How many Python developers are in San Francisco?
Of every hundred San Francisco developers we index, about 40 show Python, compared with 36 nationally.
18% of the Python developers we place in the United States are in San Francisco, a city that holds 16% of the country's developers overall.
San Francisco sits close to the national average for Python.
Counted on StarHunt's index: public GitHub profiles located in or around San Francisco, tagged Python from the code in their repositories. People who never publish code are not in it, so the real population is larger.
San Francisco against the rest of the United States
Python is the most common technology among the developers we index in San Francisco, out of 23 languages and frameworks we track.
No other city we track in the United States has as many Python developers in our index.
Compared with Python developers elsewhere in the United States, those in San Francisco are more likely to contribute to a reference project of the ecosystem: 30% against 19%.
TensorFlow shows up in 5.3% of Python profiles in San Francisco, 1.7x the national rate. Worth naming in the job description.
What Python developers in San Francisco also work with
Each line is the share of Python profiles that also show the technology, locally and across the United States.
| Technology | San Francisco | United States |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 18% | 13% |
| AWS | 9.5% | 10% |
| TypeScript | 8.6% | 7.3% |
| React | 6.1% | 6% |
| Node.js | 5.4% | 5% |
| TensorFlow | 5.3% | 3% |
Who employs Python developers in San Francisco
NVIDIA leads the list. These are the companies Python developers in San Francisco name on their public profiles.
| # | Company |
|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Stanford University |
| 4 | University of California, Berkeley |
| 5 | UC Berkeley |
What Python developers in San Francisco build
The most-starred work created by Python developers in San Francisco.
| # | Repository | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | karpathy/autoresearch | ★ 98,553 |
| 2 | abi/screenshot-to-code | ★ 80,702 |
| 3 | Alishahryar1/free-claude-code | ★ 61,070 |
How to approach a Python search in San Francisco
- Lead with email. 39% of Python developers in San Francisco publish one, so a short message that cites a specific contribution will reach most of your shortlist.
- Ask for TensorFlow as well: 5.3% of Python profiles in San Francisco show it, well above the national 3%.
- Filter on the open-to-work flag first: 22% have it on, and they are the fastest replies you will get.
Frequently asked questions
How many Python developers are in San Francisco?
We report shares rather than a raw count below 5,000 profiles, because a small number says less than where the pool sits: Python is 40% of San Francisco developers in our index (36% nationally), and San Francisco holds 18% of the Python developers we place in the United States.
Which skills are more common among Python developers in San Francisco than elsewhere in the United States?
TensorFlow: 5.3% of Python profiles in San Francisco, against 3% nationally.
Are Python developers in San Francisco active on GitHub?
57% pushed code in the last 90 days, against 63% for Python across the United States.
Is Python a major technology in San Francisco?
It ranks #1 of the 23 languages and frameworks we track among San Francisco developers, with 40% of them using it.
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