Scientist, FinEngOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$293K - $515KPythonSQL
- [2027] Data Scientist - PhD InternRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data ScientistRipple · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States$212K - $265KLeadPythonSQLLLM
- Staff Data Scientist, Trust and SafetyPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US$165K - $339KRemoteLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Staff Data Scientist, DocVSocure · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco$191K - $230KLeadMachine LearningLLMComputer Vision
- Data Science LeadOpusclip · 🇺🇸Mountain View$230K - $300KLeadPythonSQLBigQuery
- Principal Data Scientist - SafetyRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$274K - $374KLeadPythonSQLMachine Learning
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Questions about Data scientist jobs in California
- How many Data scientist jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 148 open Data scientist jobs in California at 63 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 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 Data scientist jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at OpenAI (13), Socure (10), Anthropic (9), Roblox (9) and Pinterest (9). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Data scientist jobs in California?
- 10 of the 148 open Data scientist jobs in California (7%) 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 Data scientist jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $230K, based on 122 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $198K and $279K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Data scientist 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. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.





















