PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California
88 open roles for PhD holders and candidates in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Waymo, Figma, Pinterest, Riot Games and Roblox have the most. 1 is remote.
My jobs then shows how many are new each time you come back. No account, no email.
Skills asked for in PhD and doctoral roles roles in California
Bars show the share of these 88 roles; one role can count in several rows.
- Game Producer Intern, Teamfight Tactics (Masters/PhD) - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternAgileScrumKanban
- Anti-Cheat Engineering Intern (Masters/PhD) - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternPythonC++C
- Machine Learning Engineering Intern (Masters/PhD) - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning - Generative World Models & Controllable SimulationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, Machine Learning, MS/PhD, Simulation Realism (World Model)Waymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Depot AutomationWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California—InternC++SQLTDD
- PhD Intern, Software Engineer - Interaction Design (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternMachine LearningInteraction designIllustration
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist InternWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonLLMDeep learning
- PhD Machine Learning Engineer, InternStripe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, New York City, Seattle—InternPythonScalaMachine Learning
- PhD Intern, Security Engineer (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternLinuxAWSUnix
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Sensor Performance Engineer InternWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonSQLDSP
- PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern, 2027Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—InternPythonC++Computer Vision
- PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Deep Learning / Computer Vision, 2027Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—InternPythonC++Computer Vision
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Driver Refinement FoundationsWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA · +1 more location—InternPythonC++SQL
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, ML Frameworks and EfficiencyWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, RSI for Autonomous DrivingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternMachine LearningReinforcement learning
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Multimodal Foundation ModelsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Entry-Level Life Sciences Consultant (PhD/Post-Doc/M.D.) (2027 Starts)ClearView Healthcare Partners · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; New York, New York…—JuniorPowerPointOutlookMedical devices
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, AI Foundations - RecipesWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- AI Research Intern (PhD)ATOMS · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternPythonC++PyTorch
- Quantum-AI Postdoctoral FellowSygaldry Technologies · 🇺🇸San Francisco$125K - $145KPyTorchAI
- Accessibility Intern- Master's or PhDInsomniac Games · 🇺🇸United States, Burbank, CA—InternQuantitative analysisGoogle WorkspaceUser research
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, VLM Harnesses for AV PlanningWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternMachine LearningLLMPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning - Simulation & Closed-Loop TrainingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- Nu AI Core Summer PhD Research InternshipNubank · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—RemoteInternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- Operations Research Intern (PhD), Summer 2027DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$131K - $192KInternJavaKotlinSQL
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist, Visual ReasoningWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Behavior Post-trainingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA—InternMachine LearningLLMPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, SemanticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Planning/PredictionWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- PhD Intern, Software Engineer - Graphics (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternRustC++WebAssembly
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Model LifecycleWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, AV PlanningWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Post TrainingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA: San Francisco, CA, USA—InternMachine LearningPyTorchReinforcement learning
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Modeling EvaluationWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning, Planning/PredictionWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- [2027] Data Scientist - PhD InternRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- [2027] Senior Machine Learning Engineer - PhD Early CareerRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorGoPythonJava
- [2027] Applied Scientist - PhD InternRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States—InternGoPythonJava
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, RoboticsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternC++
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Research, Perception Foundation ModelsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- AI/ML PhD Intern (Summer 2027)Sigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternPythonSQLGCP
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS, PhD, Software EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California, United States—InternPythonC++SQL
- PhD Machine Learning Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)Lyft · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- 2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Eval Data InfraWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonC++SQL
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, ML Systems & Behavior DiscoveryWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonC++Machine Learning
- PhD Intern, AI Applied Scientist (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternPythonMachine LearningLLM
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Action ModelWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA—InternPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- PhD Machine Learning Internship 2027 (USA)Pinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US…—InternPythonJavaC++
- PhD Data Science Internship 2027 (USA)Pinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US…—InternPythonSQLMachine Learning
Showing the newest 50. See all 88 in search
Who is hiring for PhD and doctoral roles roles in California
Where PhD and doctoral roles roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States88
- 🇺🇸California88
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area83
- 🇺🇸New York, NY11
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA6
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA4
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL1
- 🇺🇸Dallas, TX1
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA1
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California
- How many PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 88 open PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California at 24 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 3 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 PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Waymo (51), Figma (5), Riot Games (3), Roblox (3) and Pinterest (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California?
- 1 of the 88 open PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- Is it hard to get one of the PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California?
- 82 of the 88 open PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California (93%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. 24 companies are hiring and 3 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 PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California?
- 71 of the 88 open PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California (81%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, PyTorch, TensorFlow. Employers still list 88 such roles today at 24 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (76%), Machine Learning (70%), Deep learning (51%), PyTorch (50%), C++ (36%) of the 88 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California?
- 2027 Summer Intern (51), PhD Intern (5), PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern (2): the most common titles among the 88 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 88 PhD and doctoral roles jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 24 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 3 were posted in the last seven days. 1 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for PhD and doctoral roles 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.












