# AI Research and Applied Scientist Jobs in California Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/research-scientist/in/california Live roles, 15 November 2026. Real Analyst Jobs. 121 AI research and applied scientist roles in California are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 49 companies. 110 (91%) 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 TikTok (15), Amazon (13) and Intuit (7). By location: San Francisco (26), Santa Clara (19) and San Jose (17). 64 of the 121 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $230K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $276K. 4 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 > Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! Anthropic, careers page posting for [Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-machine-learning-reinforcement-learning-anthropic-d55ec4de). Counted as says it sponsors. > Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Clera, careers page posting for [Medical AI Researcher](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/medical-ai-researcher-clera-ceb80066). Counted as says it will not sponsor, and listed last. ## The numbers | Fact | Count | | --- | --- | | Open roles | 121 | | Companies | 49 | | At employers with a USCIS H-1B record | 110 | | Postings that say they sponsor | 1 | | Postings that say they will not sponsor | 4 | | Fully remote | 0 | | Entry level | 14 | | State pay in the posting | 65 | | List yearly pay in US dollars | 64 | | Median midpoint of listed pay | $230K | | Middle half of listed pay | $200K to $276K | ## Companies hiring | Company | Open roles | New H-1B workers (USCIS) | | --- | --- | --- | | [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/tiktok) | 15 | 1,559 | | [Amazon](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amazon) | 13 | 17,603 | | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | 7 | 1,374 | | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | 6 | 3,591 | | [Apple](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/apple) | 5 | 6,872 | | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | 5 | 90 | | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | 5 | 29 | | [Scale AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/scale-ai) | 5 | 147 | | [Avathon](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/avathon) | 4 | 4 | | [Genentech](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/genentech) | 4 | 285 | | [Bosch](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/bosch) | 3 | No match | | [AMD](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amd) | 2 | 1,041 | | [Applied Materials](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applied-materials) | 2 | 887 | | [Fireworks AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fireworks-ai) | 2 | 13 | | [Handshake](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/handshake) | 2 | No match | | [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hewlett-packard-enterprise) | 2 | 556 | | [LG Electronics](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lg-electronics) | 2 | 38 | | [Natera](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/natera) | 2 | 123 | | [Netskope](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/netskope) | 2 | 32 | | Rad AI | 2 | 18 | | Writer | 2 | 13 | | Xaira Therapeutics | 2 | 4 | | Abridge | 1 | No match | | Ambience Healthcare | 1 | 15 | | [Amentum](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/amentum) | 1 | 5 | | [Anthropic](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/anthropic) | 1 | 276 | | [Applied Intuition](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/applied-intuition) | 1 | 267 | | [Charles Schwab](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/charles-schwab) | 1 | No match | | [Cisco](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/cisco) | 1 | 1,814 | | Clera | 1 | No match | | [Cohere](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/cohere) | 1 | 36 | | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | 1 | 891 | | [Expedia](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/expedia) | 1 | 679 | | [Figma](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/figma) | 1 | 116 | | [Gilead Sciences](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/gilead-sciences) | 1 | 250 | | [Google](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/google) | 1 | 8,528 | | [Intuitive](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuitive) | 1 | No match | | [JPMorgan Chase](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/jpmorgan-chase) | 1 | 3,326 | | [KLA](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/kla) | 1 | 431 | | [Lockheed Martin](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lockheed-martin) | 1 | 1 | | [Nebius](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/nebius) | 1 | 7 | | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | 1 | 597 | | [Qualcomm](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/qualcomm) | 1 | 1,758 | | [Revolution Medicines](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/revolution-medicines) | 1 | 44 | | [Roblox](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/roblox) | 1 | 382 | | Roboforce | 1 | 15 | | [Salesforce](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/salesforce) | 1 | 1,793 | | [Tempus](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tempus) | 1 | No match | | [Universal Music](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/universal-music) | 1 | No match | ## The roles | Role | Company | Location | Employer H-1B record | Posting says | First seen | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Staff/Sr. Staff/Principal AI research scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-sr-staff-principal-ai-research-scientist-writer-e7be441a) | Writer | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-scientist-netskope-2996a1bf) | [Netskope](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/netskope) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 32 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff Machine Learning Scientist, Applied Causal Inference](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-machine-learning-scientist-applied-causal-inference-doordash-80c0053a) | [DoorDash](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/doordash) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 891 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Research Scientist, Prediction & Smart