Tech Jobs in Peninsula
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Peninsula sits between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, offering a unique blend of urban convenience and tech innovation. The region hosts over 300 high‑growth startups, from fintech leaders like Braintree in San Mateo to AI pioneers such as Petal. With climate‑friendly coastal breezes and easy access to major transit hubs, Peninsula draws talent who want both career momentum and a high quality of life.
Tech roles span software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product management across diverse sectors. Fintech firms like Braintree and Stripe (nearby Redwood City) dominate, while biotech powerhouses such as Gilead Sciences in South San Francisco and Seagen in Sunnyvale drive research and development. SaaS companies—Salesforce in San Mateo and Evergreen Software—and e‑commerce platforms like Petal keep the ecosystem thriving.
Living costs in Peninsula are some of the highest in the country; the median rent for a two‑bedroom apartment in San Mateo tops $3,200/month, and the median home price exceeds $1.5 million. Because of this, salary transparency helps candidates negotiate roles that match their financial expectations. With a median tech salary around $155,000, knowing the exact pay band can save years of uncertainty and ensure you get a package that reflects your experience and the local market.
Fraud Operations Analyst
Company: Wealthfront
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 07, 2025
Wealthfront is hiring a remote Fraud Operations Analyst I to monitor and investigate fraud. The role involves identifying unusual financial activity, conducting complex investigations, and performing data-driven analysis. The candidate should have 13 years of analytical experience in financial services, strong research and investigation skills, and knowledge of fraud schemes. The estimated annual salary range is $79,000 - $95,000 USD, plus equity. Wealthfront aims to make long-term wealth building accessible and easy for all.
Staff Backend Software Engineer - GM Commercial Services
Company: General Motors
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 08, 2025
This Staff Backend Software Engineer role at GM Commercial Services offers a unique opportunity to lead and develop high-performance backend services and systems. The role involves providing technical leadership, understanding the business strategy, solving complex problems, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of experience in designing and building large engineering projects, proficiency in JVM languages, experience with public cloud providers, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent communication skills. The role is hybrid, requiring the candidate to report to Mountain View, CA, three times a week. The compensation range is $186,200 - $285,300 annually, with bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.
Data Analyst
Company: VALD
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 07, 2025
VALD Technologies, a global leader in allied health technology, is expanding its team and seeking an experienced data scientist. The role involves maintaining business intelligence dashboards, producing normative data reports, building a scalable data reporting solution, and conducting ad-hoc data analysis. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in data analytics, proficiency in Python, SQL, Databricks, Git, Excel, and Power BI, and tertiary qualifications in a relevant field. VALD offers a range of benefits including working in a company that is redefining allied healthcare, learning from high-performing individuals, being part of an inclusive team, and enjoying onsite amenities. The company is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity.
Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning
Company: Match Group
Location: Peninsula
Posted Dec 31, 2024
Tinder is a platform that connects people globally, with over 1 billion matches and 97 billion matches made in two years. It has been downloaded over 630 million times and serves approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages. The company has won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, 'It Starts with a Swipe'. Tinder values one team, one dream, ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence. They cultivate a culture of taking risks, learning from mistakes, and continuously improving. The engineering team builds innovative features and resilient systems, while the ML team develops machine learning algorithms and systems for recommendations. The role requires a PhD or MS in machine learning, computer science, statistics, or a highly quantitative field, with experience in designing and building large-scale recommendation systems.
Senior Technical Program Manager, Configuration Management
Company: Zoox
Location: Peninsula
Posted Dec 31, 2024
The Program Management Office (PMO) at Zoox is responsible for driving cross-functional program planning and execution at the highest level. They partner with leaders from various departments to develop and deliver major corporate milestones. The Configuration Management Technical Program Manager (CMPM) role is a blend of execution and strategy, involving end-to-end program planning and execution for vehicle platforms. The CMPM will own the end-to-end configuration management program roadmap, partner with department managers, establish standard reports, define KPIs, and maintain data within CM tools.
Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform (Data)
Company: General Motors
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 08, 2025
General Motors is seeking a technical expert to lead efforts in designing and implementing robust data ingestion, access management, and processing systems. The role involves architecting a modern system for ingesting and indexing vehicle data, developing an access abstraction layer, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance, and automating ETL processes. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, 8+ years of experience in designing scalable data platforms, proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or C++, and expertise in ML frameworks and big data technologies. The role is categorized as hybrid, requiring the successful candidate to report to Mountain View three times per week at minimum. The compensation range is $225,000 to $334,800.
Engineering Manager, ML Platform (Training)
Company: Zoox
Location: Peninsula
Posted Dec 31, 2024
Zoox is seeking a leader for their ML Training Infrastructure team to manage and develop a robust and efficient platform for autonomous driving. The role involves strategic vision, technical acumen, hiring, and partnership with various teams. Qualifications include 8+ years of experience, including 3+ years of engineering management, excellent leadership skills, and experience with large-scale model training infrastructure.
Infrastructure Engineer
Company: Observe
Location: Peninsula
Posted Dec 31, 2024
The Infrastructure team at Observe is seeking a skilled individual with 4+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Infrastructure Security roles. The role involves designing, improving, and monitoring production infrastructure in AWS, identifying and resolving security vulnerabilities, maintaining build-test-deploy infrastructure and tooling, and participating in on-call rotations and incident response. Observe's mission is to turn business data into information, providing unique insights into a customer's data universe.
Staff Product Designer
Company: Luma
Location: Peninsula
Posted Dec 31, 2024
Luma is seeking a Senior Product Designer with 7+ years of experience to shape the future of human-machine relationships and interactions for AI-native products. The role involves designing world-class product experiences, creating pixel-perfect designs, and collaborating with engineers and AI researchers to bring new research and product capabilities to the world.
Principal Software Engineer, AI Platform (ADAS)
Company: General Motors
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 08, 2025
General Motors is seeking a highly skilled AIML Platform Engineer with 8+ years of professional software engineering experience and 3+ years of specialized experience in AIML infrastructure. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining the AIML platform infrastructure, enhancing platform capabilities for training complex models on large datasets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will be expected to report to Mountain View three times per week at minimum. The compensation range is $225,000 to $334,800. General Motors aspires to be an inclusive company and offers total rewards and benefits to support employees' wellbeing.
Senior Web Software Engineer - GM Commercial Services
Company: General Motors
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 08, 2025
This Sr Web Software Engineer role involves leading and developing backend services for GM Commercial Services' new software solution. The role offers a unique opportunity to work across all GM Commercial Services software products, steering the future of their web applications and customer experiences. Key responsibilities include collaborating with product teams to implement responsive, visually appealing functionality using React, ensuring usability and accessibility, creating a seamless user experience, building and launching new capabilities, upholding high engineering standards, collaborating with stakeholders, mentoring engineers, exploring new technologies, and participating in technical discussions. Required qualifications include 5+ years of hands-on web application development, strong understanding of React, Redux, and design systems, writing high-quality production code, strong problem-solving skills, agile development experience, independent work capabilities, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of software design patterns, OO data structures, and algorithms. Preferred qualifications include a strong product focus, experience with the IoT stack, and a passion for staying updated with industry trends. The role is hybrid, requiring onsite presence three days a week, with a compensation range of $152,100 - $232,900 annually. GM offers a variety of benefits and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.
Platform Engineering Lead
Company: VALD
Location: Peninsula
Posted Jan 05, 2025
VALD, a leading sports and health technology company, is seeking a DevOps leader with Azure and Bicep expertise to lead a new Platform Engineering team. The role involves improving infrastructure as code, collaborating across teams, and championing best practices in DevOps. VALD offers a competitive salary, flexible work environment, and opportunities for growth and upskilling.