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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
11
open professional roles
17
opened in the last 90 days
17 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
1
state hiring
California
What it hires for: Engineering (1), Operations (1). By level: mid level (7), vp (5), senior manager (3), senior ic (2).
Where: South San Francisco, CA (10), San Francisco, CA (3), San Francisco HQ (2), United States (1), USA (1).
Main hubs: South San Francisco, CA (10), San Francisco, CA (3). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where San Francisco, CA ranks
Where San Francisco, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for security jobs316 openings · of 20
- #1Best cities for technology jobs7,178 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$173k · of 33
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills35% · of 100
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast35% · of 54
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast902 jobs · of 47
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Alector hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Alector's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 17 professional roles in that time.
- None of Alector's 8 open roles is entry-level; they ask for experience.
- 3 open roles (38%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include PyTorch, TensorFlow.
- 59% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 16% for life_sciences employers.
- 1 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 16 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Alector ranks #171 of 450 life_sciences employers we track.
What Alector asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 2
- aws 1
- ci/cd 1
- excel 1
- forecasting 1
- gcp 1
- gdpr 1
- git 1
- javascript 1
- pmp 1
AI tools named: PyTorch (1), TensorFlow (1).
How Alector compares with life_sciences employers
| Measure | Alector | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 8 | 6 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 59% | 16% |
Median across 428 life_sciences employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Alector pays
Across 10 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 59% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Alector news from SEC filings
Acquisitions, leadership changes and capital raised by Alector, from its SEC filings in the last 12 months.
- Leadership change · Executive or director change · SEC filing
Common questions
- Is Alector hiring?
- Alector has 11 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 17 opened in the last 90 days and 17 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Alector pay?
- Across 10 postings with a posted salary range, Alector's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- What skills does Alector ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (2), aws (1), ci/cd (1), excel (1), forecasting (1), gcp (1).
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