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.
Frontend Engineer & UI/UX Designer
Company: xAI
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
xAI is a small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence. They are seeking an experienced frontend engineer & UI/UX designer for a dynamic start-up environment. The ideal candidate should be an expert in TypeScript, React, modern CSS/SASS, and high-quality UI/UX design. Additional knowledge in web-accessibility, gRPC, frontend security, HTTP protocol, and advanced web technologies is beneficial. The interview process involves a CV review, a 15-minute phone interview, and four technical interviews. The salary range is $180,000 - $370,000 USD.
Associate Scientist III / Scientist I
Company: Insitro
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
insitro is seeking an Associate Scientist III/Scientist I, Neuroscience to develop and execute mid/high throughput biochemical/cellular assays, in vitro mechanistic experimentation, and explore novel models to advance early targets through their drug development pipeline. The candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to enable key assays/models for target validation and prosecution toward drug development goals. The position requires a PhD with 1 year of experience or BS/MS in a relevant scientific field, with a minimum of 5 years of drug discovery experience in a biotech/pharmaceutical setting. The candidate should have experience with the development and execution of cellular assays at mid and high throughput scale, using a wide range of experimental methods and detection technologies. The role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
Principal FP&A Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Company: SambaNova Systems
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
SambaNova Systems is seeking a Principal FP&A Analyst to join their team in Palo Alto. The role involves driving financial planning and analysis, creating detailed financial models, and providing insights to senior executives. The successful candidate will have a strong background in financial and strategic planning, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. The position offers a competitive salary range of $155,000 to $185,000 per year, along with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth in a high-performance environment.
Contractor, Front Desk Receptionist, Menlo Park
Company: Andreessen Horowitz (A16z)
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm founded in 2009, is seeking a Front Desk Specialist for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing the front desk, providing excellent customer service, supporting in-house events, and maintaining office supplies. The ideal candidate should have 2+ years of reception and office management experience, proficiency in G Suite products, and a strong understanding of video conferencing systems. The company values diversity and offers a competitive hourly rate of $45.00-$50.00.
Payroll Accountant
Company: Arkose Labs
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Arkose Labs, a leader in bot detection and mitigation, seeks a detail-oriented Payroll Accountant with 2-3 years of experience in payroll processing, preferably with international payroll management. The role involves supervising payroll processing, maintaining records, reconciling accounts, and assisting with month-end close and audits. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, proficiency in payroll software, and strong analytical skills. Arkose Labs offers competitive compensation, benefits, and a collaborative work environment.
Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel
Company: Waymo
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Waymo, a leading autonomous driving technology company, is seeking a System Software Engineer with expertise in Linux Kernel and device driver development. The role involves designing, implementing, and testing system software components for driverless vehicles, working closely with various engineering teams. The ideal candidate should have a BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related field, 5+ years of relevant experience, proficiency in C and C++, and strong understanding of asynchronous programming environments. Preferred qualifications include experience with early-silicon development tools, hardware protocols, and working with multiple industry partners. Waymo offers competitive benefits, including health and wellness programs, financial wellness support, flexibility, family support, community development opportunities, and cool perks.
Staff/Principal QE Engineer
Company: Aerospike
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Aerospike, a leading real-time data platform company, is seeking a founding QE engineer to develop the Aerospike Cloud Platform. The role involves establishing and maintaining automation testing infrastructure, developing test scripts, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Required skills include experience with public cloud providers, automation testing tools, backend and frontend technologies, CI/CD pipelines, performance and API testing tools, and containerization technologies. Preferred skills include database testing, code analysis, machine learning testing, and programming languages like Python, Java, or Go.
