Data & AI Jobs at Startups in North America
North America has 3 open data and AI roles at 3 early-stage startups, all remote.
The open roles
- Research Engineer (Reinforcement Learning): remote, USD 135k to 300k, posted 18 August 2026.
- Analytics Engineer: remote, posted 11 August 2026.
- VP, AI Services - US-Based: remote, VP, posted 15 June 2026.
The hiring market
Industries
Developer tools (1), AI and machine learning (1) and commerce and retail (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the one posting on this page that states a salary.
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
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
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Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in North America?
Linear Finance (1 roles), LiveKit (1) and Toptal (1) have the most; 3 startups are hiring in total.