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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2635 active postings tracked in San Jose, CA · collapsed to 1589 roles.
San Jose, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($244k vs $137k national)
- Net hiring is positive (+418 this week — 506 added vs 88 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 signs of slowing hiring activity. Out of 2,637 active job postings tracked here, 40% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and director, with technology as the leading sector.
- 40% of postings in San Jose, CA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 506 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 202+ days.
- 12% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (325 roles).
- 51% of postings list a salary range (1,352 of 2,637).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $244k.
- The most active employers right now are Adobe, Cisco, and PayPal.
- Director roles advertise the highest median pay at $335k per year (n=115).
What this means for job seekers
- Expect longer response times from employers — many roles sit open for over a month.
- Best opportunities are in engineering and director.
San Jose, CA job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.
- 2,637Active postings
- 506Posted this week
- 1,047Open 30+ days40% of active
- 325Remote / hybrid12% of active
- 51%List salary1,352 of 2,637
- 1%Hourly19 of disclosed
- $244kMedian annual (max)
- $29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 22dMedian agep90 202d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering311
- Director153
- Product Manager89
- ML / AI Engineering89
- Backend80
- Data Science68
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers438
- Managers, All Other217
- Project Management Specialists95
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29
- Computer and Information Research Scientists17
- Data Scientists17
Top sectors
- Technology1,835
- Retail407
- Manufacturing302
- Food Service / Restaurants225
- Financial Services215
- Consumer Goods133
Employment mix
- Unspecified1,970 · 75%
- Full-time351 · 13%
- Contract129 · 5%
- Part-time99 · 4%
- Intern72 · 3%
- Temporary16 · 1%
Filter by skill
Recent postings
- Senior Data Science Engineer× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$163k–$236k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- MRI Technologist II× 3 openings
Kaiser Permanente · San Jose, CA · kaiserpermanentejobs.org
most recent posted 5 days ago
- Radiologic Technologist IV - CTHealthcare Other
Kaiser Permanente · San Jose, CA · kaiserpermanentejobs.org
posted 5 days ago
- Store Manager - OakridgeStore Supervisor / Manager
Macy's · San Jose, CA · ebwh.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
posted 5 days ago
- Commercial Driver – Part Time× 2 openings
AutoZone · San Jose, CA · careers.autozone.com
most recent posted 5 days ago
- GroomerBeauty Advisor / Stylist× 3 openings
Petco · San Jose, CA · careers.petco.com
most recent posted 5 days ago
- Sr Engineering Manager, AI EnablementEngineering Manager
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$221k–$320k · posted 5 days ago
- Sr Software Engineer, Promotions PlatformBackend
PayPal · San Jose, CA · paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 5 days ago
- Director, Experience DesignDirector× 2 openings
PayPal · San Jose, CA · paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
most recent posted 5 days ago
- Associate Senior Legal Counsel - Patent & IP LitigationLegal× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$189k–$273k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- AEP Lead Data Solutions EngineerSales Engineer× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$194k–$281k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Front End Engineer - UI / UXFrontend× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$149k–$215k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Director, Revenue Retention Strategy and Operations, AmericasBusiness Operations× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$225k–$326k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Software Developer Engineer 4× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Sr. Product Manager- Territory Assignment and CompensationProduct Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$149k–$216k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Delivery Manager, Consulting Services
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$177k–$257k · posted 5 days ago
- Director, Product Management, GenAI Brand SolutionDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$231k–$335k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Director of Data Science & EngineeringDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$247k–$358k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- AI Software Engineer, Forward DeployedFull-stack× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$302k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- AEP Data Solutions EngineerSales Engineer× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$163k–$236k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Digital Strategy Analyst, Retail× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$98k–$142k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Principal Machine Learning Engineer, FireflyML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$262k–$379k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Senior Application Engineer - Photoshop× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$229k–$331k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Dir, Machine Learning Eng× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$266k–$385k · most recent posted 5 days ago
- Senior Applied Researcher× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$239k–$346k · most recent posted 5 days ago