Researcher Jobs in San Jose.

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Total jobs
40
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
8
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 40 open Researcher jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 8 companies hiring directly. 11 of them disclose pay, with a median of $207,350 a year and most offers between $144,825 and $260,888. The board was last refreshed on September 14, 2026 at 12:09 UTC.

Researcher salary range in San Jose

$144.8k 25th
$207.4k Median
$260.9k 75th
$86.2k
$270.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $80k – $352.4k · outliers off-axis
Based on 11 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 13, 2026 from live listings
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Adobe
Lead Applied Researcher, Express AI Foundations
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $182,900–$352,350
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Fortera Corporation
Research Associate (Product Development)
Fortera Corporation
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite $72,000–$80,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Cisco
AI Researcher
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $216,300–$280,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Vectra
Senior Security Researcher
Vectra
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA; Austin, TX; Bost... Hybrid $150,000–$230,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, VLM)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Capital One
Sr. Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Staff Applied Researcher
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher II
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Adobe
Staff UX Researcher, AI
Adobe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Onsite $183,600–$265,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I
Capital One
⚡ Apply early New York, NY Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I
Capital One
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Capital One
Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, Recommendation Systems, Personalization, Reinforcement Learning)
Capital One
⚡ Apply early McLean, VA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
NIO
AI Robotics Researcher Intern (Dexterous Manipulation)
NIO
⚡ Apply early San Jose-US Onsite $79,040–$95,680
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago
Hume AI
AI Researcher
Hume AI
⚡ Apply early NYC, San Jose, or Remote · location restricted $180,000–$350,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2mos ago

Frequently asked questions

How many Researcher jobs in San Jose are open right now?
40 Researcher jobs in San Jose are open across 8 companies, as of September 14, 2026.
What do Researcher jobs in San Jose pay?
Across the 11 Researcher jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $207,350 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $144,825 and $260,888.
Which companies are hiring Researcher jobs in San Jose?
Adobe, Fortera Corporation, Capital One, Cisco and Vectra are among the 8 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 September 14, 2026 at 12:09 UTC.

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