# AI Jobs in Palo Alto Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/in/california/palo-alto Live roles, 15 November 2026. Real Analyst Jobs. 71 AI and machine learning roles in Palo Alto are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 22 companies. 68 (96%) are at employers with a USCIS H-1B record (USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2023 to FY2026, data as of 2026-09-30). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. The most are at Rivian (15), xAI (8) and SpaceX (6). 43 of the 71 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $229K, and the middle half runs from $198K to $255K. 5 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. Sources: roles from the employers' own career pages; [USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub](https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub) (data as of 2026-09-30). ## In the postings' own words > GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. GEICO, careers page posting for [Senior Staff ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-ml-engineer-geico-2848c903). Counted as says it sponsors. > … JavaScript, or similar languages • Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance Salary The estimated salary range for … Palantir, careers page posting for [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/forward-deployed-infrastructure-engineer-new-grad-us-government-palantir-19db3c6d). Counted as says it will not sponsor, and listed last. ## The numbers | Fact | Count | | --- | --- | | Open roles | 71 | | Companies | 22 | | At employers with a USCIS H-1B record | 68 | | Postings that say they sponsor | 1 | | Postings that say they will not sponsor | 5 | | Fully remote | 0 | | Entry level | 5 | | State pay in the posting | 45 | | List yearly pay in US dollars | 43 | | Median midpoint of listed pay | $229K | | Middle half of listed pay | $198K to $255K | ## Companies hiring | Company | Open roles | New H-1B workers (USCIS) | | --- | --- | --- | | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | 15 | 902 | | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | 8 | 162 | | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | 6 | 56 | | [GEICO](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/geico) | 4 | 688 | | [workato](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/workato) | 4 | 22 | | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | 3 | 61 | | [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | 3 | 3,326 | | [MongoDB](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/mongodb) | 3 | 174 | | [Nebius](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nebius) | 3 | 7 | | [Quince](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/quince) | 3 | No match | | [Rubrik](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rubrik) | 3 | 168 | | [Stanford Health Care](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/stanford-health-care) | 3 | 127 | | [AiDASH](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/aidash) | 2 | 7 | | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | 2 | 556 | | [TripActions](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tripactions) | 2 | 2 | | [Docker](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/docker) | 1 | 7 | | [Klaviyo](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/klaviyo) | 1 | 86 | | [Match Group](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/match) | 1 | 41 | | [Obsidian Security](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/obsidian-security) | 1 | 9 | | [Palantir](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/palantir) | 1 | 226 | | [Salesforce](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/salesforce) | 1 | 1,793 | | Typeface | 1 | 15 | ## The roles | Role | Company | Location | Employer H-1B record | Posting says | First seen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Staff Machine Learning Compiler Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-compiler-engineer-rivian-a0da2fea) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff MLOps Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-mlops-engineer-aidash-771f3e40) | [AiDASH](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/aidash) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer- Large Driving Model (LDM), Motion Planning, Autonomy](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-large-driving-model-ldm-motion-planning-autonomy-c42d26e4) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Product Manager (AI-Powered Developer Experience)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-product-manager-ai-powered-developer-experience-workato-fb11d7a2) | [workato](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/workato) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 22 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Product Manager (Build Experience - Agentic)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-product-manager-build-experience-agentic-workato-c91352f3) | [workato](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/workato) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 22 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Product Manager (Enterprise & AI Governance)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-product-manager-enterprise-and-ai-governance-workato-110cf886) | [workato](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/workato) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 22 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Engineer, Applied AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-engineer-applied-ai-match-group-6ed06efa) | [Match Group](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/match) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 41 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Product Manager - Internal AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-product-manager-internal-ai-mongodb-14a669f6) | [MongoDB](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/mongodb) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 174 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Lead Machine Learning Engineer-MLOps Vice President](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/lead-machine-learning-engineer-mlops-vice-president-jpmorgan-chase-ea7b1935) | [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 3,326 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Research Engineer, Autonomy VLM](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-research-engineer-autonomy-vlm-rivian-2dd8730f) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-engineer-machine-learning-infrastructure-quince-58d2dfc5) | [Quince](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/quince) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-research-scientist-mongodb-5966fc2e) | [MongoDB](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/mongodb) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 174 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software AI Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-ai-engineer-rivian-399c5ddd) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Productivity, Autonomy](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ai-developer-productivity-autonomy-rivian-bb7af360) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff ML Engineer, Perception: Auto-labeling](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ml-engineer-perception-auto-labeling-rivian-aebd67a5) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff ML Engineer, Perception Scene