Researcher Jobs in San Jose.

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Total jobs
35
positions indexed
New today
1
last 24 hours
Companies
10
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Researcher jobs in San Jose are there right now?

There are 35 open Researcher jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 10 companies hiring directly. 13 of them disclose pay, with a median of $164,013 a year and most offers between $91,260 and $192,000. 1 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 30, 2026 at 11:42 UTC.

Researcher salary range in San Jose

$91.3k 25th
$164k Median
$192k 75th
$80.8k
$258.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $80k – $350k · outliers off-axis
Based on 13 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 30, 2026 from live listings
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Cisco
AI Delivery Researcher
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $138,100–$196,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Vectra
Senior Security Researcher
Vectra
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA; Austin, TX; Bost... Hybrid $150,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 5
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Adobe
2027 Intern - Experience Researcher
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $79,040–$106,080
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations: Recommendation Systems)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
PA
Senior Experience Researcher
PayPal
⚡ Apply early New York City, New York, Unite... Hybrid $129,500–$191,950
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Sr. Director, Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
PA
Staff Experience Researcher
PayPal
⚡ Apply early New York City, New York, Unite... Hybrid $159,500–$236,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
IQVIA
Clinical Research Associate, Sponsor Dedicated
IQVIA
⚡ Apply early Durham, North Carolina, United... Onsite $74,500–$197,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Fortera Corporation
Research Associate (Product Development)
Fortera Corporation
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $72,000–$80,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations: Multimodal Guardrails and VLM's)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early Cambridge, MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Sr. Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Customization and Finetuning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
NU
BridgeBio-- Regulatory Affairs Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Northeastern University
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $66,345–$93,713
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 5
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 5
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations - LLM, Optimization and Finetuning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, Graph and Behavioral Models)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations - LLM, Optimization and Finetuning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher 4
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in San Jose are open right now?
35 Researcher jobs in San Jose are open across 10 companies, as of October 30, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in San Jose pay?
Across the 13 Researcher jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $164,013 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $91,260 and $192,000.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in San Jose?
Cisco, Vectra, Capital One, Adobe and PayPal are among the 10 companies currently hiring Researcher jobs in San Jose.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 30, 2026 at 11:42 UTC.

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