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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2629 active postings tracked in San Jose, CA · collapsed to 1583 roles.
San Jose, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($240k vs $137k national)
- Net hiring is positive (+406 this week — 515 added vs 109 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 2,629 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.
- 515 new postings have appeared this week — about 20% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 22 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 205+ days.
- 13% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (330 roles).
- 52% of postings list a salary range (1,362 of 2,629).
- 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=116).
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.
- 2,629Active postings
- 515Posted this week
- 1,038Open 30+ days39% of active
- 330Remote / hybrid13% of active
- 52%List salary1,362 of 2,629
- 1%Hourly19 of disclosed
- $240kMedian annual (max)
- $29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 22dMedian agep90 205d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering313
- Director153
- Product Manager93
- ML / AI Engineering90
- Backend73
- Data Science68
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers429
- Managers, All Other214
- Project Management Specialists96
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29
- Computer and Information Research Scientists17
- Data Scientists17
Top sectors
- Technology1,831
- Retail406
- Manufacturing301
- Food Service / Restaurants225
- Financial Services208
- Consumer Goods133
Employment mix
- Unspecified1,962 · 75%
- Full-time354 · 13%
- Contract127 · 5%
- Part-time99 · 4%
- Intern71 · 3%
- Temporary16 · 1%
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Recent postings
- Senior Product Engineer — Android× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$208k–$302k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior Platform Product ManagerProduct Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$149k–$216k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Customer Success ManagerCustomer Success× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$127k–$184k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Finance Lead, Document Cloud× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$168k–$244k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior Engineering Manager 4 | iOS Video ApplicationsEngineering Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$203k–$293k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior Software Engineer 4, Generative AI - Adobe Experience Platform× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Director, Security Program Management Office (PMO)Director× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$226k–$327k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Software Quality EngineerEngineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$149k–$215k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior Director, Enterprise ArchitectureDirector× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$270k–$420k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Sr. Software Engineer× 4 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$178k–$258k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Chief Architect for Adobe Intelligence Platform× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$278k–$432k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Principal Product Designer, GenStudioProduct Design× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$231k–$335k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior ML/AI Engineering Manager, GenAI ExperiencesEngineering Manager
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$243k–$351k · posted 1 week ago
- AI Engagement Manager× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$176k–$254k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Principal Product ManagerProduct Manager× 4 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$195k–$282k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Business Process Analyst 3× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$112k–$163k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Express AI FoundationsML / AI Engineering× 2 openings
Adobe · San Jose, CA · careers.adobe.com
$183k–$265k · most recent posted 1 week ago
- Director, Director, ML Engineering & Agentic SystemsDirector
PayPal · San Jose, CA · paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
posted 1 week ago
- Sr Software Engineering Manager MPI/SHMEMEngineering Manager
Juniper Networks · San Jose, CA · careers.hpe.com
posted 1 week ago
- Senior Staff Software Development Engineer (Build Engineering)Engineering
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$154k · posted 1 week ago
- Staff Information Systems EngineerEngineering
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$133k · posted 1 week ago
- Senior Manager of Business Operations - Engineering Strategy, Planning & AnalyticsBusiness Operations
Zscaler · San Jose, CA · job-boards.greenhouse.io
$147k · posted 1 week ago