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Bootstrapped companies hiring FDEs

42 companies · 92 jobs

42 of 1,377 companies hiring FDEs are bootstrapped companies.

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Trait

Production code

Postings that involve writing production code

Customer contact

Work done for people outside the company

Pre-sales

Evaluation or proposal work before a deal

Seniority

Senior-level responsibility or above

Remote

Postings that allow remote work

Travel

How often postings mention travel

Stage · Bootstrapped
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PVM

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Government technology / defense digital services (Palantir implementation)

More travel than mostMore junior roles than most

Major job locations: Remote (Arlington, VA) · Huntsville, AL · Remote (Atlanta, GA) · +3 ·

Posted pay: —

9 jobs

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Federal Services / eDiscovery / GovTech

More junior roles than mostLess travel than most

Major job locations: Colorado Springs, CO · New York, NY · Miami, FL · +3 ·

Posted pay: —

8 jobs

Sitreps

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Veteran career platform / recruiting

Writes less production code than mostMore travel than most

Major job locations: Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA · +4 ·

Posted pay: $175,000

7 jobs

STR

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense technology / National security R&D

More travel than mostWrites more production code than most

Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · Denver, CO · +3 ·

Posted pay: $208,000

7 jobs

Wyetech

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Government IT & engineering services

Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most

Major job locations: Ft. Meade, MD · Laurel, MD · Fort Meade, MD ·

Posted pay: —

7 jobs

DRW

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Proprietary Trading / Multi-Asset Market Making

Major job locations: New York, NY · Chicago, IL · Greenwich, CT ·

Posted pay: $200,000

4 jobs

BJAK

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Insurtech and financial services

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

3 jobs

PressW

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Applied AI services and production AI engineering

Major job locations: Austin, TX

Posted pay: $118,000

3 jobs

Bain

Bootstrapped · About 5,000+ people · Management Consulting

Major job locations: Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Boston, MA · +7 ·

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Cadre AI

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · AI strategy and integration

Major job locations: San Diego, CA

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Column

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Fintech infrastructure / developer-first chartered bank

Major job locations: San Francisco, CA

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Headstart AI

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI / Software Development

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Rackner

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Government technology / cloud-native software consultancy

Major job locations: Dayton, OH · Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

SCAN

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Nonprofit Medicare Advantage / Senior Care Delivery

Major job locations: Long Beach, CA

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Legal Services / BigLaw

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Transformworks

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI implementation services / digital transformation

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Vitol

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Energy and commodities trading

Major job locations: Houston, TX

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Vizient

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Healthcare performance improvement / GPO & advisory

Major job locations: Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · Centennial, CO · +1 ·

Posted pay: —

2 jobs

Aliz

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Google Cloud consulting and enterprise software

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

1 job

Broadview Federal Credit Union

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Financial services — member-owned federal credit union

Major job locations: Albany, NY

Posted pay: —

1 job

Canonical

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Open Source Software / Enterprise Linux

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

1 job

CliftonLarsonAllen

Bootstrapped · About 5,000+ people · Accounting, tax and professional services

Major job locations: Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Boise, ID · +22 ·

Posted pay: —

1 job

Commerce Architects

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Enterprise ecommerce software consulting

Major job locations: Remote (Spokane, WA)

Posted pay: —

1 job

CompassX Group

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Management & Technology Consulting

Major job locations: Irvine, CA

Posted pay: —

1 job

CoVar

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Defense AI / ML R&D

Major job locations: Mclean, VA

Posted pay: —

1 job

Dark Wolf Solutions

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense cyber, DevSecOps, and GovCloud services

Major job locations: Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VA

Posted pay: —

1 job

Embedding VC

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI venture capital and venture studio

Major job locations: Mountain View, CA

Posted pay: —

1 job

Eulerity

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Marketing technology (AdTech / marketing automation)

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

1 job

Freedom Technology Solutions Group

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Federal IT services / intelligence, defense, and geospatial mission systems

Major job locations: Saint Louis, MO

Posted pay: —

1 job

Hudson River Trading

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · quantitative trading

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

1 job

LettrLabs

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Direct mail advertising and marketing technology

Major job locations: Remote (Los Angeles, CA)

Posted pay: —

1 job

Particle41

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Technology consulting and software development

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

1 job

PMG

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Marketing services and advertising technology

Major job locations: Dallas, TX · Fort Worth, TX · New York, NY ·

Posted pay: —

1 job

Radiance Technologies

Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Defense R&D and systems engineering

Major job locations: Springfield, VA

Posted pay: —

1 job

Research Innovations

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense technology and national security software

Major job locations: US · city not listed

Posted pay: —

1 job

TextNow

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Telecommunications

Major job locations: San Francisco, CA

Posted pay: —

1 job

The Job Sauce

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

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

1 job

TLDR

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

Major job locations: Remote (US)

Posted pay: —

1 job

Tower Research Capital

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

Major job locations: New York, NY

Posted pay: —

1 job

Transluce

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

Major job locations: San Francisco, CA

Posted pay: —

1 job

Woongjin

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · IT Staffing & Consulting / ERP Services

Major job locations: Plano, TX

Posted pay: —

1 job

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