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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2658 active postings tracked in San Jose, CA · collapsed to 1609 roles.
San Jose, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($240k vs $137k national)
- Net hiring is positive (+384 this week — 495 added vs 111 removed)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 29% from the last 14 days)
San Jose, CA job market overview (May 2026)
The San Jose, CA job market is currently stable, with a mix of fresh hiring and slower-moving roles. Out of 2,658 active job postings tracked here, 39% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and director, with technology as the leading sector.
- 39% of postings in San Jose, CA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 495 new postings have appeared this week — about 19% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 22 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 198+ days.
- 13% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (338 roles).
- 52% of postings list a salary range (1,377 of 2,658).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $240k.
- The most active employers right now are Adobe, Cisco, and Costco.
- Director roles advertise the highest median pay at $335k per year (n=118).
What this means for job seekers
- Expect a typical mix of fast and slow-moving roles.
- Best opportunities are in engineering and director.
San Jose, CA job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.
- 2,658Active postings
- 495Posted this week
- 1,049Open 30+ days39% of active
- 338Remote / hybrid13% of active
- 52%List salary1,377 of 2,658
- 1%Hourly19 of disclosed
- $240kMedian annual (max)
- $29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 22dMedian agep90 198d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering319
- Director155
- Product Manager98
- ML / AI Engineering90
- Backend73
- Data Science68
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers426
- Managers, All Other215
- Project Management Specialists95
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29
- Computer and Information Research Scientists17
- Data Scientists17
Top sectors
- Technology1,856
- Retail405
- Manufacturing305
- Food Service / Restaurants224
- Financial Services208
- Consumer Goods136
Employment mix
- Unspecified1,988 · 75%
- Full-time358 · 13%
- Contract126 · 5%
- Part-time99 · 4%
- Intern71 · 3%
- Temporary16 · 1%
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Recent postings
- Senior Data Scientist, Knowledge SurfacesData Science× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$163k–$236k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Engineering Manager, Data Science, SDK & Cloud EngineeringEngineering Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$203k–$293k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Director, Central Sales Planning and OperationsDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$225k–$326k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Software Architect, Identity Access Management
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$231k · posted 1 month ago
- Tech Lead / ArchitectFull-stack× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$221k–$320k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Architect, Site Reliability EngineeringDevOps / SRE× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$229k–$331k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Program Manager – Digital Enablement & Care • Adobe.comProgram Manager
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$162k–$235k · posted 1 month ago
- Senior Applied Scientist - AI Guardrails PlatformData Science
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$216k–$313k · posted 1 month ago
- Senior Director, Customer Program Management-GPUDirector
AMD · San Jose, CA · careers.amd.com
posted 1 month ago
- Sr. EB Account Executive/ Service ManagerAccount Executive
Arthur J. Gallagher · San Jose, CA · jobs.ajg.com
posted 1 month ago
- Director, Engineering Program Management - AI Platforms & GlobalizationDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$226k–$327k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Sr Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Firefly Services× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$243k–$351k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Engineering Program ManagerProgram Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$162k–$235k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Full-Stack Engineer - AI (Level 4)Full-stack
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · posted 1 month ago
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Macy's · San Jose, CA · ebwh.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
posted 1 month ago
- Shift Leader (P1-1360193-1)Shift Supervisor / Service Lead
Panda Express · San Jose, CA · pandacareers.com
posted 1 month ago
- Kitchen Team (P1-1350823-2)Crew / Cashier
Panda Express · San Jose, CA · pandacareers.com
posted 1 month ago
- Senior Staff Software Development Engineer (C/C++, TCP/IP, Datapath)Engineering
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$154k · posted 1 month ago