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

As of 2026-05-23, Skillenai has indexed 6 AI Research Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23

Postings · last 90 days
6
Demand vs prior month
up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about AI Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco

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

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 6 AI Research Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do AI Research Scientist jobs in San Francisco require?

Across AI Research Scientist postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, Reinforcement learning, PyTorch, Python, JAX.

+Which other cities are hiring AI Research Scientist?

As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most AI Research Scientist jobs outside San Francisco are New York City, Menlo Park, London, Beijing, Sunnyvale, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly AI Research Scientist postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for AI Research Scientist in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
machine learning315.0%
Reinforcement learning315.0%
PyTorch315.0%
Python210.0%
JAX210.0%
Megatron-LM15.0%
loco-manipulation task15.0%
applied mathematics15.0%
large-scale model training15.0%
architectures15.0%
Ray15.0%
long timescale dynamics15.0%

Other top cities hiring AI Research Scientist

NamePostingsShare
New York City1024.4%
Menlo Park614.6%
London512.2%
Beijing49.8%
Sunnyvale49.8%
Bellevue37.3%
Boston37.3%
Austin24.9%
Munich24.9%
Redmond24.9%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “AI Research Scientist” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
AI Research Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-23
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index