Agents](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-research-scientist-prediction-and-smart-agents-nuro-9999aead) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [ML Systems Research Engineer, RL / Inference / Agent Systems](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ml-systems-research-engineer-rl-inference-agent-systems-amd-a4cd78fc) | [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 | | [AI Researcher (Efficient AI)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-researcher-efficient-ai-lg-electronics-09202842) | [LG Electronics](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lg-electronics) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 38 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Tech Lead, Research Scientist, Generative AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/tech-lead-research-scientist-generative-ai-tiktok-710991b3) | [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 Researcher, AI.x](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-researcher-ai-x-charles-schwab-2b61ff7b) | [Charles Schwab](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/charles-schwab) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist I, Attribute Sciences Computational Biology, AI & Scientific Informatics](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-i-attribute-sciences-computational-biology-ai-and-scientific-9ff3fd89) | [Gilead Sciences](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/gilead-sciences) | Santa Monica California, USA (On-site) | 250 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff ML Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ml-research-scientist-rad-ai-309f13af) | Rad AI | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 18 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI research scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-research-scientist-writer-a843c1d6) | Writer | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Lead Bioinformatics & Machine Learning Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/lead-bioinformatics-and-machine-learning-scientist-natera-c02e691d) | [Natera](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/natera) | San Carlos California, USA (On-site) | 123 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Lead Bioinformatics & Machine Learning Scientist (Epigenomics)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/lead-bioinformatics-and-machine-learning-scientist-epigenomics-natera-1d65a63c) | [Natera](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/natera) | San Carlos California, USA (On-site) | 123 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Scientist - Biomedical Multimodal Modeling](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-scientist-biomedical-multimodal-modeling-xaira-therapeutics-935378c9) | Xaira Therapeutics | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Scientist, BioMedical AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-scientist-biomedical-ai-xaira-therapeutics-89263761) | Xaira Therapeutics | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Scientist, Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-scientist-platform-avathon-baad54b6) | [Avathon](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/avathon) | Pleasanton California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Scientist, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-scientist-product-lifecycle-management-plm-avathon-6ba01688) | [Avathon](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/avathon) | Pleasanton California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff/Lead Machine Learning Research Scientist, Behavior & Planning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-lead-machine-learning-research-scientist-behavior-and-planning-nuro-1c1059ec) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff/Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer, Intelligent Systems](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-senior-machine-learning-research-engineer-intelligent-systems-scale-ai-b32faa58) | [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 | | [Staff/Sr. Staff, Physical AI Researcher (LG Emerging Tech Lab)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-sr-staff-physical-ai-researcher-lg-emerging-tech-lab-lg-electronics-204ae8a0) | [LG Electronics](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/lg-electronics) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 38 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-research-scientist-post-training-scale-ai-d76518bc) | [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 | | [Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-research-scientist-evaluations-scale-ai-6538b484) | [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 | | [Clinical AI Researcher](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/clinical-ai-researcher-ambience-healthcare-c540ba3f) | Ambience Healthcare | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 15 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 | | [Principal Machine Learning Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-machine-learning-scientist-universal-music-af537a8c) | [Universal Music](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/universal-music) | Santa Monica California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Principal AI Scientist - AI Foundation](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/principal-ai-scientist-ai-foundation-intuit-24cec08d) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Physics AI Scientist III](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/physics-ai-scientist-iii-applied-materials-54b06c45) | [Applied Materials](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applied-materials) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 887 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [PhD Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI - New College Grad 2026](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/phd-research-scientist-fundamental-generative-ai-new-college-grad-2026-nvidia-33cc605c) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, Machine Learning Platform](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-machine-learning-platform-abridge-c737dda8) | Abridge | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, LLM Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-llm-infrastructure-fireworks-ai-d69ce531) | [Fireworks AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fireworks-ai) | San