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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2624 active postings tracked in San Jose, CA · collapsed to 1569 roles.
San Jose, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($239k vs $136k national)
- Net hiring is positive (+545 this week — 546 added vs 1 removed)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 31% 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 2,624 active job postings tracked here, 37% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and director, with technology as the leading sector.
- 37% of postings in San Jose, CA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 546 new postings have appeared this week — about 21% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 20 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 199+ days.
- 14% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (374 roles).
- 53% of postings list a salary range (1,398 of 2,624).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $239k.
- The most active employers right now are Adobe, Cisco, and PayPal.
- Director roles advertise the highest median pay at $335k per year (n=117).
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.
- 2,624Active postings
- 546Posted this week
- 966Open 30+ days37% of active
- 374Remote / hybrid14% of active
- 53%List salary1,398 of 2,624
- 2%Hourly22 of disclosed
- $239kMedian annual (max)
- $29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 20dMedian agep90 199d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering302
- Director150
- ML / AI Engineering89
- Product Manager87
- Backend83
- Data Science65
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers439
- Managers, All Other220
- Project Management Specialists98
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30
- Computer and Information Research Scientists17
- Data Scientists17
Top sectors
- Technology1,817
- Retail412
- Manufacturing300
- Financial Services222
- Food Service / Restaurants221
- Consumer Goods140
Employment mix
- Unspecified1,957 · 75%
- Full-time347 · 13%
- Contract127 · 5%
- Part-time106 · 4%
- Intern71 · 3%
- Temporary16 · 1%
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Recent postings
- Senior / Prompt Engineer (AI/ML), Brand Concierge× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$212k–$307k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Principal Engineer AI/ML× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$262k–$379k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Machine Learning Ops Engineer, Brand Concierge× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$183k–$265k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Senior Talent Development Partner× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$174k–$252k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Principal Service Engineer, Adobe Firefly× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$262k–$379k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Director, Strategy & Business Operations, Business Partnering & TalentBusiness Operations× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$213k–$309k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Full-Stack Engineer, Enterprise GenAIFull-stack× 4 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Director of Software Engineering & Applied AI (Level 6) – Product Success Engineering, Adobe Experience PlatformDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$247k–$358k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Principal Engineering Program Manager - Adobe AcrobatProgram Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$192k–$277k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Applied Scientist 3Data Science× 4 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$165k–$239k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Sr. Software Development Engineer 55Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$229k–$331k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer/Architect– Agentic AI & PersonalizationML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$212k–$307k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Sr. Software Development EngineerEngineering× 4 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$302k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Enterprise Account Director,Creativity & ProductivityDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$255k–$370k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Principal, Thought Leadership Content StrategistContent× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$180k–$261k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Senior Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Typographic IntelligenceML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$239k–$346k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Global Portfolio & Investment Planning Lead× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$172k–$248k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Machine Learning Engineer 3ML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$162k–$234k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- AEP Solutions EngineerSales Engineer× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$149k–$215k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$302k · most recent posted 2 days ago
- Senior Accounting Manager - Signia by Hilton San JoseAccounting
Hilton · San Jose, CA · jobs.hilton.com
posted 2 days ago
- Software Engineer Full Stack & Application Development I (Intern) – United StatesFull-stack
Cisco · San Jose, CA · careers.cisco.com
$44k · posted 2 days ago
- Assistant Director of Catering and Events - Hilton San JoseDirector
Hilton · San Jose, CA · jobs.hilton.com
posted 2 days ago