20 Machine Learning Engineers jobs in San Francisco
Last updated 2026-06-08. CA, USA. Click any row to apply directly on the company's career page.
Machine Learning Engineer hiring in San Francisco: what the data shows
Seniority is mixed here: roughly 40% senior or above, 60% mid-level, and the rest junior — a spread that suits both established and rising machine learning engineers.
Demand is spread broadly across 8 employers rather than dominated by one — OpenAI, Plaid, Hive are the most active this week, but no single company holds more than 30% of the roles.
Among the 13 cities HireIndex tracks for machine learning engineers, San Francisco is the third-largest market by open-role count, making it one of the strongest hubs for this skill we track.
10 of these 20 postings (50%) went live in the last 30 days, most via Ashby.
Sourced directly from employer career pages via Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Indeed, and LinkedIn — verified every Monday (2026-06-08). Every listing links to the company's own site; HireIndex does not take applications or resumes.
| Company | Role | Location | Posted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Training: ML Framework Engineer mid | San Francisco | 2025-10-29 | Apply open_in_new |
| OpenAI | Machine Learning Engineer, Integrity mid | San Francisco | 2026-03-17 | Apply open_in_new |
| OpenAI | ML Research Engineer - Hardware Codesign mid | San Francisco | 2026-01-13 | Apply open_in_new |
| OpenAI | Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics mid | San Francisco | 2026-02-06 | Apply open_in_new |
| OpenAI | Software Engineer, ML Systems & Training Architecture mid | San Francisco | 2026-05-22 | Apply open_in_new |
| OpenAI | Software Engineer, Monetization ML Infrastructure mid | San Francisco | 2026-06-01 | Apply open_in_new |
| Perplexity | Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling) senior-heavy | San Francisco | 2026-06-06 | Apply open_in_new |
| Plaid | Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Credit senior | San Francisco HQ | 2026-05-21 | Apply open_in_new |
| Plaid | Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI senior-heavy | San Francisco HQ | 2026-05-26 | Apply open_in_new |
| Plaid | Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI senior | San Francisco HQ | 2026-05-28 | Apply open_in_new |
| Autodesk | Senior Machine Learning Engineer senior | SoMa, San Francisco | 2026-06-07 | Apply open_in_new |
| Hive | Machine Learning Manager mid | San Francisco | 2022-01-24 | Apply open_in_new |
| Hive | Senior Machine Learning Engineer senior | San Francisco | 2021-12-10 | Apply open_in_new |
| Hive | Staff Machine Learning Engineer senior-heavy | San Francisco | 2021-12-10 | Apply open_in_new |
| Mach9 | ML Infrastructure Engineer mid | San Francisco | 2026-04-25 | Apply open_in_new |
| Mach9 | ML Engineer mid | San Francisco | 2026-06-03 | Apply open_in_new |
| Mach9 | Head of ML leadership | San Francisco | 2026-06-03 | Apply open_in_new |
| Speak | Machine Learning Engineer, Voice mid | San Francisco | 2024-03-05 | Apply open_in_new |
| Speak | Machine Learning Engineer, Assessments mid | San Francisco | 2026-04-08 | Apply open_in_new |
| Lyft | Machine Learning Engineer, Lyft Business mid | San Francisco, CA | 2026-06-05 | Apply open_in_new |
About this list
We scan AI/ML postings on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and LinkedIn every week and bucket them by city and skill. This page shows currently open Machine Learning Engineer roles in San Francisco. Listings are deduplicated and company-attributed before publishing. No login or application is required — every link goes directly to the employer.