Inference and ML systems engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
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3,996 open inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. We read every job from the company's own job board and check it every day.
How much do inference and ML systems jobs pay in the San Francisco Bay Area?
The median posted base salary for inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $197K to $290K a year. This median comes from the 1,986 open jobs with posted pay. That is 50% of the 3,996 open jobs at 600 companies. For one in ten of these jobs, the top of the range is more than $423K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on November 10, 2026. We update them every day. They show base salary only, without stock or bonus.
Median posted base pay by company in the San Francisco Bay Area
| Company | Jobs with posted pay | Median range |
|---|---|---|
| Magic | 6 | $275K to $550K |
| Inflection AI | 2 | $400K to $550K |
| Odyssey | 6 | $164K to $508K |
| Vmax AI Corp | 2 | $300K to $500K |
| Mercor | 7 | $200K to $500K |
| Anthropic | 68 | $350K to $485K |
Newest inference and ML systems jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
Backend: AI Infra and GPU Orchestration
CHAI AIPalo Alto, CA
Pay not posted
AI Researcher: Post-Training
CHAI AIPalo Alto, CA
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer
QuadricBurlingame, CA (HQ)
$170K–$230K / yr
Posted today
Principal Solutions Specialist, Inference
CoreWeaveBellevue, WA / Dallas, TX / Livingston, NJ / Manhattan, NY / San Francisco, CA / Sunnyvale, CA +5
$177K–$237K / yr
Posted today
$150K–$225K / yr
Posted today