Product Engineer Jobs in San Francisco
San Francisco product engineer postings come heavily from Series B-and-later companies that have outgrown the founding-engineer playbook but haven't (yet) split product, design, and engineering into separate departments. Compensation is among the highest in the role globally. Total comp commonly $250k–$400k including equity at well-funded companies. The SF version of the role often involves more direct customer contact than equivalent NYC or remote postings.
5 active median salary $280k
| 1. | Machine Learning Engineer (Shields Group Search) San Francisco, California, United States | $180,000 – $260,000/yr | on-site | full-time | mid | transformer architectures, pytorch, deep learning | 6mo ago |
| 2. | Founding Engineer (Lance (YC W26)) San Francisco, California, United States | $160,000 – $300,000/yr | on-site | full-time | entry | python, javascript, software development | 5mo ago |
| 3. | Full Stack Engineer (AI Systems & Quality) at Segmental AI (Segmental AI) San Francisco, California, United States+2 | on-site | full-time | entry | full stack, backend development, frontend development | 5mo ago |
| 4. | Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Lila Sciences) San Francisco, California, United States | $252,000 – $374,000/yr | on-site | full-time | lead | pytorch, jax, tensorflow | 5mo ago |
| 5. | Founding Engineer ($170K - $250K + 0.5% - 1.5% Equity) at Healthcare AI startup backed by Scale AI Angels (CoffeeSpace) San Francisco, California, United States | $170,000 – $250,000/yr | on-site | full-time | senior | python, typescript, cloud platforms | 5mo ago |
Frequently asked questions
- What does a product engineer in san francisco earn?
- SF compensation runs at the top end of the band. Founding engineer offers commonly clear $200k base + 0.5–2% equity at seed-to-Series-A. The typical band for a product engineer runs $140k–$210k base + meaningful equity.
- Are product engineer jobs in san francisco remote-friendly?
- 0 of the current 5 listings (0%) allow remote work; the rest are on-site or hybrid in San Francisco.
- What companies hire product engineer jobs in san francisco?
- Jobs Base aggregates listings across YC-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and selected larger companies hiring with builder-role characteristics.
- What's the difference between a product engineer and a regular product engineer?
- Jobs Base only lists builder roles. Positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. We filter out ticket-driven, narrowly-scoped roles even when the title matches. About 9% of listings scraped match this definition.