Data & AI Jobs at Cybersecurity Startups
There are 54 open data and AI roles at 34 early-stage startups, 57% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 174.6k to 240k, with a median of USD 200k.
What startups in cybersecurity build
Startups here build defences for cloud accounts, identity, code supply chains and threat detection. Customers buy on trust, so sales cycles are long and the engineering has to hold up under review. Employers often want people who have been on the defending side of a real incident.
Who is hiring data and AI roles
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- 54open roles
- 34startups hiring
- 57%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $200Kmedian pay
- $175Ktypical range: lower
- $240Ktypical range: upper
Based on 15 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 16 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Experience
Most roles are senior: 79% of those that state a level.
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do data and AI jobs pay?
Typically USD 174.6k to 240k a year, with a median of USD 200k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles?
Sonatype (6 roles), Tenex (6) and Cogent Security (3) have the most; 34 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
57% of these roles are remote.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (79% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
3 were posted this week.














