Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: $265,000
22 jobs
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95 companies · 230 jobs
Traits compare an employer’s postings against all US FDE postings. Chips mark employers with 5 or more postings whose share differs clearly from the average.
Trait · Fewer remote roles than most
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
Size
A company is in a trait’s list only where its postings state that measure.
Striveworks
Growth · About 51–200 people · Defense AI / AIOps
More travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Fort Belvoir, VA · Tacoma, WA · +2 ·
Posted pay: $208,000
10 jobs
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $200,000
8 jobs
Doss
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-native ERP and operations cloud
Writes less production code than mostLess travel than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: $165,000
7 jobs
Liberate
Growth · Insurance voice agents
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · Berkeley, CA ·
Posted pay: $160,000
7 jobs
PhysicsX
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI engineering simulation software
Fewer remote roles than mostWrites more production code than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · New York · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $200,000
7 jobs
Nooks
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Agents (Sales dialer / SDR)
Less travel than mostWorks with outside customers more than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Remote (US)
Posted pay: $258,000
6 jobs
Peregrine
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Public safety data intelligence
Less pre-sales than mostMore travel than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · FL · +1 ·
Posted pay: $155,000
6 jobs
Cognition AI
Growth · AI / Coding Agents
Fewer remote roles than mostWorks with outside customers more than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
5 jobs
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA
Posted pay: $230,000
5 jobs
HappyRobot
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI Agents (Voice, Operations, Logistics)
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL ·
Posted pay: $170,000
5 jobs
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $330,000
5 jobs
Serval
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI software (ITSM and workflow automation)
Less pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CA
Posted pay: $215,000
5 jobs
TENEX.AI
Growth · AI-native managed detection and response (MDR) / cybersecurity
Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most
Major job locations: Kansas City, MO · Sarasota, FL · Overland Park, KS · +1 ·
Posted pay: —
5 jobs
Netic
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI / Vertical SaaS (essential & home services)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Sift
Growth · About 51–200 people · Hardware observability / industrial data infrastructure
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CA · Los Angeles, CA ·
Posted pay: $150,000
4 jobs
Tabs
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Fintech / B2B Revenue Automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $138,000
4 jobs
Vannevar Labs
Growth · About 51–200 people · Defense AI / National Security Decision Support and Sensing
Major job locations: Honolulu, HI · Remote (US) · Tampa, FL · +1 ·
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Writer
Growth · AI / Enterprise Generative AI Platform
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 ·
Posted pay: $158,000
4 jobs
Assort Health
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare AI / patient access automation
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $215,000
3 jobs
Cape
Growth · Privacy-first mobile carrier / telecom security
Major job locations: Arlington, VA · New York, NY · Washington, DC ·
Posted pay: $205,000
3 jobs
Hebbia
Growth · AI / Finance + Knowledge
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $213,000
3 jobs
Orb
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech Infra / Usage-Based Billing
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: $193,000
3 jobs
Rain
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech / Stablecoin Payments Infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $185,000
3 jobs
Seekr
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise generative AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Reston, VA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
True Anomaly
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Defense tech / space superiority and space domain awareness
Major job locations: Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA
Posted pay: $238,000
3 jobs
Accrete AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · Dual-use AI / defense and enterprise decision intelligence
Major job locations: Alexandria, VA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Attio
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-native CRM / GTM software
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Basis AI
Growth · AI / Accounting Automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Etched
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Inference Chips
Major job locations: San Jose, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Exa (formerly Metaphor)
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Goodfire AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Safety / Mechanistic Interpretability
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Interface AI
Growth · Banking AI agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Modal
Growth · AI Infra
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Nitra
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY · Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Parafin
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech Infra / Embedded Lending
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Prime Intellect
Growth · AI Infrastructure & Training Compute
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Profound
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI search / marketing technology (Answer Engine Optimization)
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Reducto
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI / Document Intelligence
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Regal
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI customer communications / contact center software
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Rogo
Growth · AI analyst for finance
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Tavus
Growth · Human computing / real-time conversational video AI
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Tennr
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI / Workflow Automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
9fin
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · fintech / debt-capital-markets data & analytics
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Adonis
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare / Revenue Cycle Management AI
