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

As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 14 Applied Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 56% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17

Postings · last 90 days
14
Demand vs prior month
down 56% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Seattle

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Frequently asked questions about Applied Scientist jobs in San Francisco

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

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 14 Applied Scientist postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 56% vs the prior 4 weeks.

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

Across Applied Scientist postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, machine learning, SQL, statistics, Reinforcement learning.

+Which other cities are hiring Applied Scientist?

As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most Applied Scientist jobs outside San Francisco are Seattle, Bengaluru, Bellevue, London, New York City, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Applied Scientist postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Applied Scientist in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
Python1221.1%
machine learning915.8%
SQL58.8%
statistics58.8%
Reinforcement learning58.8%
causal inference47.0%
observational causal inference35.3%
Data analysis35.3%
JAX35.3%
deep learning35.3%
PyTorch35.3%
causal machine learning (ML)23.5%

Other top cities hiring Applied Scientist

NamePostingsShare
Seattle6041.4%
Bengaluru2215.2%
Bellevue106.9%
London96.2%
New York City96.2%
San Jose96.2%
Sunnyvale85.5%
Santa Clara74.8%
Toronto64.1%
Palo Alto53.4%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Applied Scientist” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
Applied Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-17
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index