Engineering Jobs at Startups in Boston, MA, US
Boston has 176 open engineering roles at 53 early-stage startups, and 64% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 150k to 217k, with a median of USD 200k. 2 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Boston
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- 176open roles
- 53startups hiring
- 64%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
- $150Ktypical range: lower
- $217Ktypical range: upper
Based on 83 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 83 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Boston accounts for 3% of United States's 6,248 open engineering roles.
Industries
Robotics and manufacturing (46), AI and machine learning (20) and mobility and logistics (18) startups have most of the openings.
Experience
Most roles are senior: 63% of those that state a level.
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.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in Boston pay?
Typically USD 150k to 217k a year, with a median of USD 200k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Boston?
Volantis (23 roles), Specter Aerospace (14) and Seven AI (13) have the most; 53 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
64% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Boston.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (63% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
2 were posted this week.





