DevOps Engineer Jobs in San Francisco

109 positions available in CA. VC capital with 380K+ startups, fintech, and AI-first tech roles

Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom Infrastructure

Openai • San Francisco

remote

Software Engineer III, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud Compute Infrastructure

Google • San Francisco, CA, US

onsite
147000K - 211000K

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Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

NOOKS • San Francisco, CA, US

onsite
215000K - 300000K

Director of Product Finance, Compute & Infrastructure Demand

Openai • San Francisco

remote

Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) - AI Infrastructure

Openai • San Francisco

remote

Staff+ Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering

Openai • San Francisco

remote

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DevOps Engineer in Other Cities

Austin (TX) San Jose (CA) Seattle (WA) Denver (CO)

What Does a DevOps Engineer Do?

DevOps engineers bridge development and operations by automating infrastructure, deployments, and monitoring to enable continuous integration and deployment. They focus on reliability, scalability, and efficiency of systems and processes.

DevOps Engineer Salary in San Francisco

The median salary for a DevOps Engineer in San Francisco is $124,917 per year. The range is $97K - $159K (P10: $76,383, P90: $203,480). (BLS OEWS 2025) Typical US salary range: $95K - $150K. In Europe: €65K - €100K. Cost of living in San Francisco is very high compared to other cities.

Most In-Demand Skills

Kubernetes/Docker CI/CD Pipelines Cloud Platforms Infrastructure as Code Linux Monitoring & Logging

The San Francisco Job Market

VC capital with 380K+ startups, fintech, and AI-first tech roles. SF dominates venture funding and AI innovation despite post-pandemic talent shifts, with salary premiums reflecting prestige.

Top industries: Venture Capital, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing.

BART and Muni provide public transit; remote-first culture has transformed commute dependency since 2020.

Career Path & 2026 Trends

DevOps engineers advance to senior DevOps engineer, platform architect, or site reliability engineer (SRE) roles with increasing specialization. DevOps is maturing in 2026 toward platform engineering and internal developer platforms, reducing the hands-on operational burden.

Interview Tip

Discuss a significant infrastructure challenge you solved—describe the problem, your solution, and the business impact (uptime, deployment speed, cost reduction).

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