--- title: "DevOps Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" data_as_of: "2026-10-14T05:40:12.280Z" cite_as: "Metaintro job-market data. https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca" data: ["https://www.metaintro.com/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca/data.json"] --- DevOps Engineer market brief · San Francisco, CA # DevOps Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA 596 DevOps engineer openings are live in the San Francisco, CA area from 327 employers, led by Apple, JPMC, and NVIDIA USA. The middle half of posted salaries runs $138,582–$200,000 a year (median $170,000), from the 77% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 28% of openings. 8% of listings accept remote work. Data updated Oct 14, 2026 [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=DevOps+Engineer+jobs+in+San+Francisco%2C+CA)[Browse all DevOps Engineer markets](/jobs/devops-engineer) ## Role and market snapshot A quick read on demand before you open the live listings **Tracked jobs** : 596 : Live DevOps engineer openings currently tracked in the San Francisco market. **Companies hiring** : 327 : Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view. **Median compensation** : $170,000 : 77% of listings provide usable compensation data. ## Market analysis Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings. Level mix ### Career ladder [Entry-level](/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca/entry-level)90 jobs [Mid-level](/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca/mid-level)164 jobs [Senior](/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca/senior)169 jobs [Lead+](/jobs/devops-engineer/locations/san-francisco-ca/lead)86 jobs San Francisco is senior-heavy for DevOps engineer roles: 33% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market. 30-day window ### Demand and salary Current jobs 596 Hiring employers 327 Salary coverage 77% Median experience 5.0 years Within this market ### Employer tier lens Startups & growing teams 287 181 companies · $150,000 median Established employers 211 90 companies · $200,000 median Top of market 50 31 companies · $257,500 median Coverage-gated ### Salary distribution P25 $138,582 P50 $170,000 P75 $200,000 P90 $231,400 Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay. Use Metaintro ### Turn this market signal into momentum Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now. - Open live DevOps engineer listings in San Francisco - Compare the level mix before narrowing your search - Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=DevOps+Engineer+jobs+in+San+Francisco%2C+CA)[Get started free](/signup) ## Turn this market brief into a live search. Use the signal The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare DevOps engineer opportunities in San Francisco, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply. - 596 live roles tracked in this market. - 327 employers represented in the current window. - Market data refreshed Oct 14, 2026. [Search live jobs](/jobs/search?q=DevOps+Engineer+jobs+in+San+Francisco%2C+CA)[Compare other markets](/jobs/devops-engineer) ## A practical market plan for DevOps Engineer in San Francisco Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list. 1. 01Read the demand 596 DevOps engineer openings across 327 employers establish the current San Francisco opportunity set. 2. 02Choose the right rung Senior leads the derived level mix with 169 tracked openings. 3. 03Prioritize employers Apple is one of the most active visible employers, with 23 current openings in this market view. 4. 04Open the live roles 24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now. With Metaintro Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop. ## Where this market is hiring Move from the San Francisco market view into active employers and representative DevOps engineer openings Employer activity · 327 companies ### Who is hiring in this market The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample. [![Apple logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.com%2Fapple-touch-icon.png&sig=1Mml8kDrMwt8Wxx0jzfCZh29FHOJrhYgvTKBfK7Q3M8) AppleEstablished employers23Open roles](/company/apple)![JPMC logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Djpmc.com%26sz%3D128) JPMCEmployer profile21Open roles NVIDIA USAEstablished employers16Open roles [![Google logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gstatic.com%2Fimages%2Fbranding%2Fsearchlogo%2Fico%2Ffavicon.ico&sig=BDKNIk76wJac9i-LAZppluVpAO3UuN8wc9QbQfIxuFY) GoogleEstablished employers15Open roles](/company/google)[![Capital One logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalone.com%2Fapple-touch-icon.png&sig=Ssko1K967eujTLFUmT_CvqpuYTrMmc_uGLg-sjr3BdQ) Capital OneEstablished employers9Open roles](/company/capital-one-8dfd13f4)[![HPE logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.phenompeople.com%2FCareerConnectResources%2FHPE1US%2Fimages%2FSocial_FBLI-1762209479230.jpg) HPEStartups & growing teams8Open roles](/company/hpe)[![Lambda logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Flambda.ai%2Fhubfs%2Fraw_assets%2F33%2Fpublic%2F%40projects%2FLambda%2520Marketing%2520Website%2Flambda-theme%2Fassets%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Fapple-touch-icon-180x180.png&sig=IAFXLZeS3apqvev_dx-jYZcpxqbLC8d4w4SgRjbHvJw) LambdaEstablished employers8Open roles](/company/lambda)[![NVIDIA logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Ffavicon.ico) NVIDIAEstablished employers7Open