Engineering Jobs at Startups in San Jose, CA, US
San Jose has 118 open engineering roles at 15 early-stage startups, and 27% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 195k to 312.5k, with a median of USD 225k. 6 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in San Jose
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- 118open roles
- 15startups hiring
- 27%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.
- $225Kmedian pay
- $195Ktypical range: lower
- $313Ktypical range: upper
Based on 106 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 106 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
San Jose accounts for 2% of United States's 6,252 open engineering roles.
Industries
Robotics and manufacturing (64), AI and machine learning (25) and cybersecurity (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.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in San Jose pay?
Typically USD 195k to 312.5k a year, with a median of USD 225k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in San Jose?
Hark (39 roles), Lambda Finance (24) and Efficient Computer (12) have the most; 15 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
27% of these roles are remote; the rest are in San Jose.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (69% of those that state a level), and 13% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
6 were posted this week.