# MLOps and AI Platform Jobs in California with Visa Sponsorship

Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/mlops-engineer/in/california/visa-sponsorship
Live roles, 15 November 2026. Real Analyst Jobs.

122 MLOps and AI platform roles in California at employers with an H-1B record or postings that say they sponsor are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 58 companies. 122 (100%) are at employers with approved H-1B workers on 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 Nuro (11), SpaceX (11) and TikTok (11). By location: San Francisco (29), Mountain View (17) and San Jose (17). 80 of the 122 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $228K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $258K. 19 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. 2 postings say in their own text that they sponsor.

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

> Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes

Palo Alto Networks, careers page posting for [Principal AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-ai-platform-engineer-palo-alto-networks-655fe72d). Counted as says it sponsors.

> … ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline #LI-JG1 This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

AMD, careers page posting for [Staff Software Development Engineer: GPU, AI/ML Ops & Quality Engineering](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-development-engineer-gpu-ai-ml-ops-and-quality-engineering-amd-3ad99e11). Counted as says it will not sponsor, and listed last.

## The numbers

| Fact | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Open roles | 122 |
| Companies | 58 |
| At employers with a USCIS H-1B record | 122 |
| Postings that say they sponsor | 2 |
| Postings that say they will not sponsor | 19 |
| Fully remote | 0 |
| Entry level | 16 |
| State pay in the posting | 80 |
| List yearly pay in US dollars | 80 |
| Median midpoint of listed pay | $228K |
| Middle half of listed pay | $200K to $258K |

## Companies hiring

| Company | Open roles | New H-1B workers (USCIS) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | 11 | 90 |
| [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | 11 | 56 |
| [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | 11 | 1,559 |
| [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | 9 | 1,041 |
| [Anduril Industries](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anduril-industries) | 6 | 0 |
| [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | 5 | 597 |
| [Roblox](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/roblox) | 4 | 382 |
| [AiDASH](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/aidash) | 2 | 7 |
| [C3 AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/c3-ai) | 2 | 175 |
| [Databricks](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/databricks) | 2 | 808 |
| [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | 2 | 891 |
| [Figma](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/figma) | 2 | 116 |
| [Freshworks](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/freshworks) | 2 | 35 |
| [Harvey](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/harvey) | 2 | 29 |
| [Hinge Health](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hinge-health) | 2 | 29 |
| [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | 2 | 3,326 |
| [Okta](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/okta) | 2 | 123 |
| [Ridgeline](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/ridgeline) | 2 | 15 |
| [Rivian](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/rivian) | 2 | 902 |
| [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | 2 | 376 |
| [xAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/xai) | 2 | 162 |
| [AlphaSense](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/alphasense) | 1 | 13 |
| [Amazon](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amazon) | 1 | 17,603 |
| [Anthropic](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anthropic) | 1 | 276 |
| [Applied Intuition](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/applied-intuition) | 1 | 267 |
| [Applovin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applovin) | 1 | 61 |
| [Atomic Machines](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/atomic-machines) | 1 | 14 |
| [Braze](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/braze) | 1 | 25 |
| [CoreWeave](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/coreweave) | 1 | 106 |
| [DocuSign](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/docusign) | 1 | 279 |
| [Everlaw](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/everlaw) | 1 | 30 |
| [Fireworks AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fireworks-ai) | 1 | 13 |
| [Fluidstack](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fluidstack) | 1 | 33 |
| [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | 1 | 58 |
| [Guidewire Software](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/guidewire-software) | 1 | 96 |
| [Illumio](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/illumio) | 1 | 77 |
| [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | 1 | 1,374 |
| [Keysight Technologies](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/keysight-technologies) | 1 | 79 |
| [Lambda](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lambda) | 1 | 26 |
| [Lightmatter](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lightmatter) | 1 | 42 |
| Maintainx | 1 | 4 |
| [Marlabs](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/marlabs) | 1 | 106 |
| [Nscale](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nscale) | 1 | 12 |
| [Palo Alto Networks](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/palo-alto-networks) | 1 | 925 |
| Paraform | 1 | 15 |
| [Pinterest](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/pinterest) | 1 | 556 |
| Plasmidsaurus | 1 | 5 |
| [Pure Storage](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/pure-storage) | 1 | 216 |
| [Riot Games](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/riot-games) | 1 | 139 |
| [Samsung Semiconductor](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/samsung-semiconductor) | 1 | 225 |

Showing the 50 with the most roles of 58 companies.

