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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2659 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
- Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (Onsite)
Cisco · San Jose, CA · careers.cisco.com
$169k · posted 1 month ago
- Executive Assistant× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$121k–$175k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Manager, Customer Advocacy and insights× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$112k–$163k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Director, Product ManagementDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$231k–$335k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Product Manager, Brands AIProduct Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$166k–$240k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Staff Pricing Analyst
Micron Technology · San Jose, CA · micron.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 1 month ago
- Staff Test Firmware EngineerEngineering
Micron Technology · San Jose, CA · micron.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 1 month ago
- Sr. Software Developer Engineer
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · posted 1 month ago
- Staff Software Engineer, AI Interactions (iOS), XRFull-stack
Alphabet · San Jose, CA · google.com
$207k–$300k · posted 1 month ago
- Professional Services Technical ConsultantSEO× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$136k–$196k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Signal and Power Integrity Technical Lead (Hybrid)× 2 openings
Cisco · San Jose, CA · careers.cisco.com
$184k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior Android Development EngineerEngineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$302k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Senior AI Evaluation Specialist — IP Guardrails and Agentic Workflows
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$194k–$281k · posted 1 month ago
- AI/ML Engineer – Gen AI Assistant & Experience EngineeringML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$183k–$265k · most recent posted 1 month ago
- Business Banking Relationship Manager 4
U.S. Bank · San Jose, CA · careers.usbank.com
$132k · posted 1 month ago
- Principal Software Development Engineer - Rust, LLM, NetworkingEngineering
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$182k · posted 1 month ago
- Engagement & Recognition Program ManagerProgram Manager
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$123k · posted 1 month ago
- Sr Staff Product Designer, GenStudioProduct Design× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$301k · most recent posted 1 month ago
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Macy's · San Jose, CA · ebwh.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
posted 1 month ago
- Retail Sales Associate, Eastridge - Part TimeRetail Associate
Macy's · San Jose, CA · ebwh.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
posted 1 month ago
- Sr. Staff Software Engineer - AI Agentic Infrastructure & Systems
AMD · San Jose, CA · careers.amd.com
posted 1 month ago