Engineering Jobs at Startups in San Francisco, CA, US
San Francisco has 1,704 open engineering roles at 467 early-stage startups, and 28% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 185k to 250k, with a median of USD 212.5k. 59 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in San Francisco
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- 1,704open roles
- 467startups hiring
- 28%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.
- $213Kmedian pay
- $185Ktypical range: lower
- $250Ktypical range: upper
Based on 1,027 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 1,032 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
San Francisco accounts for 27% of United States's 6,278 open engineering roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (492), robotics and manufacturing (122) and developer tools (119) 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.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in San Francisco pay?
Typically USD 185k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 212.5k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in San Francisco?
Astro Mechanica (33 roles), Lambda Finance (25) and Specter (23) have the most; 467 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
28% of these roles are remote; the rest are in San Francisco.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (70% of those that state a level), and 7% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
59 were posted this week.