Engineering Jobs at Startups in San Diego, CA, US
San Diego has 38 open engineering roles at 8 early-stage startups, and 34% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 171k to 230k, with a median of USD 210k. 1 role is new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in San Diego
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- 38open roles
- 8startups hiring
- 34%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.
- $210Kmedian pay
- $171Ktypical range: lower
- $230Ktypical range: upper
Based on 36 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 36 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
San Diego accounts for 1% of United States's 6,280 open engineering roles.
Industries
Aerospace and defense (26), media and gaming (4) and other (3) startups have most of the openings.
Experience
Most roles are lead: 48% 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 San Diego pay?
Typically USD 171k to 230k a year, with a median of USD 210k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in San Diego?
Logos Space (22 roles), HavocAI (4) and Scribd, Inc. (4) have the most; 8 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
34% of these roles are remote; the rest are in San Diego.
Do I need to be lead?
Most roles are lead (48% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
1 was posted this week.