Mateo California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, Coding Agents](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-coding-agents-handshake-17cfb5ca) | [Handshake](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/handshake) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, AI Products (Early Career - Industry)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-products-early-career-industry-perplexity-4c16525e) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, AI Engineering](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-engineering-handshake-2f36f2b0) | [Handshake](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/handshake) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff - Infrastructure Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-infrastructure-engineer-frontier-ai-and-robotics-far-a-3ea70022) | [Amazon](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/amazon) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 17,603 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff, AI Training Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-training-infrastructure-fireworks-ai-0fb43182) | [Fireworks AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/fireworks-ai) | San Mateo California, USA (On-site) | 13 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-software-engineer-enterprise-ai-products-perplexity-2cbd6aa6) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-software-engineer-ai-policy-and-strategic-initiatives-031061ac) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff (AI Researcher)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-researcher-perplexity-cd2ca007) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Member of Technical Staff (AI Inference Engineer)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/member-of-technical-staff-ai-inference-engineer-perplexity-dbd07e3e) | [Perplexity](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/perplexity) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 29 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning/Research Engineer Graduate (Monetization Technology-Ads Core Global) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-research-engineer-graduate-monetization-technology-ads-core-glo-a026724f) | [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 Scientist, Frontier Research, AI for Drug Discovery (AIDD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-scientist-frontier-research-ai-for-drug-discovery-aidd-genentec-f384343e) | [Genentech](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/genentech) | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 285 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Scientist II, Drug Discovery Analytics](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-scientist-ii-drug-discovery-analytics-revolution-medicines-7e81975f) | [Revolution Medicines](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/revolution-medicines) | Redwood City California, USA (On-site) | 44 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Scientist Graduate (TikTok Trust and Safety) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-scientist-graduate-tiktok-trust-and-safety-2027-start-phd-tikto-0e8136a1) | [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 Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-research-scientist-generative-modeling-for-planning-nuro-05ea2d37) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Post Doctoral Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-post-doctoral-research-scientist-hewlett-packard-enterprise-6a52f57a) | [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hewlett-packard-enterprise) | Milpitas California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Machine Learning Research Scientist, Behavior Planning and Prediction](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-research-scientist-behavior-planning-and-prediction-nuro-f2366a3e) | [Nuro](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nuro) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 90 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Generative AI Applied Scientist - Services Special Projects](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/generative-ai-applied-scientist-services-special-projects-apple-0b79e3e9) | [Apple](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/apple) | Cupertino, USA (On-site) | 6,872 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Artificial Intelligence for Video Compression - Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/artificial-intelligence-for-video-compression-research-scientist-qualcomm-e96928a6) | [Qualcomm](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/qualcomm) | San Diego California, USA (On-site) | 1,758 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Applied Research Scientist, Proactive Intelligence, — Agentic Systems and Generative Modeling](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/applied-research-scientist-proactive-intelligence-agentic-systems-and-generative-f0a88a81) | [Apple](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/apple) | Cupertino, USA (On-site) | 6,872 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [HPE Labs – AI/ML Research Scientist III](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/hpe-labs-ai-ml-research-scientist-iii-hewlett-packard-enterprise-79df996c) | [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/hewlett-packard-enterprise) | Milpitas California, USA (On-site) | 556 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Materials Research Engineer](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-materials-research-engineer-applied-materials-dfb4f56e) | [Applied Materials](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/applied-materials) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 887 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [AI Research Scientist — Agentic AI and Foundation Models](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/ai-research-scientist-agentic-ai-and-foundation-models-amd-4263c898) | [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 | | [(General Hire) Machine Learning Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/general-hire-machine-learning-scientist-graduate-tiktok-recommendation-2027-star-f05b0c89) | [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 | | [(General Hire) Machine Learning Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2026 