Design Jobs at AI & Machine Learning Startups
There are 94 open design roles at 65 early-stage startups, 35% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 175k to 227.5k, with a median of USD 195k.
What startups in AI and machine learning build
Startups here pick one layer, either the model itself or the product and infrastructure around it. That choice decides the hiring, with research and infrastructure work at one end and product and design at the other. Tooling changes fast, so you are hired for the problem more often than for a fixed stack.
Who is hiring designers
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- 94open roles
- 65startups hiring
- 35%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
- $175Ktypical range: lower
- $228Ktypical range: upper
Based on 27 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 41 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
What design work involves at an early-stage startup
You cover research, interface work and the brand, sometimes in the same week. No design system is waiting for you, so you build one while shipping. At a large company you would hand off a spec, and here you sit with the engineer building it.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do design jobs pay?
Typically USD 175k to 227.5k a year, with a median of USD 195k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring designers?
Lovable (5 roles), Viktor (4) and CodeRabbit (3) have the most; 65 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
35% of these roles are remote.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (58% of those that state a level), and 3% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
4 were posted this week.