SF BAY AREADemigodEST. 2025

SF · Hardware · A Demigod project.

San Francisco builds atoms again.

Software ate the world from this city, and now the city is building the world back. Robots are welded in SoMa, satellites are assembled in the Mission, chips are taped out in SoMa lofts, and fusion hardware is bolted together near the shipyard. This is the map: every hardware company we can verify in San Francisco, what they are hiring for, and the local knowledge you need to build physical things here.

The directory

99 hardware companies with a San Francisco presence: robotics, satellites, medical devices, chips, sensors, energy, and the machines that make machines. Each entry shows the company, what it builds, its stage, and open roles we have observed. Browse the directory.

Hiring signals

Who is hiring hardware engineers in SF right now, refreshed from live job-board data. Useful if you are an engineer looking for a hardware team, or a founder watching who is scaling. See the signals.

Field guides

Local knowledge for building hardware in the Bay Area, written for founders and engineers:

Prototyping in SF: shops, hackerspaces, and rapid fabrication

Where to get certified: EMC, safety, and FCC testing near SF

Picking a contract manufacturer

The SF hardware community: meetups, spaces, and events

Raising money for a hardware startup in SF

About this project

This hub is maintained by Demigod, a technical recruiting partner for startups based in San Francisco. We place engineers at hardware and software companies at 10% of first-year cash compensation, with no retainer and no 25-30% agency fees; you pay only when your hire starts. Company data starts from Demigod's own public SF companies board (trydemigod.com/companies) and is curated by hand. If your company is missing or miscategorized, tell us.