Product Manager, Growth
Company: Glean
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
<div> <div> <p><strong>About Glean<strong><p> <div> <p>Were on a mission to make knowledge work faster and more humane We believe that AI will fundamentally transform how people work In the future everyone will work in tandem with expert AI assistants who find knowledge create and synthesize information and execute work These assistants will free people up to focus on the higherlevel creative aspects of their work<p> <p>Were building a system of intelligence for every company in the world On the surface you can think of it as Google + ChatGPT for the enterprise Under the hood our platform is the connective tissue between AI and knowledge It brings all of a companys knowledge together understands it at a deep level provides industryleading search relevance over it and connects it to generative AI agents and applications<br ><p><p>Glean was founded by a seasoned team of former Google search and Facebook engineers who saw a need in the enterprise space for their technical depth and passion for AI Were a diverse team of curious and creative people who want to help each other get big things doneso we can help other teams do the same <p> <p>Were backed by some of the Valleys leading venture capitalistsincluding Sequoia Kleiner Perkins Lightspeed and General Catalystand have assembled a worldclass team with senior leadership experience at Google Slack Facebook Dropbox Rubrik Uber Intercom Pinterest Palantir and others<p><div> <p> <p> <div> <p><strong>Role<strong><p> <div> <p>As a Product Manager youll help solve a ubiquitous problem that all knowledge workers in the world struggle with on a daily basis Youll deliver bestinclass products for finding curating sharing discovering and managing knowledge Weve only taken the first step towards our longterm vision of an intelligent work assistant and we need great product leaders to take us the rest of the way<p> <p>Were currently a very lean product team so youll have an outsized role in shaping both the product roadmap and the product team itself Youll collaborate closely with our stellar Design Engineering Sales Marketing and Success partners to understand our customers and build categorydefining tools Youll wear many hats and gain both breadth and depth of experience<p> <p>As Gleans Growth PM you will own a sweeping charter of accelerating Glean adoption expansion and usage intensity across all the product surfaces and customer lifecycle You will understand how enterprises onboard to Glean and make it frictionless selfserve and faster You will work backwards from enduser needs map them to the right technical solutions and evaluate impact with the ultimate objective of helping every enduser realize Gleans product magic as fast as possible You will develop strategies and own product execution to grow Gleans user base within our customers and figure out ways to drive usage intensity convertings MAUs into WAUs and WAUs into DAUs In addition to running growth horizontally at Glean youll directly own a substantial portfolio of product surfaces and features such as Knowledge Management Work Hub Answers Collections and Go Links<p> <p><strong>What you will do and achieve<strong><p> <ul><li>Spending a lot of time with our customers to deeply understand their knowledge needs<li> <li>Developing key parts of our product roadmap marrying customers needs with our product vision<li> <li>Empowering your team by giving context setting direction and building alignment<li> <li>Driving customerfocused decisions clear prioritization and efficient execution<li> <li>Coordinating crossfunctionally with with leadership gotomarket teams and other key stakeholders across the company<li> <li>Building processes that will scale as our team and company go through rapid growth<li> <ul><div> <div> <div><b>Who you are<b> <ul><li>You have 4+ years of experience as a Product Manager with a track record of ownership across core product product growth activation selfserve or onboarding Experience working at an enterprise B2B SaaS company is a major plus<li> <li>You have a strong technical background and excel at analytical thinking<li> <li>You are an excellent written and verbal communicator<li> <li>You have a proven track record of taking ownership taking initiative and delivering results<li> <li>You collaborate effectively with crossfunctional partners<li> <li>You have a learning and growth mindset<li> <li>You are missionfirst and understand that your success is measured by your product and teams success<li> <ul><div> <div> <p><strong>Benefits<strong><p> <ul><li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Competitive compensation<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Medical Vision and Dental coverage<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Flexible work environment and timeoff policy<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>401k<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Company events<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>A home office improvement stipend when you first join<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Annual education stipend<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Wellness stipend<li> <li datastringifyindent=0 datastringifyborder=0>Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily<li> <ul><p><span>For California based applicants <span><p> <p><span>The standard base salary range for this position is $140000 $240000 annually <span><em><span>Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location level jobrelated knowledge skills and experience Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation equity and benefits<span><em><p> <p>We are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization Were committed to an inclusive and diverse company We do not discriminate based on gender ethnicity sexual orientation religion civil or family status age disability or race<p> <div>
Senior / Principal Software Engineer, Mobile UX
Company: Roblox
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Roblox is a platform that allows users to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences. The company is seeking a Senior/Principal Software Engineer to lead the mobile UX of their notifications systems, which include push, in-app, toast, messages, email, SMS, webhooks, and more. The role involves building and maintaining features to improve user experience, working with cross-functional teams, writing efficient code, and designing tests. The company offers a competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and a flexible work policy. The role is based in San Mateo, CA, with in-office requirements on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and optional in-office on Monday and Friday.
Head of Data Engineering
Company: Step Mobile
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Step is a well-funded Series C financial services company that aims to revolutionize banking for teens and young adults. With a mission to empower the next generation to achieve financial independence and knowledge, Step has gained significant traction, surpassing 4 million customers in just a few months. The company is seeking a Head of Data to lead its Data Team, which includes Analytics, Data Science, and Data Engineering. The role involves defining the data strategy, architecting the data platform, and collaborating with various stakeholders to meet their data needs. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in data engineering, data science, or business intelligence, with a strong background in FinTech and building successful consumer products. Step offers a competitive salary, stock in an early-stage startup, flexible WFH and vacation policies, and various benefits such as free lunches, snacks, and monthly team events.
Product Manager, Glean for Engineering
Company: Glean
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Glean is a company that aims to make knowledge work faster and more humane by building a system of intelligence for every company in the world. They are looking for a Product Manager to help solve the problem of finding, curating, sharing, discovering, and managing knowledge. The company offers competitive compensation, flexible work environment, and various benefits.
Inside Sales Representative
Company: Groq
Location: Peninsula
Posted Apr 11, 2024
Groq is a company that envisions an AI economy powered by human agency, where AI is accessible to all. They believe the current limitations of GPUs will soon hinder AI progress. Groq's LPU™ Inference Engine, designed for large language models, outperforms GPUs in speed, power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The company is hiring an Inside Sales Representative to generate new business and maintain their market position. The role involves cold calling, lead generation, negotiation, and customer service. Qualifications include a degree in Business, Communications, or a related field, 1+ years of sales experience, understanding of High Performance Computing, Machine Learning, and AI, strong communication skills, and proficiency with CRM systems. Groq values diversity and inclusion, and is an equal opportunity employer.