Head Engineering Jobs at Startups
There are 87 open head engineering roles at 80 early-stage startups, 31% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 212.5k to 300k, with a median of USD 247.5k.
Who is hiring head engineers
Open roles by startup. Select a startup to see its jobs.
- 87open roles
- 80startups hiring
- 31%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.
- $248Kmedian pay
- $213Ktypical range: lower
- $300Ktypical range: upper
Based on 34 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 38 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (15), climate and energy (8) and developer tools (8) startups have most of the openings.
What engineering work involves at an early-stage startup
You own whole parts of the product rather than one service inside a large system. Expect to write the code, deploy it, and get paged when it breaks. Reviews are quick and the codebase is small, so a decision made on Tuesday can ship on Thursday.
Questions people ask
How much do head engineering jobs pay?
Typically USD 212.5k to 300k a year, with a median of USD 247.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring head engineers?
General Matter (3 roles), Reachdesk Ltd (3) and Amigo AI (2) have the most; 80 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
31% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
4 were posted this week.