ML Scientist jobs in San Francisco — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 12 ML Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is JAX.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28

Postings · last 90 days
12
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Boston

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Frequently asked questions about ML Scientist jobs in San Francisco

+Are ML Scientist jobs being posted in San Francisco right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 12 ML Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28.

+What skills do ML Scientist jobs in San Francisco require?

Across ML Scientist postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are JAX, PyTorch, Active learning, machine learning, diffusion models.

+Which other cities are hiring ML Scientist?

As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most ML Scientist jobs outside San Francisco are Boston, Cambridge, New York City, San Jose, Pittsburgh, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly ML Scientist postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for ML Scientist in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
JAX12100.0%
PyTorch12100.0%
Active learning1083.3%
machine learning758.3%
diffusion models758.3%
protein language models650.0%
structure prediction541.7%
TensorFlow433.3%
Python325.0%
sequence-to-function prediction325.0%
high-throughput experiments325.0%
distributed training325.0%

Other top cities hiring ML Scientist

NamePostingsShare
Boston325.0%
Cambridge216.7%
New York City216.7%
San Jose216.7%
Pittsburgh18.3%
Prague18.3%
Tokyo18.3%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “ML Scientist” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
ML Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-28
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index