Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +10 ·
Posted pay: $193,000
25 jobs
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Trait · More travel 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
Major job locations: Remote (US) · Menlo Park, CA · Palo Alto, CA · +2 ·
Posted pay: —
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
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
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
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
Cohere Health
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare AI (prior authorization, utilization management, and payment integrity)
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: $123,000
4 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
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
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
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
Forterra
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Autonomous Vehicles / Defense Tech
Major job locations: Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VA · Carey, ID ·
Posted pay: $160,000
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
Eve
Growth · About 51–200 people · Legal AI / plaintiff law firm software
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
Higharc
Growth · About 51–200 people · Homebuilding software
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY)
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
openrouter.ai
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI infrastructure / LLM API
Major job locations: Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Re:Build Manufacturing
Growth · Industrial holdco / advanced manufacturing (aerospace, defense, life sciences, energy)
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
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
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
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
BRINC Drones
Growth · About 51–200 people · Public safety drones / emergency response hardware + software
Major job locations: Seattle, WA
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
Courier Health
Growth · About 51–200 people · Biopharma patient engagement SaaS
Major job locations: New York, NY
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
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
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
Manifold AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · life-sciences-ai
Major job locations: Cambridge, MA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Mashgin
Growth · CV Checkout AI
Major job locations: Woodridge, IL
Posted pay: —
1 job
matterlabs
Growth · About 51–200 people · blockchain infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
n8n
Growth · Open workflow orchestration for AI
Major job locations: Remote (Boston, MA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Northwood Space
Growth · Ground-station infra
Major job locations: Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
1 job
Quadric
Growth · About 51–200 people · Semiconductor IP / Edge AI
Major job locations: Remote (Burlingame, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Remote
Growth · About 1,001–5,000 people · HR tech
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
Second Front Systems
Growth · Defense tech enabler
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Socket
Growth · About 51–200 people · Developer security / software supply chain security
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
Tines
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Workflow automation / security orchestration / AI agents
Major job locations: Remote (US)
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
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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