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Agility Robotics
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Humanoid robotics for logistics and manufacturing
Major job locations: Pittsburgh, PA · Salem, OR
Posted pay: —
1 job
Aikido Security
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Developer Security / Application Security
Major job locations: Chicago, IL
Posted pay: —
1 job
AKASA
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare AI (revenue cycle automation)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Alchemy
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Crypto Developer Infrastructure
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Alloy
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech / Identity Risk
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
ALSO
Growth · About 51–200 people · Electric micromobility / small EVs
Major job locations: Palo Alto, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Anrok
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech / Tax Compliance Automation
Major job locations: New York, NY · Salt Lake City, UT · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: —
1 job
Assembled
Growth · About 51–200 people · Customer support / contact center software (AI + workforce management)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Bland AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · Voice AI Agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
BRINC Drones
Growth · About 51–200 people · Public safety drones / emergency response hardware + software
Major job locations: Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Candid Health
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare revenue cycle automation
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Cerebras Systems
Growth · AI infrastructure / semiconductor
Major job locations: Sunnyvale, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Chai Discovery
Growth · AI for molecule design
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Charlie Health
Growth · About 1,001–5,000 people · Digital Health / Behavioral Health
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Clipboard Health
Growth · About 1,001–5,000 people · healthcare staffing marketplace
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
CodeRabbit
Growth · About 51–200 people · Dev Tools (AI Code Review)
Major job locations: Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Courier Health
Growth · About 51–200 people · Biopharma patient engagement SaaS
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
David AI
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI / Data Infrastructure (audio & speech datasets)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Dexterity
Growth · Warehouse Robotics / Physical AI
Major job locations: Redwood City, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Factory
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Agents (Coding / Engineering)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Figure AI
Growth · Humanoid robotics
Major job locations: San Jose, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Finch
Growth · About 51–200 people · Employment Data API / Payroll Infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Forus
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI / digital health infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Gamma
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Productivity / Visual storytelling
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
HighRadius
Growth · About 1,001–5,000 people · Autonomous Finance / Office of the CFO Software
Major job locations: Houston, TX
Posted pay: —
1 job
HiveWatch
Growth · About 51–200 people · Physical security operations software
Major job locations: Dallas, TX
Posted pay: —
1 job
Iterative Health
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Clinical research infrastructure / Healthcare AI / Gastroenterology
Major job locations: Boston, MA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Lovable
Growth · About 51–200 people · Consumer AI / App Builder
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Luma AI
Growth · AI / 3D + Video
Major job locations: Redwood City, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Lumafield
Growth · About 51–200 people · Industrial CT and manufacturing inspection software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Mashgin
Growth · CV Checkout AI
Major job locations: Woodridge, IL
Posted pay: —
1 job
Maybern
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech / Private Capital Fund Ops
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Mesh Payments
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Corporate Cards / Spend Management
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Middesk
Growth · About 51–200 people · Fintech Infra / Business Verification (KYB)
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Muon Space
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · space systems
Major job locations: San Jose, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Norm AI
Growth · Legal/compliance AI
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Northwood Space
Growth · Ground-station infra
Major job locations: Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
1 job
Opal Security
Growth · About 51–200 people · Identity & Access Management
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Parallel Web Systems
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Web Infrastructure
Major job locations: Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Physical Intelligence
Growth · About 51–200 people · Robotics Foundation Models
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
recall.ai
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI infrastructure / developer API
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Rilla
Growth · About 51–200 people · Conversation Intelligence / Sales Coaching SaaS
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Strider Technologies
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Strategic intelligence / economic security software
Major job locations: VA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Suno
Growth · AI / Music Generation
Major job locations: Boston, MA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Valon
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech / Mortgage Servicing Software
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Viam
Growth · About 51–200 people · Robotics & Physical-World Software Platform
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Waymo
Growth · Autonomous driving
Major job locations: Mountain View, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Wealth.com
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · WealthTech / Estate Planning / Tax Planning AI
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Wonderschool
Growth · About 51–200 people · Childcare / EdTech (marketplace + SaaS + govtech)
Major job locations: Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Workstream
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · HR Tech / Workforce Management
Major job locations: Lehi, UT
Posted pay: —
1 job
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