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/general-hire-machine-learning-scientist-graduate-tiktok-recommendation-2026-star-8b83cf26) | [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 | | [Research Scientist, Physical AI - Foundation Models - PhD New College Grad 2026](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-physical-ai-foundation-models-phd-new-college-grad-2026-nvidi-cde07f53) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff AI Scientist -- Credit Karma](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-scientist-credit-karma-intuit-46521df9) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Oakland California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Staff AI Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/staff-ai-scientist-intuit-dfe3956c) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Sr. AI Scientist, Agentic Science/Generative Models, AI for Biology & Translation (AIBT)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/sr-ai-scientist-agentic-science-generative-models-ai-for-biology-and-translation-f8b20d6f) | [Genentech](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/genentech) | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 285 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-research-scientist-generative-modeling-for-plannin-4d20516c) | [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/Principal AI Scientist, Foundational ML, AI for Biology & Translation (AIBT)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-principal-ai-scientist-foundational-ml-ai-for-biology-and-translation-aib-958998d6) | [Genentech](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/genentech) | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 285 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Systems Research Engineer – Embodied AI & Robotics](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-systems-research-engineer-embodied-ai-and-robotics-intuitive-b7fe7dfe) | [Intuitive](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuitive) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Scientist, AI Inference & Optimization](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-principal-machine-learning-scientist-ai-inference-and-optimization-19711f99) | [Netskope](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/netskope) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 32 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Research Scientist- Robotics AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-research-scientist-robotics-ai-bosch-213048cf) | [Bosch](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/bosch) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-research-scientist-fundamental-generative-ai-nvidia-1b811f3d) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Research Scientist, EDA and AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-research-scientist-eda-and-ai-nvidia-16f86dab) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Research Scientist for Generative AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-research-scientist-for-generative-ai-nvidia-31e347e9) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Member of Technical Staff, Multimodal AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-member-of-technical-staff-multimodal-ai-cohere-f23fd10f) | [Cohere](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/cohere) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 36 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Recommendation (Multiple Positions)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-scientist-recommendation-multiple-positions-tiktok-9c0ac627) | [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 | | [Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Lab Automation](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-scientist-lab-automation-genentech-79ced943) | [Genentech](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/genentech) | South San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 285 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Agentic Experience](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-machine-learning-scientist-agentic-experience-expedia-db90d688) | [Expedia](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/expedia) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 679 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior ML Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ml-research-scientist-rad-ai-b18185b6) | Rad AI | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 18 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist- Credit Karma](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-credit-karma-intuit-4b65e661) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Oakland California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist, Transportation & Logistics](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-transportation-and-logistics-avathon-0cd11b5a) | [Avathon](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/avathon) | Pleasanton California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist, Planning](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-planning-avathon-8fb51fb6) | [Avathon](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/avathon) | Pleasanton California, USA (On-site) | 4 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist, AI Products / Life Sciences](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-ai-products-life-sciences-tempus-3eb8c29b) | [Tempus](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tempus) | Redwood City California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-intuit-91564e19) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | San Diego California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-scientist-intuit-fab07450) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Researcher , AISWP (Hybrid)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-researcher-aiswp-hybrid-cisco-fd786c58) | [Cisco](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/cisco) | San Jose California, USA (On-site) | 1,814 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior AI Research Scientist](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-research-scientist-intuit-0d21f7f0) | [Intuit](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/intuit) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 1,374 