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// hackerx.private_events / san-franciscoPrivate Tech Hiring Events in San Francisco
Run an invite-only hiring event for your engineering roles in San Francisco. HackerX sources and screens the room from 2,226 local engineer profiles, runs the event end to end, and your team interviews pre-vetted candidates in a single evening. Flat event fee, no placement fees.
Inside a HackerX hiring event
Engineers and hiring teams in one room: short conversations, then follow-up interviews with the people you want to hire.
Hiring engineers in San Francisco with HackerX
HackerX has hosted 34 in-person hiring events in San Francisco since 2013, plus 20 virtual events for the San Francisco market, most recently in August 2026. 4,379 engineers have registered for our San Francisco events, and 374 companies have bought employer tickets to meet them. Events in the last three years averaged 69 developer registrations each.
Our San Francisco talent pool holds 2,226 engineer profiles, 44% of them with 10+ years of experience. The largest role groups are Backend Engineer and Full Stack Engineer, and 83 engineers joined in the past 12 months.
A private event turns that network into a room built for you: we invite only the San Francisco engineers who match your roles, and no other employers attend.
Who you can meet in San Francisco
A breakdown of the 2,226 engineer profiles in our San Francisco talent pool. We source private events from this pool and our wider community.
Top roles
Share of profiles by primary role. Engineers can list more than one role.
Experience
Most common skills
Hiring for a specific stack in San Francisco?
Recent HackerX events in San Francisco
Public HackerX events for the San Francisco market. Private events are sourced separately for each client.
| Month | Focus | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | AI and machine learning | In person |
| Aug 2025 | AI and machine learning | In person |
| Mar 2025 | AI and machine learning | Virtual |
| Mar 2025 | AI and machine learning | Virtual |
| Dec 2024 | AI and machine learning | Virtual |
| Nov 2024 | AI and machine learning | Virtual |
How a private event in San Francisco works
- Scope. Tell us the roles, stack, seniority and headcount you are hiring for in San Francisco.
- Source. We invite and screen engineers from our San Francisco pool of 2,226 profiles and the wider HackerX community.
- Run. At your San Francisco office or a venue we book. We handle promotion, format and logistics.
- Hire. Your team interviews the room in one evening and makes offers directly, with no placement fee.
Software engineer salaries in San Francisco
Base-salary ranges to plan offers before the event (USD).
| Experience level | Base salary |
|---|---|
| Junior (0–2 yrs) | $110K – $145K |
| Mid-level (2–5 yrs) | $140K – $185K |
| Senior (5–8 yrs) | $180K – $240K |
| Staff+ (8+ yrs) | $230K – $320K |
Figures are base salary. Total compensation at larger Bay Area companies often adds 20–50% in equity and bonus.
Private hiring events in San Francisco: FAQ
How much does a private hiring event in San Francisco cost?
Private events are priced as a flat event fee, scoped to your roles, headcount and venue, and there is no placement fee on the engineers you hire. HackerX clients typically see a cost per hire under $500, compared with $4,000 to $5,000 through agencies. Send your roles through the form on this page for a San Francisco quote.
How many engineers attend a private event in San Francisco?
We size the room to your hiring plan. Public HackerX events target 80 to 100 developer registrations, and our San Francisco events in the last three years averaged 69 registrations each. At a private event every invitee has been screened for your roles, so a smaller room still produces hires.
Where are private events held in San Francisco?
Most clients host at their San Francisco office, which lets candidates meet the team where they would work. If you do not have space, we arrange a venue in San Francisco. Virtual private events are also available for distributed teams.
Which roles can you recruit for in San Francisco?
Our San Francisco talent pool is strongest in Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer and Frontend Engineer roles, and the most common skills are Python, SQL, JavaScript, Agile and HTML. We also source engineering managers, data, security and QA candidates.
Is HackerX a recruiting agency?
No. HackerX runs hiring events and a developer community of 180,000+ engineers. You pay a flat event fee, hire candidates directly, and never pay a placement fee.
Plan your San Francisco event
Tell us who you are hiring in San Francisco. We will come back with a plan for the room, a date and a flat-fee quote.