Companies hiring forward deployed engineers

Sleuth Insights

Early · About 1–50 people · Biopharma intelligence software and services

Smallstep

Early · About 1–50 people · Cybersecurity software; device identity and certificate management

Smartsheet

Subsidiary · About 1,001–5,000 people · Work Management SaaS / Collaborative Work Management

SMBHD

Socket

Growth · About 51–200 people · Developer security / software supply chain security

SoFi

Sola

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI workflow automation software

Sony Interactive Entertainment Global

Public · About 5,000+ people · Video Games / Interactive Entertainment / Consumer Platforms

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Subsidiary · About 5,000+ people · Entertainment / Media

Sourgum

Early · About 51–200 people · Waste management and recycling services technology

Sparq

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI-native digital engineering and enterprise technology services

Speakeasy

Early · About 1–50 people · Developer tools / API infrastructure

Specter

Early · About 1–50 people · Physical security, industrial monitoring, wireless sensing, and edge AI

Sphere

Early · About 51–200 people · AI-powered global tax compliance software

Spherecast

Early · About 1–50 people · Supply chain planning software; AI software for consumer packaged goods

Sphinx

Squint

Growth · About 51–200 people · Industrial AI software for manufacturing, field services, and utilities

Stability AI

Later private · About 51–200 people · AI Frontier Lab / Generative Media

stagwellglobal

Standard Bots

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-powered collaborative robot arms and industrial automation software

Standard Metrics

Growth · AI-driven portfolio management and financial data software for venture capital and private equity

Standard Template Labs (STLabs)

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise software; AI service management

Starbridge

Early · About 51–200 people · AI sales intelligence and public-sector market data

Starburst

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Data Infrastructure / Lakehouse Analytics

Stardog

Growth · Enterprise data software: knowledge graphs, semantic AI, and data integration

Stord

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Logistics / Supply Chain Platform

Strider Technologies

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Strategic intelligence / economic security software

Strix

Early · About 1–50 people · AI cybersecurity software focused on application security and penetration testing

Stuut

Early · About 1–50 people · AI-powered accounts receivable automation

Sumeru Equity Partners

About 1–50 people · Technology-focused private equity and growth capital

Summation

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI software for finance and operations

Suno

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Music Generation

Supermicro

Supermove

Early · About 1–50 people · Moving-industry business software / vertical SaaS

Swarm Aero

Sylvan Labs

About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI software for revenue operations

Synthesized

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise software testing and test data management

Tailscale

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Zero-trust networking / secure connectivity

Take2 AI

Early · About 51–200 people · healthcare recruiting software / AI agents

Tallwave

Tamarind Bio

Tavily

Subsidiary · About 1–50 people · AI infrastructure / agentic web search API

TeamWorx Security

Teleport

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Infrastructure identity and access security software

Teleskope

TeleTracking Technologies

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare operations software / patient flow

Telnyx

Temper

Early · About 1–50 people · AI-powered supply-chain integration software

Texas Instruments

Public · About 5,000+ people · Semiconductor design and manufacturing, focused on analog and embedded processing chips.

TextNow

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Telecommunications

Texture

Early · About 1–50 people · Energy software and grid operations

The Better Money Company

Early · About 1–50 people · Stablecoin clearing and payment infrastructure

The Job Sauce

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Recruiting & Talent Services

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Parkinson's disease research philanthropy and nonprofit research funding

The New York Times

Public · About 5,000+ people · media and subscription journalism

The Nielsen Company

The Safariland Group

Subsidiary · About 1,001–5,000 people · Protective and safety equipment manufacturing and distribution

thelabnyc

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Public · About 5,000+ people · Life Sciences Tools / Diagnostics / Biopharma Services

Thorin

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI software

Thought Machine

TLDR

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Technology media and newsletter advertising

TonicAI

Torc Robotics

Subsidiary · About 201–1,000 people · Autonomous trucking software

Torq

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI SOC / Security Automation

Tower Research Capital

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Quantitative Trading / HFT

Traba

Early · About 201–1,000 people · Light-industrial staffing and supply-chain operations software

Tractorbeam AI, Inc.

About 1–50 people · Applied AI and enterprise software

Transluce

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI safety and interpretability nonprofit

Treeswift Inc

TriEdge Investments

Later private · About 1–50 people · Private investment firm and family office focused on healthcare, AI-enabled operations, and financial services

TrueNAS

Bootstrapped · Enterprise data storage hardware and open-source storage software

Truist Bank

Public · About 5,000+ people · Banking / Financial Services / Commercial Banking

Tubi

Subsidiary · About 201–1,000 people · Media & Entertainment / Ad-Supported Streaming

Twelve Labs

Growth · About 51–200 people · Multimodal video foundation models

TWG Global

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / diversified investment holding (financial services, insurance, sports, media)

Two Dots

Early · About 1–50 people · Fintech / Proptech (AI underwriting & fraud prevention)

Two Sigma

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Quantitative Investment Management / Financial Sciences

Two Six Technologies

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Defense Tech / Cyber R&D

Typeface

Growth · About 51–200 people · Marketing AI / Generative Content

Uber

Public · About 5,000+ people · Mobility / Delivery / Marketplace

UiPath

Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise automation software (RPA / agentic AI)

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

Ultra

Later private · About 1–50 people · Robotics / Industrial AI

Ultralytics

Early · About 51–200 people · Vision AI / computer vision platform (YOLO)

Uniphore

UnitX

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-powered machine vision and robotics for manufacturing automation

UniversalAGI

Unstructured

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure

UP Labs

Later private · About 51–200 people · Venture building / vertical AI

Urrly

Executive search, specialized recruiting, talent intelligence, and recruiting operations

Valdera

Valence

Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI coaching and HR technology

Valinor Enterprises, Inc.

Valon

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech / Mortgage Servicing Software

Valthos

Early · About 1–50 people · AI biodefense / biosecurity software

Vanguard

Bootstrapped · About 5,000+ people · asset management

Vanta

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Security / Compliance Automation

Vantaca

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Community association management software / AI

Variance

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI software for fraud investigations, risk, and compliance