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, Agents](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-machine-learning-research-scientist-agents-scale-ai-e97e0bb7) | [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 | | [Senior / Staff AI Research Scientist, Foundation Models](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-staff-ai-research-scientist-foundation-models-roboforce-f61ef706) | Roboforce | Milpitas California, USA (On-site) | 15 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist- Robotics AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-robotics-ai-bosch-c9cea2b5) | [Bosch](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/bosch) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist, Multimodal Generative AI (Intelligent Creation)– Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program -2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-multimodal-generative-ai-intelligent-creation-global-frontier-3c583c0b) | [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 | | [Research Scientist, Intelligent Editing and AI Agent (Multimodality) Graduate (Intelligent Creation) -Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program -2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-intelligent-editing-and-ai-agent-multimodality-graduate-intel-09a201eb) | [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 | | [Research Scientist, Generative AI - San Jose](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-generative-ai-san-jose-tiktok-97ba15a5) | [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 | | [Research Scientist, GenAI, DeepMind](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-genai-deepmind-google-5591a52b) | [Google](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/google) | Mountain View California, USA (On-site) | 8,528 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI - New College Grad 2026](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-fundamental-generative-ai-new-college-grad-2026-nvidia-8dfeb713) | [Nvidia](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/nvidia) | Santa Clara California, USA (On-site) | 3,591 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist, Applied Machine Learning Security (Agent Systems), SEAR](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-applied-machine-learning-security-agent-systems-sear-apple-715d549f) | [Apple](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/apple) | Cupertino, USA (On-site) | 6,872 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Scientist, AI Safety and Alignment](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-ai-safety-and-alignment-scale-ai-177a7b70) | [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 | | [Research Scientist in Generative AI Graduate (Intelligent Creation) - 2026 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-in-generative-ai-graduate-intelligent-creation-2026-start-phd-5b3f8e5b) | [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 | | [Research Scientist Graduate - (Trust and Safety, CV/NLP/Multimodal LLM) - 2026 Start(PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-graduate-trust-and-safety-cv-nlp-multimodal-llm-2026-start-ph-f9185d42) | [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 | | [Research Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation-Agentic AI) - 2026 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-graduate-tiktok-recommendation-agentic-ai-2026-start-phd-tikt-bc1848dd) | [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 | | [Research Scientist Graduate (Conversational AI) - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-graduate-conversational-ai-2027-start-phd-tiktok-f13084d7) | [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 | | [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 | | [Research Scientist - Generative AI Graduate (Intelligent Creation) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-scientist-generative-ai-graduate-intelligent-creation-global-frontier-t-4b059fe9) | [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 | | [Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-machine-learning-reinforcement-learning-anthropic-d55ec4de) | [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 | | [Research Engineer / Research Scientist / AI Systems Engineer, RSI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-research-scientist-ai-systems-engineer-rsi-openai-3925b662) | [OpenAI](https://realanalystjobs.com/ai-jobs/at/openai) | San Francisco California, USA (On-site) | 597 new H-1B workers | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Engineer - TikTok Ads Core ML, Ranking](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-tiktok-ads-core-ml-ranking-tiktok-41a39e56) | [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 | | [Research Engineer - Robotics AI](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-robotics-ai-bosch-a99597a9) | [Bosch](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/bosch) | Sunnyvale California, USA (On-site) | No match | Not stated | 2026-11-15 | | [Research Engineer - AI/RL Infrastructure](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-ai-rl-infrastructure-applied-intuition-f26e3d75) | [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 | 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 121; 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 AI research scientists in California? 121 AI research and applied scientist roles in California are open on Real Analyst Jobs as of 15 November 2026, at 49 companies. 110 (91%) 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 TikTok (15), Amazon (13) and Intuit (7). By location: San Francisco (26), Santa Clara (19) and San Jose (17). 64 of the 121 roles list yearly pay in US dollars; the median midpoint of the listed ranges is $230K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $276K. 4 postings say they will not sponsor a visa; they stay on the list, last. ### Which companies with an H-1B record have AI research and applied scientist roles in California open? Today: TikTok, Amazon, Intuit, Nvidia, Apple and Nuro. 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? 65 of the 121 roles (54%) state pay in the posting, in the employer's own words and currency. ### How much do AI research and applied scientist roles in California pay? By the postings themselves: 64 of the 121 roles list yearly pay in US dollars. The median midpoint of the listed ranges is $230K, and the middle half runs from $200K to $276K. 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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