Senior Data & AI Jobs at Startups
There are 367 open senior data and AI roles at 250 early-stage startups, 47% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 172.5k to 231.5k, with a median of USD 195k.
Who is hiring senior data and AI roles
Open roles by startup. Select a startup to see its jobs.
- 367open roles
- 250startups hiring
- 47%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.
- $195Kmedian pay
- $173Ktypical range: lower
- $232Ktypical range: upper
Based on 111 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 129 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (53), healthcare (40) and fintech and payments (36) startups have most of the openings.
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.
Latest early-stage startup jobs, open to Pro members
Questions people ask
How much do senior data and AI jobs pay?
Typically USD 172.5k to 231.5k a year, with a median of USD 195k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring senior data and AI roles?
Faculty (9 roles), Striveworks (7) and Air (6) have the most; 250 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
47% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
21 were posted this week.



























