Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +10 ·
Posted pay: $193,000
25 jobs
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50 companies · 144 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 · More pre-sales 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
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A company is in a trait’s list only where its postings state that measure.
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
Qualified Health
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI (generative AI platform for health systems)
More remote roles than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: $208,000
6 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
Nominal
Growth · About 51–200 people · Industrial Data / Test & Telemetry
More travel than mostWorks with outside customers more than most
Major job locations: Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Austin, TX · +2 ·
Posted pay: $180,000
5 jobs
Deepgram
Growth · About 51–200 people · Voice AI infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (Washington, DC) · San Francisco, CA · New York, NY ·
Posted pay: $213,000
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
Bilt Rewards
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · fintech / loyalty & rewards
Major job locations: New York, NY · Dallas, TX
Posted pay: $230,000
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
Mixpanel
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Product & Digital Analytics
Major job locations: Remote (US) · Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Seekr
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise generative AI
Major job locations: Austin, TX · Reston, VA
Posted pay: —
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
Exa (formerly Metaphor)
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Gradial
Growth · About 1–50 people · Agentic marketing operations / Enterprise martech
Major job locations: Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Hightouch
Growth · Customer data infrastructure + agentic marketing software
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · Remote (US) ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Interface AI
Growth · Banking AI agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
LiveKit
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infra (Voice / Agent platform)
Major job locations: Remote (Miami, FL) · Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Maven AGI
Growth · Enterprise AI
Major job locations: Boston, MA · Remote (US)
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
Observe.AI
Growth · AI / Contact Center
Major job locations: Redwood City, CA · Remote (US)
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
Rogo
Growth · AI analyst for finance
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Tennr
Growth · About 51–200 people · Healthcare AI / Workflow Automation
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
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
Bedrock Robotics
Growth · Construction-machine autonomy
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Bland AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · Voice AI Agents
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
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
Lovable
Growth · About 51–200 people · Consumer AI / App Builder
Major job locations: San Francisco, 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
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
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
Quadric
Growth · About 51–200 people · Semiconductor IP / Edge AI
Major job locations: Remote (Burlingame, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Render
Growth · About 51–200 people · Dev Tools (Cloud App Platform)
Major job locations: Remote (San Francisco, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Typeface
Growth · About 51–200 people · Marketing AI / Generative Content
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Unstructured
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Warp
Growth · Agentic Development / Developer Tools
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Wonderful
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI Agents (Voice / CX)
Major job locations: US · city not listed
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
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