Science & Research Jobs in California (Now Hiring) — 18,489 open — Page 432
Xterra AI
Founding Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
Mid level
About Xterra Xterra is a Khosla Ventures-backed company building AI agents that reason about complex scientific problems. We’re not a wrapper around existing models, we’re training our own foundation models on top of lar…
Skills: Reinforcement Learning, RLHF, RLAIF, Reward Modeling, Large Language Models
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Skills: Geriatric Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Preventive Care, Palliative Care, Telehealth
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$35/hr–$45/hr
Mid level
JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring …
Skills: CMMS, CCMS, Master Data Management, Preventative Maintenance, Calibration Procedures
Meta is seeking Research Engineers to join the Evaluations team within Meta Superintelligence Labs. Evaluations are the core of AI progress at MSL, determining what capabilities get built, which features get prioritized,…
About Ohm Ohm is an enterprise AI platform that helps Fortune 100 engineering teams transform how they develop, test, and validate physical products. Cursor and Claude Code reimagined how software products are developed.…
Skills: Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied AI, Anomaly Detection, Optimization
Chemical Process Laboratory Technician (2nd Shift)
Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
$23/hr–$28/hr
Mid level
Overview The Chemical Process Laboratory Technician is responsible for performing specialized cleaning processes on components and materials to meet stringent industry cleanliness standards. This role supports high-relia…
Benefits: 401(k) Employee discounts Paid time off 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Free food & snacks Associate Veterinarian (Part-Time or Full-Time) Brookhurst Animal Medical Center – Anaheim, CA Join a Privately Owned…
Skills: Veterinary Medicine, Surgery, Client Education, Communication Skills, Digital Radiography
Ohm
Forward Deployed Engineer, Test & Validation
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
Senior
Ohm is an enterprise AI platform that helps engineering teams transform how they develop, test, and validate physical products. Cursor and Claude Code reimagined how software products are developed. Our mission is to add…
Skills: Test and Validation, Python, AI Coding Tools, Design of Experiments, Reliability Engineering
Ohm
Forward Deployed Engineer, Battery Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
Senior
About Ohm Ohm is an enterprise AI platform that helps Fortune 100 engineering teams transform how they develop, test, and validate physical products. Cursor and Claude Code reimagined how software products are developed.…
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$110k–$140k/yr
Senior$155M raised
About the Role This is a unique opportunity to join a talented team of scientists and engineers focused on solving critical challenges in molecular data storage. As an Electrochemist in technology development, you will s…
Skills: Electrochemistry, Cyclic Voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Ac Voltammetry, Chronoamperometry
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Diego, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-be…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Diego, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-be…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Veterinary Medicine, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Practice
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Jose, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-bei…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Jose, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-bei…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Diego, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-be…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Diego, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-be…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in San Diego, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-be…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in Sacramento, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-b…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Live Your Best Life at Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice! Join Lap of Love as an In-Home, Associate Veterinarian in Sacramento, CA and surrounding areas. Imagine a veterinary role that honors your time, supports your well-b…
Skills: Hospice Care, Euthanasia, Compassionate Care, Mobile Veterinary Medicine, Client Communication
Founding Research Scientist
Xterra AI
San Francisco, California, United States • On-site
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Full-time
Posted 21d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Develop new methods for teaching AI systems to reason about complex scientific problems. Own the end-to-end process from initial research and experimentation to production deployment.
Requirements
Requires strong fundamentals in machine learning and hands-on experience training large models, specifically with reinforcement learning. Candidates should be comfortable working across both research and engineering disciplines.
Full job description
About Xterra
Xterra is a Khosla Ventures-backed company building AI agents that reason about complex scientific problems. We’re not a wrapper around existing models, we’re training our own foundation models on top of large-scale proprietary datasets. This is a rare intersection of frontier AI and real-world scientific impact.
Xterra is still in stealth mode. Please reach out to us for a full picture.
The Role
We’re looking for research scientists who want to work at the intersection of research and engineering, developing new methods for teaching AI systems to reason. You’ll own problems end-to-end, from idea through experimentation to production.
We’re hiring across multiple levels (early-career through senior/staff) and will calibrate scope and expectations to match your experience.
What You’ll Work On
Reinforcement learning: Designing and training systems using RLHF, RLAIF, and reward modeling approaches, applied to scientific hypothesis generation and evaluation.
Process reward models and verifiers: Developing fine-grained supervision over intermediate steps - not just final answers - so the system learns to reason well, not just get lucky.
Scalable oversight: Contributing to alignment and oversight research - figuring out how to reliably supervise models on complex scientific tasks where ground truth is expensive, delayed, or ambiguous.
Infrastructure and experimentation: Building robust training pipelines, running large- scale experiments, and iterating quickly across the research-to-production lifecycle.
Evaluation: Contributing to meaningful benchmarks and evaluation methods for domain-specific reasoning.
What We’re Looking For
Strong fundamentals in machine learning, with hands-on experience training large models (LLMs preferred but not required).
Demonstrated experience with reinforcement learning, ideally applied to language models, but strong RL backgrounds from other domains (robotics, game-playing, scientific discovery) are valued.
Comfort working across the research-engineering spectrum: you can write a paper and you can debug a distributed training job.
Familiarity with at least some of: reward modeling, RLHF/RLAIF pipelines, search and planning methods, or AI alignment techniques.
Publication record is a plus but not a strict requirement, we care more about the quality of your thinking and what you’ve built.
At More Senior Levels, We’d Also Expect
A track record of identifying and driving high-impact research directions independently.
Experience mentoring other researchers and influencing technical strategy.
Deep expertise in one or more of the core technical areas listed above.
How much do Science & Research jobs in California pay?
Based on 11656 listings with disclosed salaries, most science & research jobs in California pay between $103k–$250k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.
How many Science & Research jobs are open in California right now?
There are currently 18,489 open science & research positions in California listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.
Which companies are hiring for Science & Research roles in California?
Companies currently hiring include Applied Materials, Northrop Grumman, Apple, Google, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.
Are there remote or hybrid Science & Research jobs in California?
Yes — 3921 of the 18489 open science & research positions offer remote or hybrid work (1006 remote, 2915 hybrid).
How do I apply for Science & Research jobs in California?
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