Startup Jobs in Developer Tools

2,044 open roles at 215 early-stage developer tools startups, with what they pay and where they hire.

What working in developer tools and infrastructure is like

Working in this sector means building products that other engineers use to develop, deploy, and run software. It includes cloud computing, open-source platforms, observability, data infrastructure, and even energy for data centers. The work is highly technical and focuses on reliability, scalability, and performance.

What startups in developer tools build

Startups here build the tools and infrastructure other engineers use to ship software. Founders are usually engineers fixing a problem they had themselves, and the customer does the same job as the person hiring. Roles reward writing clearly in public, since documentation and community carry more weight than advertising.

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Salary

Median
$185K
USD per year
Average
$184K
USD per year
Minimum
$16K
USD per year
Maximum
$360K
USD per year
From the 678 developer tools postings in US dollars that state a salary.

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Top locations

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Pay by country, in local currency

What developer tools roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.

CountryMedianAvgMinMax
United States (625)$188K$189K$42K$360K
Canada (45)$197K$204K$106K$303K
Germany (38)€122K€116K€36K€250K
United Kingdom (28)£90K£106K£40K£220K
Spain (17)€105K€101K€46K€198K
Portugal (11)€121K€115K€46K€198K
Ireland (11)€122K€133K€82K€198K
Netherlands (8)€122K€138K€105K€198K

A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.

What kind of work is open in Developer Tools

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Questions people ask

How much do startup jobs pay?

Typically USD 140k to 225k a year, with a median of USD 185k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring?

Giga Energy (74 roles), Natuvion (55) and ON.energy (53) have the most; 215 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

47% of these roles are remote.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (58% of those that state a level), and 8% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

95 were posted this week.

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