Understanding](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ml-engineer-perception-scene-understanding-rivian-7491e35c) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software Engineer, Docker AI Substrate (Seattle or Palo Alto)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-docker-ai-substrate-seattle-or-palo-alto-docker-20edc9b7) | [Docker](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/docker) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software Engineer, ML Data Infrastructure, Autonomy](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ml-data-infrastructure-autonomy-rivian-2f50954a) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software Engineer, ML Infra, Autonomy](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ml-infra-autonomy-rivian-29508bd8) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Software Engineer, ML Training and Inference Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ml-training-and-inference-infrastructure-rivian-b12877d1) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Executive Director Machine Learning Engineer-MLOps](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/executive-director-machine-learning-engineer-mlops-jpmorgan-chase-7780745a) | [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 3,326 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-infrastructure-engineer-applovin-c3f21d6d) | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 61 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Infrastructure Engineer, Autonomy (All Levels)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-infrastructure-engineer-autonomy-all-levels-rivian-d3dae3d6) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Applied Machine Learning Scientist - Vice President](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/applied-machine-learning-scientist-vice-president-jpmorgan-chase-1f6261e4) | [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 3,326 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Data Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-data-infrastructure-engineer-applovin-e806efa1) | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 61 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-klaviyo-21b5c8c4) | [Klaviyo](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/klaviyo) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 86 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Principal AI Architect](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-ai-architect-rubrik-c0cfc29c) | [Rubrik](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rubrik) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 168 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Head of Engineering, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/head-of-engineering-ai-platform-aidash-ccc752f4) | [AiDASH](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/aidash) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Architect](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-architect-tripactions-0eba8322) | [TripActions](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tripactions) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 2 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff AI Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-engineer-enterprise-applied-ai-rivian-554f1243) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Product ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-staff-software-engineer-product-ml-infrastructure-pinterest-892b4444) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Staff ML Engineer, Model Pre-training, Autonomy](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-staff-ml-engineer-model-pre-training-autonomy-rivian-d1a016d0) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Software Engineer, Training/Inference (C++)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-software-engineer-training-inference-c-xai-5581e229) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Software Engineer, Core AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-software-engineer-core-ai-tripactions-4d2f0e24) | [TripActions](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tripactions) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 2 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Staff Engineer, Perception AI Mapping](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-staff-engineer-perception-ai-mapping-rivian-1f78df00) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-fba41630) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Network Engineer, High-Speed Interconnects (ML Infrastructure)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-network-engineer-high-speed-interconnects-ml-infrastructure-xai-88ee8e74) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-network-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-e1e13c30) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Model Engineer, RL Inference](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-model-engineer-rl-inference-xai-becd52d9) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Search Ranking](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-search-ranking-xai-51e4131e) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation Systems](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-recommendation-systems-xai-ce978cb5) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Ads](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-ads-xai-7d900252) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. ML Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-ml-infrastructure-engineer-xai-4553b83c) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Enterprise AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-enterprise-ai-platform-engineer-stanford-health-care-ef3f59f5) | [Stanford Health Care](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/stanford-health-care) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 127 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, Training/Inference (C++)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-training-inference-c-xai-6a5664c2) | [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 162 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, Machine Learning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-machine-learning-applovin-b39a91fd) | [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 61 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, Inference (AI Data Engineering)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-inference-ai-data-engineering-spacex-cde4c7e4) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer - AI Security Product](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-security-product-obsidian-security-319e68b8) | [Obsidian Security](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/obsidian-security) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 9 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior/Staff Applied AI Researcher, Growth](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-applied-ai-researcher-growth-quince-d999efb4) | [Quince](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/quince) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-engineer-geico-57c20884) | [GEICO](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/geico) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 688 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Staff ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-ml-engineer-geico-2848c903) | [GEICO](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/geico) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 688 new H-1B workers | Says it sponsors | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Software Engineer, AI Agent Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ai-agent-platform-geico-88fa35ca) | [GEICO](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/geico) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 688 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-research-scientist-mongodb-a3f5f2eb) | [MongoDB](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/mongodb) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 174 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Product Manager (Enterprise MCP/AI Control Plane)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-product-manager-enterprise-mcp-ai-control-plane-workato-73138145) | [workato](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/workato) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 22 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Model Training and Reinforcement Learning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-model-training-and-reinforcement-learning-nebiu-f6a9222e) | [Nebius](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nebius) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Inference Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-llm-inference-optimization-nebius-6191cfe1) | [Nebius](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nebius) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior ML Engineer, Perception: Auto-labeling](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-engineer-perception-auto-labeling-rivian-acbd647f) | [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 902 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-engineer-typeface-a3dbb423) | Typeface | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Engineering Manager, MLOps](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-engineering-manager-mlops-quince-6abc2ab6) | [Quince](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/quince) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-engineer-agentic-systems-rubrik-3f2ced90) | [Rubrik](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rubrik) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 168 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-rubrik-20468f0c) | [Rubrik](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rubrik) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 168 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-salesforce-ai-research-salesforce-9f890275) | [Salesforce](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/salesforce) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 1,793 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Product Engineer - AI/ML](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/product-engineer-ai-ml-stanford-health-care-c42a3cc9) | [Stanford Health Care](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/stanford-health-care) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 127 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Principal Software Engineer, ML & Media Infra](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-software-engineer-ml-and-media-infra-pinterest-ff6873c6) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Applied Scientist, Efficient LLM Inference & Model Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-applied-scientist-efficient-llm-inference-and-model-optimization-nebius-faee732c) | [Nebius](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nebius) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 7 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-07 | | [Data Scientist - AI/ML](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/data-scientist-ai-ml-stanford-health-care-34bfd4e9) | [Stanford Health Care](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/stanford-health-care) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 127 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-07 | | [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/forward-deployed-infrastructure-engineer-new-grad-us-government-palantir-19db3c6d) | [Palantir](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/palantir) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 226 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-4a3f1f40) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | 2026-11-15 | | [Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-f4724138) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | 2026-11-15 | | [Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/site-reliability-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-1c1a7510) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 56 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Product Manager – IVR & Conversational AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-product-manager-ivr-and-conversational-ai-geico-3c9cc17d) | [GEICO](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/geico) | Palo Alto California, USA (On-site) | 688 new H-1B workers | Says it will not sponsor | 2026-11-15 | An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. No match means we could not tie the company to a USCIS record by name, not that it never sponsors. Live roles as of 15 November 2026. [Open the AI tab](https://realanalystjobs.com/?mode=ai#jobs). ## Frequently asked ### Which companies are hiring for AI jobs in Palo Alto? 71 AI and machine learning roles in Palo Alto are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 22 companies. 68 (96%) are at employers with a USCIS H-1B record (USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2023 to FY2026, data as of 2026-09-30). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. The most are at Rivian (15), xAI (8) and SpaceX (6). 43 of the 71 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $229K, and the middle half runs from $198K to $255K. 5 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. ### Which companies with an H-1B record have AI and machine learning roles in Palo Alto open? Today: Rivian, xAI, SpaceX, GEICO, workato and Applovin. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. ### Does an H-1B record mean this role will sponsor a visa? No. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026). An H-1B record is the employer's history, not a promise for this role. Where a posting says it will not sponsor, believe the posting. ### How many of these roles list pay? 45 of the 71 roles (63%) state pay in the posting, in the employer's own words and currency. ### How much do AI and machine learning roles in Palo Alto pay? By the postings themselves: 43 of the 71 roles list yearly pay in US dollars. The median midpoint of the listed ranges is $229K, and the middle half runs from $198K to $255K. This is pay the employers list, not an offer: what one hire is paid depends on level, location and the employer. ### Which roles count as AI jobs here? Roles whose title names AI or machine learning work: ML engineer, AI engineer, LLM and generative AI engineer, MLOps and AI platform, applied and research scientist in AI, forward deployed engineer, AI product manager, AI infrastructure and AI data engineer. Front-end, mobile, design and sales roles are left out even when the team works on AI. Analyst roles with AI in the title stay on the analyst board. ### Where does the data come from? Roles are read daily from the employers' own career pages and the page updates every hour. H-1B approvals come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-09-30), matched by company name. What a posting says about sponsorship is read from its own text. Reposting sites are left out. 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