## The roles

| Role | Company | Location | Employer H-1B record | Posting says | First seen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Principal AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-ai-platform-engineer-palo-alto-networks-655fe72d) | [Palo Alto Networks](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/palo-alto-networks) | Headquarters California, USA (On-site) | 925 new H-1B workers | Says it sponsors | 2026-11-15 |
| [Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards Research](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-infrastructure-engineer-safeguards-research-anthropic-02c64fdd) | [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 |
| [Sr. AI Platform Data Engineer, Ring Decision Science, Ring Decision Science](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-ai-platform-data-engineer-ring-decision-science-ring-decision-science-amazon-1d2d865c) | [Amazon](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amazon) | Hawthorne California, USA (On-site) | 17,603 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 |
| [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 Infra Engineer Graduate (Ads Infra) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-infra-engineer-graduate-ads-infra-2027-start-tiktok-30ccb2f8) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Engineering Senior Manager - Agentic AI Platform - TikTok PGC](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/engineering-senior-manager-agentic-ai-platform-tiktok-pgc-tiktok-2b69a1cc) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Machine Learning MLOps Engineer Graduate (MLOps) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-mlops-engineer-graduate-mlops-2027-start-tiktok-3b2d1852) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [AI Infrastructure Engineer Graduate (Algorithm Infrastructure) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infrastructure-engineer-graduate-algorithm-infrastructure-2027-start-phd-tikt-49092c71) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [AI Infrastructure Engineer - Recommendation & LLM](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infrastructure-engineer-recommendation-and-llm-tiktok-0e63be34) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [AI Infra Engineer Graduate (Recommendation & LLM) 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infra-engineer-graduate-recommendation-and-llm-2027-start-phd-tiktok-00cadfbe) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [AI Infra Engineer Graduate (Recommendation & LLM) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-infra-engineer-graduate-recommendation-and-llm-2027-start-tiktok-c68bd152) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-machine-learning-infrastructure-tiktok-51ef1f14) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, Ads ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ads-ml-infrastructure-tiktok-409358bc) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer Graduate (Data Arch - AI/ML Infrastructure) - 2026 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-graduate-data-arch-ai-ml-infrastructure-2026-start-phd-tiktok-48cc40fd) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Recommendation Architecture AI/ML Infrastructure Engineer Graduate (Data-Arch-TikTok Live) - 2027 Start](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/recommendation-architecture-ai-ml-infrastructure-engineer-graduate-data-arch-tik-28464758) | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,559 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Manager 3, AI Science (MLOps, AI, Data Science)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/manager-3-ai-science-mlops-ai-data-science-intuit-db94f88a) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Lead HPC & AI Infrastructure Architect](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/lead-hpc-and-ai-infrastructure-architect-amd-49c2a803) | [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,041 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [HPC & AI Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/hpc-and-ai-infrastructure-engineer-amd-1f775f64) | [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,041 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Sr. AI/ML Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-ai-ml-platform-engineer-amd-69bee0ec) | [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 1,041 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Development Engineer — GPU Fleet Management & AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-development-engineer-gpu-fleet-management-and-ai-infrastructure-amd-9c0ff743) | [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,041 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 |
| [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 |
| [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-mdx-doordash-d722afb8) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, Data and AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-data-and-ai-platform-doordash-9d64815e) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Principal AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-ai-platform-engineer-servicenow-2f72b662) | [ServiceNow](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/servicenow) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 853 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-backend-software-engineer-ai-platform-databricks-0b3a46f3) | [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 Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-backend-software-engineer-ai-platform-databricks-2f7c4db4) | [Databricks](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/databricks) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 808 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Supply Chain Operations Program Manager, AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/supply-chain-operations-program-manager-ai-infrastructure-openai-f044dcaf) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) - AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/supply-chain-program-manager-scpm-ai-infrastructure-openai-a599e304) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, Monetization ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-monetization-ml-infrastructure-openai-a2eecdd7) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, CI/CD & ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ci-cd-and-ml-infrastructure-openai-11970091) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Product Cost Management Lead - AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/product-cost-management-lead-ai-infrastructure-openai-f478d5b8) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 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 |
