QA Engineer market brief · Oakland, CA
QA Engineer Jobs in Oakland, CA
83 QA engineer openings are live in the Oakland, CA area from 46 employers, led by Fortinet, AppLab Systems, and Cerebras Systems. The middle half of posted salaries runs $90,000–$142,017 a year (median $123,900), from the 64% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 28% of openings.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 83
- Live QA engineer openings currently tracked in the Oakland market.
Companies hiring
- 46
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $123,900
- 64% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Oakland is senior-heavy for QA engineer roles: 32% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
83
Hiring employers
46
Salary coverage
64%
Median experience
5.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
48
24 companies · $110,240 median
Established employers
22
12 companies · $154,521 median
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$90,000
P50
$123,900
P75
$142,017
P90
$185,600
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live QA engineer listings in Oakland
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare QA engineer opportunities in Oakland, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 83 live roles tracked in this market.
- 46 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 2026.
A practical market plan for QA Engineer in Oakland
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
83 QA engineer openings across 46 employers establish the current Oakland opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Senior leads the derived level mix with 23 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Fortinet is one of the most active visible employers, with 10 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 46 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 83 matches
Representative openings
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More QA engineer openings in Oakland
- Sr. Software QA Engineer, Factory Software · Tesla
- Supplier Quality Assurance (Day Shift) · Tesla
- Software Dev QA Engineer · Fortinet
- Test Automation Engineer · Mindlance
- Staff Engineer, Test Automation - San Mateo (R5792) · shieldai
- Software QA Engineer · Fortinet
- Director/Senior Director, Quality Assurance · Azalea Therapeutics, Inc.
- Quality Assurance Tester W SaaS · Volantsoft Inc
- Quality Assurance Associate · SleepRes, Inc.
- Test Automation Consultant · Infosys
- AI Inference Core - Senior SDET, Release Integration Testing · Cerebras Systems
- Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), QA - AI Systems · Nexxa
- QA Engineer III (Looking Local Candidates) · Rootshell Enterprise Technologies Inc.
- SDET(Looking for local Candidates) · Rootshell Enterprise Technologies Inc.
- QA Engineer III · Rootshell Enterprise Technologies Inc.
- Senior Principal, Solution Test & Automation Engineer · HPE
QA Engineer jobs in Oakland: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many QA engineer jobs are open in Oakland?
Metaintro tracks 83 live QA engineer openings from 46 employers in the Oakland, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do QA engineer jobs in Oakland pay?
The median posted salary is $123,900 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $90,000 to $142,017. Based on the 64% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most QA engineer openings in Oakland?
Senior roles lead with 23 openings. Experience level is known for 86% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for QA engineer jobs in Oakland?
Fortinet, AppLab Systems, Cerebras Systems, and HPE have the most open QA engineer roles here right now, out of 46 hiring employers.
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