roles](/company/nvidia) Live opportunity sample · 24 of 596 matches ### Representative openings Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data. [Principal Core Infrastructure EngineerLead+OracleSanta Clara, California$114,600Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/principal-core-infrastructure-engineer-at-oracle-85ed8bb1-2bd3-5208-baae-fa8fc102d647)[LLM Platform EngineerMid-levelAllSpiceSan Francisco, California$160,000Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/llm-platform-engineer-at-allspice-d3088572-046b-5c54-a8a9-b8dd898ba4e3)[Cloud Platform Engineer I: 26-03129Live roleAkrayaOakland, California$156,000Posted Oct 13, 2026](/job/cloud-platform-engineer-i-26-03129-at-akraya-6f07d1da-669a-5aa3-85d7-bb2326e077ed)[Senior AI Platform EngineerMid-levelIntralinks Goudou KaishaSan Francisco, California$150,000Posted Oct 12, 2026](/job/senior-ai-platform-engineer-at-intralinks-goudou-kaisha-920a3347-0fca-5d34-b0ed-8eb012d6b7d3)[Principal Machine Learning Platform Engineer, Foundation AILead+RobloxSan Mateo, California$295,250Posted Oct 12, 2026](/job/principal-machine-learning-platform-engineer-foundation-ai-at-roblox-9d0d1f0c-3ff8-5525-91ea-fbff0f62839b)[Senior Site Reliability Engineer - EPGSeniorOktaSan Francisco, California$165,000Posted Oct 12, 2026](/job/senior-site-reliability-engineer-epg-at-okta-c0289d42-3afa-5846-9ca1-cbd0fa564ee4)[Site Reliability Engineer- SWE- Cloud (multiple openings)Entry-levelGoogleSunnyvale, California$152,800Posted Oct 12, 2026](/job/site-reliability-engineer-swe-cloud-multiple-openings-at-google-e10639af-f3fc-5800-811d-bd20ebdc07af)[Staff DevOps EngineerSeniorForm EnergyBerkeley, California$147,959Posted Oct 12, 2026](/job/staff-devops-engineer-at-form-energy-9e4e10a8-3910-5e1d-bad7-66ec957cfb59) #### More DevOps engineer openings in San Francisco - [AfterQuery - Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Applied AI · deCircle](/job/afterquery-senior-infrastructure-engineer-applied-ai-at-decircle-29fd7478-13b4-5300-b034-a71b47b0e8a2) - [Temper - Infrastructure/Platform Engineer · deCircle](/job/temper-infrastructure-platform-engineer-at-decircle-8ee244e2-0c7e-5495-a9c4-1ca3dc15d0b6) - [Senior AI Platform Engineer · Intralinks Goudou Kaisha](/job/senior-ai-platform-engineer-at-intralinks-goudou-kaisha-1778fded-a4f9-5a72-ac74-91cf6eb3bd41) - [Senior Platform Engineer, Lab Infrastructure and Security · Plasmidsaurus](/job/senior-platform-engineer-lab-infrastructure-and-security-at-9e3c658f-a26e-5054-8f31-79a2c5daa355) - [Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer · Oracle](/job/senior-core-infrastructure-engineer-at-oracle-89354e85-a7db-5796-b416-cac864b90360) - [Sr. Cloud Engineer (1 of 2) Detail – UCSF · UCSF](/job/sr-cloud-engineer-1-of-2-detail-ucsf-at-ucsf-10e97add-cb11-5139-a330-213fd3e21a41) - [Cloud Engineer Detail – UCSF · UCSF](/job/cloud-engineer-detail-ucsf-at-ucsf-1b6e1770-0958-57c8-8462-961d2ee39194) - [DevOps Engineer - HPE Networking (Hybrid - California) · HPE](/job/devops-engineer-hpe-networking-hybrid-california-at-hpe-14d7b7c1-4bb1-5ae3-968c-bcdfe631562e) - [Staff Infrastructure Engineer · Multiply Labs](/job/staff-infrastructure-engineer-at-multiply-labs-bb9e4a72-bfdd-5617-8ddd-301bf947db86) - [Senior AI Platform Engineer · Code Metal](/job/senior-ai-platform-engineer-at-code-metal-e55ac751-6c53-592a-b435-a0ae9fdf7091) - [Staff Site Reliability Engineer – Healthcare / Medical Devices: 26-03112 · Honda](/job/staff-site-reliability-engineer-healthcare-medical-devices-26-03112-d598cda1-e1c7-5907-b81e-333fb1124cf5) - [Senior DevOps Engineer II · Hearst Magazines Division](/job/senior-devops-engineer-ii-at-hearst-magazines-division-b8eac6fd-84ad-587e-b157-ac119f6465c3) - [Senior DevOps Engineer II · Hearst Magazines Division](/job/senior-devops-engineer-ii-at-hearst-magazines-division-660e555c-aeb8-5a0a-8685-4e4097a4da23) - [Senior DevOps Engineer II · Hearst Magazines Division](/job/senior-devops-engineer-ii-at-hearst-magazines-division-9cc87a11-aa2e-53d1-aa39-38830c0569c9) - [Senior DevOps Engineer II · Hearst Magazines Division](/job/senior-devops-engineer-ii-at-hearst-magazines-division-931bde6a-6ac6-5b48-95c2-02678bd0f506) - [AI Infrastructure Engineer · Intel](/job/ai-infrastructure-engineer-at-intel-dfd22496-d164-5f09-851f-f7aeea95c262) [Explore all 596 matching jobs](/jobs/search?q=DevOps+Engineer+jobs+in+San+Francisco%2C+CA) ## DevOps Engineer jobs in San Francisco: what applicants need to know Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice. 1. 01### How many DevOps engineer jobs are open in San Francisco? Metaintro tracks 596 live DevOps engineer openings from 327 employers in the San Francisco, CA area over the last 30 days. 2. 02### What do DevOps engineer jobs in San Francisco pay? The median posted salary is $170,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $138,582 to $200,000. Based on the 77% of current listings that disclose pay. 3. 03### Which experience level has the most DevOps engineer openings in San Francisco? Senior roles lead with 169 openings. Experience level is known for 85% of this market's listings. 4. 04### Which companies are hiring for DevOps engineer jobs in San Francisco? Apple, JPMC, NVIDIA USA, and Google have the most open DevOps engineer roles here right now, out of 327 hiring employers. ## Continue with the next market signal Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster Nearby cities Compare DevOps Engineer demand around San Francisco. 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