| [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-ai-infrastructure-waymo-3149caa3) | [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 376 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace ML Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-machine-learning-engineer-marketplace-ml-platform-waymo-969b23b0) | [Waymo](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/waymo) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 376 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Lead Software Engineer, AI Platform & Agent Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/lead-software-engineer-ai-platform-and-agent-infrastructure-docusign-09b702e9) | [DocuSign](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/docusign) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 279 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-applied-intuition-b69139a0) | [Applied Intuition](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/applied-intuition) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | 267 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Engineer, AI Platform Enablement and Emerging Applications](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-engineer-ai-platform-enablement-and-emerging-applications-samsung-semicond-81f75cde) | [Samsung Semiconductor](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/samsung-semiconductor) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 225 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Fullstack Software Engineer, AI Infra](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/fullstack-software-engineer-ai-infra-pure-storage-b68ccdbb) | [Pure Storage](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/pure-storage) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 216 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer, Agentic AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-agentic-ai-platform-c3-ai-b6425c79) | [C3 AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/c3-ai) | Redwood City California, USA (On-site) | 175 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. 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 |
| [Principal Machine Learning Engineer (AI/Platform)- League of Legends](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-machine-learning-engineer-ai-platform-league-of-legends-riot-games-db9b3b0b) | [Riot Games](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/riot-games) | Los Angeles California, USA (On-site) | 139 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 |
| [Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform & Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ai-platform-and-infrastructure-okta-44e371b1) | [Okta](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/okta) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 123 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Sr. Software Engineer, AI Platform & Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-software-engineer-ai-platform-and-infrastructure-okta-053205f1) | [Okta](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/okta) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 123 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/support-engineer-ai-infrastructure-and-tooling-figma-7281c3e8) | [Figma](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/figma) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 116 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Manager, Software Engineering - AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/manager-software-engineering-ai-infrastructure-figma-3c17fc94) | [Figma](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/figma) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 116 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [MLOps Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/mlops-engineer-marlabs-cca166cb) | [Marlabs](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/marlabs) | San Diego California, USA (On-site) | 106 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Performance Insights & Observability](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-performance-insights-and-observabilit-df50a067) | [CoreWeave](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/coreweave) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | 106 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [ML Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-platform-engineer-guidewire-software-7739fd4a) | [Guidewire Software](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/guidewire-software) | San Mateo California, USA (On-site) | 96 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Technical Program Manager Lead, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/technical-program-manager-lead-ai-platform-nuro-b78bfb5b) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-optimization-nuro-abf9228f) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-platform-nuro-0d0798ee) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-nuro-e13e69ef) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer, AI Platform - New Grad](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-platform-new-grad-nuro-7d93488e) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-optimization-nuro-30820c1a) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Platform Performance & Reliability](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-technical-program-manager-ai-platform-performance-and-reliability-nuro-1c3cc6f3) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-platform-nuro-811e15d9) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-nuro-9f7ee940) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Senior Technical Program Manager, Driverless Readiness & AI Platform Reliability](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-senior-technical-program-manager-driverless-readiness-and-ai-platform-rel-0d66070c) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Manager, Technical Program Manager, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/manager-technical-program-manager-ai-platform-nuro-d0d0e2f6) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Sr. Engineering Manager, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-engineering-manager-ai-platform-illumio-ef48911b) | [Illumio](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/illumio) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | 77 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Development Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ai-infrastructure-development-platform-skydio-36623966) | [Skydio](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/skydio) | San Mateo California, USA (On-site) | 63 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 |
| [Software Engineer, AI/ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ai-ml-infrastructure-glean-b0f5121c) | [Glean](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/glean) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 58 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-97ca6038) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Hawthorne California, USA (On-site) | 56 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, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-network-engineer-ai-infrastructure-starshield-spacex-b3d2a708) | [SpaceX](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/spacex) | Hawthorne California, USA (On-site) | 56 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 |
