# Machine Learning Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/machine-learning-engineer/in/california/san-francisco Live roles, 15 November 2026. Real Analyst Jobs. 65 machine learning engineer roles in San Francisco are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 37 companies. 52 (80%) 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 DoorDash (7), Pinterest (7) and OpenAI (5). 50 of the 65 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $251K, and the middle half runs from $203K to $308K. 1 posting says it will not sponsor a visa; it stays 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 > Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! Anthropic, careers page posting for [ML/Research Engineer, Safeguards](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-research-engineer-safeguards-anthropic-9fff43ff). Counted as says it sponsors. > Visa sponsorship is not available. Clera, careers page posting for [Senior ML Engineer, Perception](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-engineer-perception-clera-8bb1d086). Counted as says it will not sponsor, and listed last. ## The numbers | Fact | Count | | --- | --- | | Open roles | 65 | | Companies | 37 | | At employers with a USCIS H-1B record | 52 | | Postings that say they sponsor | 2 | | Postings that say they will not sponsor | 1 | | Fully remote | 0 | | Entry level | 4 | | State pay in the posting | 51 | | List yearly pay in US dollars | 50 | | Median midpoint of listed pay | $251K | | Middle half of listed pay | $203K to $308K | ## Companies hiring | Company | Open roles | New H-1B workers (USCIS) | | --- | --- | --- | | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | 7 | 891 | | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | 7 | 556 | | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | 5 | 597 | | Clera | 4 | No match | | [Airbnb](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/airbnb) | 2 | 303 | | [ATOMS](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/atoms) | 2 | No match | | [Databricks](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/databricks) | 2 | 808 | | Kikoff | 2 | 34 | | [Lyft](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lyft) | 2 | 191 | | [Plaid](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/plaid) | 2 | 58 | | Plenful | 2 | 3 | | [Sigma Computing](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/sigma-computing) | 2 | 82 | | [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | 2 | 376 | | [6sense](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/6sense) | 1 | No match | | [Adyen](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/adyen) | 1 | No match | | [AirApps](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/airapps) | 1 | No match | | Ambience Healthcare | 1 | 15 | | [Anthropic](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anthropic) | 1 | 276 | | [Brex](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/brex) | 1 | 44 | | [Checkr](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/checkr) | 1 | 27 | | [Chime](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/chime) | 1 | 201 | | [Clay](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/clay) | 1 | No match | | [Crusoe](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/crusoe) | 1 | 205 | | [Discord](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/discord) | 1 | 59 | | Eight Sleep | 1 | 5 | | [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | 1 | 58 | | [Gusto](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/gusto) | 1 | 114 | | [Handshake](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/handshake) | 1 | No match | | Mercor | 1 | No match | | [Oura](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/oura) | 1 | No match | | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | 1 | 29 | | PhysicsX | 1 | 6 | | [Scale AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/scale-ai) | 1 | 147 | | [Stripe](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/stripe) | 1 | 451 | | [Suno](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/suno) | 1 | 8 | | [Vercel](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/vercel) | 1 | 15 | | [Yelp](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/yelp) | 1 | 40 | ## The roles | Role | Company | Location | Employer H-1B record | Posting says | First seen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-research-scientist-dfai-plaid-30883d76) | [Plaid](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/plaid) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 58 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-databricks-7c05bc4f) | [Databricks](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/databricks) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 808 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Risk](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-risk-gusto-4b6e1ed2) | [Gusto](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/gusto) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 114 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML/Research Engineer, Safeguards](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-research-engineer-safeguards-anthropic-9fff43ff) | [Anthropic](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anthropic) | San Francisco New York, USA (On-site) | 276 new H-1B workers | Says it sponsors | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Bidding & Pacing](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-ads-bidding-and-pacing-pinterest-bd333559) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Assistance Engineering](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-assistance-engineering-airbnb-909dd40f) | [Airbnb](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/airbnb) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 303 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Causal Inference](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-causal-inference-doordash-2c44ea64) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Financial Products](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-financial-products-adyen-8301766a) | [Adyen](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/adyen) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Fulfillment Planning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-fulfillment-planning-doordash-c9555768) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-personalization-doordash-a1a55847) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Shopping Ads](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-shopping-ads-pinterest-cd45e520) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Research Engineer, ML Systems](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-research-engineer-ml-systems-scale-ai-91ab961a) | [Scale AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/scale-ai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 147 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Software Engineer, ETA](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-software-engineer-eta-lyft-4e45675c) | [Lyft](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lyft) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 191 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff ML Engineer, Frontier AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ml-engineer-frontier-ai-ambience-healthcare-26050549) | Ambience Healthcare | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-atoms-01cd39ec) | [ATOMS](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/atoms) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Engineering Manager, MLE](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/engineering-manager-mle-openai-9c46814b) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/ML](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-monetization-ai-ml-openai-2abfde34) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-kikoff-839facdb) | Kikoff | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 34 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-plenful-03b4d403) | Plenful | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 3 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Causal Decisioning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-machine-learning-engineer-causal-decisioning-doordash-cbba6fc3) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-atoms-b80f34af) | [ATOMS](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/atoms) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer (USA)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/phd-university-grad-machine-learning-engineer-usa-pinterest-2962803f) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/mid-level-machine-learning-engineer-clera-73574006) | Clera | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ml-engineer-recommendations-and-user-modeling-perplexi-bc25d9be) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Master's University Grad Machine Learning Engineer 2027 (USA)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/master-s-university-grad-machine-learning-engineer-2027-usa-pinterest-97fc0bd1) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Trust & Safety](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-trust-and-safety-vercel-97124a34) | [Vercel](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/vercel) | San Francisco New York, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal Perception and Authentication](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-multimodal-perception-and-authentication-openai-0774bca0) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, EPD Ads](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-epd-ads-pinterest-9821892e) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Assistant Quality](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-assistant-quality-glean-3896dc7f) | [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 58 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, API Multicloud](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-api-multicloud-openai-5de10eaa) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit Signals](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-implicit-signals-openai-847804e8) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-growth-platform-stripe-87429fcc) | [Stripe](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/stripe) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 451 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer (Foundation Models & Personalization)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-foundation-models-and-personalization-eight-sleep-f27e6c57) | Eight Sleep | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 5 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-ml-engineer-clera-eec2b7ff) | Clera | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Says it sponsors | 2026-11-15 | | [AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-ml-engineer-airapps-a7360be1) | [AirApps](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/airapps) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-clay-d2694e61) | [Clay](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/clay) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-handshake-a27470ff) | [Handshake](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/handshake) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-physicsx-8bfbef1e) | PhysicsX | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 6 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-ml-engineer-chime-0742ebf0) | [Chime](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/chime) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 201 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-ml-engineer-sigma-computing-d32cd730) | [Sigma Computing](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/sigma-computing) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 82 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, EPD Ads](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-epd-ads-pinterest-921f4125) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-core-engineering-pinterest-a08f74b6) | [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Anonymization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-anonymization-mercor-16d44e35) | Mercor | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-6sense-4000498e) | [6sense](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/6sense) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content Discovery](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-engineer-content-discovery-suno-2dbfe766) | [Suno](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/suno) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 8 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Consumer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-engineer-consumer-doordash-e7383585) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-engineer-ads-doordash-20499adc) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Manufacturing Data Science & Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-manufacturing-data-science-and-machine-learning-engineer-oura-bb9083ac) | [Oura](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/oura) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-trust-airbnb-74fb4619) | [Airbnb](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/airbnb) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 303 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendations](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-recommendations-lyft-59c627c4) | [Lyft](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lyft) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 191 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Growth](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-growth-waymo-26991ef0) | [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 376 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Response](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-fleet-monitoring-and-response-waymo-d6f3b25e) | [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 376 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Drive](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-drive-doordash-21d15ee8) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Fraud](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-fraud-plaid-838a1cdd) | [Plaid](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/plaid) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 58 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Content and Contributor Intelligence (Hybrid - United States)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-content-and-contributor-intelligence-hybrid-uni-612f93fa) | [Yelp](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/yelp) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 40 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Growth)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-growth-discord-ec724743) | [Discord](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/discord) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 59 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-plenful-9547adc3) | Plenful | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 3 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-kikoff-52ccd573) | Kikoff | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 34 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-engineer-checkr-302c59e4) | [Checkr](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/checkr) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 27 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior ML Engineer, Developer Relations Engineering](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-engineer-developer-relations-engineering-crusoe-f4b6a998) | [Crusoe](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/crusoe) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 205 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Applied ML Engineer - ML4Sys](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-applied-ml-engineer-ml4sys-databricks-ca3388a6) | [Databricks](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/databricks) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 808 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-ml-engineer-clera-efea5ebf) | Clera | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI/ML Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-ml-engineer-sigma-computing-9adcd698) | [Sigma Computing](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/sigma-computing) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 82 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Data Scientist II, Applied ML](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/data-scientist-ii-applied-ml-brex-416bac99) | [Brex](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/brex) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 44 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-07 | | [Senior ML Engineer, Perception](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-engineer-perception-clera-8bb1d086) | Clera | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | 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 hire machine learning engineers in San Francisco? 65 machine learning engineer roles in San Francisco are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 37 companies. 52 (80%) 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 DoorDash (7), Pinterest (7) and OpenAI (5). 50 of the 65 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $251K, and the middle half runs from $203K to $308K. 1 posting says it will not sponsor a visa; it stays on the list, last. ### Which companies with an H-1B record have machine learning engineer roles in San Francisco open? Today: DoorDash, Pinterest, OpenAI, Airbnb, Databricks and Kikoff. 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? 51 of the 65 roles (78%) state pay in the posting, in the employer's own words and currency. ### How much do machine learning engineer roles in San Francisco pay? By the postings themselves: 50 of the 65 roles list yearly pay in US dollars. The median midpoint of the listed ranges is $251K, and the middle half runs from $203K to $308K. 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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