The companies hiring the most for San Francisco-based roles in 2026, ranked by open roles from live job postings — led by Google with 1,040 open roles. Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for teams hiring like these, with a 29-day average time to hire and 300+ placements.
These rankings come from live public job postings, updated for 2026. They reflect hiring volume — a signal of which teams are scaling fastest.
| Rank | Company | Open San Francisco roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,040 | |
| 2 | Tesla | 1,037 |
| 3 | OpenAI | 602 |
| 4 | Apple | 521 |
| 5 | Anthropic | 470 |
| 6 | Waymo | 292 |
| 7 | Intuitive | 290 |
| 8 | Zipline | 248 |
| 9 | Roblox | 196 |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 193 |
| 11 | Applied Digital | 187 |
| 12 | Databricks | 179 |
| 13 | Astranis | 168 |
| 14 | Crusoe | 167 |
| 15 | Mercor | 163 |
| 16 | Decagon | 151 |
| 17 | Verkada | 148 |
| 18 | Meta | 146 |
| 19 | Amazon | 145 |
| 20 | Harvey | 129 |
| 21 | Snowflake | 125 |
| 22 | xAI | 123 |
| 23 | Airwallex | 122 |
| 24 | Glean | 110 |
| 25 | 105 |
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. For teams competing with the companies above, it delivers a curated shortlist of 3–5 qualified candidates (not resume volume), a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average, a 2M+ candidate network, and a 90-day replacement guarantee — with 300+ placements and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
Ranked by open roles from live postings, Google, Tesla, OpenAI lead — see the full top 25 above.
How is this ranking measured?By the count of active, public job postings per company for San Francisco-based roles, refreshed from live data — not surveys or self-reported figures.
Can a recruiting firm help me hire like these companies?Recruiting from Scratch works on a contingency model — no retainer, no upfront cost — with a 29-day average time to hire (industry average 49 days), 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network. Named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
What does it cost to work with Recruiting from Scratch?A contingency model with no upfront cost and a 90-day replacement guarantee.
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