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

As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 13 Researcher postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is robustness, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17

Postings · last 90 days
13
Demand vs prior month
down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Warren

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Frequently asked questions about Researcher jobs in San Francisco

+Are Researcher jobs being posted in San Francisco right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 13 Researcher postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Researcher jobs in San Francisco require?

Across Researcher postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are robustness, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Alignment.

+Which other cities are hiring Researcher?

As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most Researcher jobs outside San Francisco are Warren, London, Bengaluru, Woburn, Arlington, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Researcher postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Researcher in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
robustness511.1%
Python511.1%
TensorFlow511.1%
PyTorch511.1%
Alignment48.9%
RLHF48.9%
deep learning48.9%
adversarial ML36.7%
algorithms36.7%
JAX36.7%
feedback-driven learning24.4%
distributed training24.4%

Other top cities hiring Researcher

NamePostingsShare
Warren423.5%
London317.6%
Bengaluru211.8%
Woburn211.8%
Arlington15.9%
Atlanta15.9%
Lappeenranta15.9%
Montréal15.9%
New York City15.9%
Oslo15.9%

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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 “Researcher” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
Researcher
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