| [VP of Product for AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/vp-of-product-for-ai-platform-zuora-14fea2af) | [Zuora](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/zuora) | Foster City California, USA (On-site) | 42 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Machine Learning Infrastructure Researcher](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-infrastructure-researcher-lightmatter-f5cd28e9) | [Lightmatter](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lightmatter) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 42 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Backend AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-backend-ai-platform-engineer-freshworks-cdb05aa8) | [Freshworks](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/freshworks) | San Mateo, USA (On-site) | 35 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Director, AI Platform (Product Management)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-director-ai-platform-product-management-freshworks-e460b2f1) | [Freshworks](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/freshworks) | San Mateo, USA (On-site) | 35 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Security Architect, AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/security-architect-ai-infrastructure-fluidstack-de9405d8) | [Fluidstack](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fluidstack) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 33 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ai-platform-everlaw-bb5f102e) | [Everlaw](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/everlaw) | Oakland California, USA (On-site) | 30 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ai-platform-harvey-13f0bb10) | [Harvey](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/harvey) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Engineering Manager, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/engineering-manager-ai-platform-harvey-b4a461bb) | [Harvey](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/harvey) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Staff Data Engineer - Data & ML Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-data-engineer-data-and-ml-platform-hinge-health-5f2e9f63) | [Hinge Health](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hinge-health) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-software-engineer-ai-platform-hinge-health-f3c526ba) | [Hinge Health](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hinge-health) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Commodity Sourcing Manager – AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/commodity-sourcing-manager-ai-infrastructure-lambda-564b016c) | [Lambda](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lambda) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 26 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, ML Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-engineer-ml-platform-braze-dba6ff87) | [Braze](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/braze) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 25 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-platform-engineer-sysdig-2f13fc4e) | Sysdig | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 16 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Technical Lead Manager, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/technical-lead-manager-ai-platform-paraform-0b53d630) | Paraform | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Principal Engineer, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-engineer-ai-platform-ridgeline-a7655d41) | [Ridgeline](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/ridgeline) | San Ramon California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Staff AI Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-ai-infrastructure-engineer-ridgeline-5ffa66dd) | [Ridgeline](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/ridgeline) | San Ramon California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [MLOps Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/mlops-engineer-atomic-machines-45b3b6ed) | [Atomic Machines](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/atomic-machines) | Emeryville California, USA (On-site) | 14 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Member of Technical Staff, AI Infrastructure Reliability](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-infrastructure-reliability-fireworks-ai-aa96dbec) | [Fireworks AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fireworks-ai) | San Mateo California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-platform-engineer-alphasense-4eb29dd9) | [AlphaSense](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/alphasense) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Chief of Staff, AI Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/chief-of-staff-ai-infrastructure-nscale-86dcdad5) | [Nscale](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nscale) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 12 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior Engineering Manager, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-engineering-manager-ai-platform-semgrep-af5cffd1) | Semgrep | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 10 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior / Staff AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-ai-platform-engineer-suno-5f2f84f3) | [Suno](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/suno) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 8 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 |
| [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 |
| [Platform Engineering Lead \| AI Infra](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/platform-engineering-lead-ai-infra-plasmidsaurus-d4121429) | Plasmidsaurus | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 5 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Senior AI Platform Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-platform-engineer-maintainx-9341ae34) | Maintainx | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-software-engineer-ai-platform-anduril-industries-27370e31) | [Anduril Industries](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anduril-industries) | Costa Mesa California, USA (On-site) | 0 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Staff AI Infrastructure Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-infrastructure-engineer-anduril-industries-a59f6239) | [Anduril Industries](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anduril-industries) | Costa Mesa California, USA (On-site) | 0 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 |
| [Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-ml-infrastructure-anduril-industries-0799582d) | [Anduril Industries](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anduril-industries) | Costa Mesa California, USA (On-site) | 0 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 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. Showing 100 of 122; every role is on the AI tab of the job board. Live roles as of 15 November 2026. [Open the AI tab](https://realanalystjobs.com/?mode=ai#jobs).

## Frequently asked

### Which companies hire MLOps engineers in California with visa sponsorship?

122 MLOps and AI platform roles in California at employers with an H-1B record or postings that say they sponsor are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 58 companies. 122 (100%) are at employers with approved H-1B workers on 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 Nuro (11), SpaceX (11) and TikTok (11). By location: San Francisco (29), Mountain View (17) and San Jose (17). 80 of the 122 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $228K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $258K. 19 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. 2 postings say in their own text that they sponsor.

### Which companies with an H-1B record have MLOps and AI platform roles in California open?

Today: Nuro, SpaceX, TikTok, AMD, Anduril Industries and OpenAI. 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?

80 of the 122 roles (66%) state pay in the posting, in the employer's own words and currency.

### How much do MLOps and AI platform roles in California pay?

By the postings themselves: 80 of the 122 roles list yearly pay in US dollars. The median midpoint of the listed ranges is $228K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $258K. 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. Nothing is estimated.

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- [AI and Machine Learning Jobs with Visa Sponsorship in the US (3,118)](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/visa-sponsorship)
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