Lead Engineering Jobs at Startups
There are 650 open lead engineering roles at 395 early-stage startups, 34% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 182.5k to 250k, with a median of USD 215k.
Who is hiring lead engineers
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- 650open roles
- 395startups 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.
- $215Kmedian pay
- $183Ktypical range: lower
- $250Ktypical range: upper
Based on 251 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 275 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (80), aerospace and defense (70) and robotics and manufacturing (69) 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 lead engineering jobs pay?
Typically USD 182.5k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 215k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring lead engineers?
Two Six Technologies (13 roles), Omni Design (12) and Parallel Wireless (12) have the most; 395 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
34% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
25 were posted this week.