Remote Engineering Jobs at Startups

3,357 engineering roles at early-stage startups can be done fully remotely, across 1,087 startups. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 165k to 230k, with a median of USD 197.5k.

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.

The hiring market

Industries

AI and machine learning (445), developer tools (407) and fintech and payments (388) startups have most of the openings.

Experience

Most roles are senior: 74% of those that state a level. 3% are junior or intern.

Who is hiring engineers

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  • 3,357open roles
  • 1,087startups hiring
  • 100%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.

  • $198Kmedian pay
  • $165Ktypical range: lower
  • $230Ktypical range: upper

Based on 1,249 postings stating pay in USD.

Pay figures come from the 1,484 postings on this page that state a salary.

Experience level

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Questions people ask

How much do engineering jobs pay?

Typically USD 165k to 230k a year, with a median of USD 197.5k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring engineers?

Temporal (33 roles), Lambda Finance (31) and Leovegas (27) have the most; 1,087 startups are hiring in total.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (74% of those that state a level), and 3% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

157 were posted this week.

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