Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 ·
Posted pay: $257,000
40 jobs
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80 companies · 311 jobs
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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
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Major job locations: Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · Washington, DC · +14 ·
Posted pay: $222,000
39 jobs
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +8 ·
Posted pay: $215,000
27 jobs
SpaceX
Later private · Aerospace / Space / Connectivity
Works with outside customers less than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: Bastrop, TX · CA · Cape Canaveral, FL · +6 ·
Posted pay: $163,000
16 jobs
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: $243,000
15 jobs
Anthropic
Later private · AI / Foundation Models
More pre-sales than mostWrites less production code than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +3 ·
Posted pay: $300,000
11 jobs
Baseten
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI infrastructure / model inference
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $250,000
6 jobs
EliseAI
Later private · Vertical AI for property management and healthcare operations
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $180,000
6 jobs
Handshake (AI training)
Later private · AI training data + career marketplace
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $228,000
6 jobs
Invisible Technologies
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI Infrastructure / Enterprise AI Operations
More pre-sales than mostMore travel than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $255,000
6 jobs
BCG
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Consulting / AI
More travel than mostMore junior roles than most
Major job locations: Boston, MA · Brooklyn, NY · Chicago, IL · +19 ·
Posted pay: $150,000
5 jobs
Intercom
Later private · AI customer service and customer communications software
Fewer remote roles than mostWrites less production code than most
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL
Posted pay: $214,000
5 jobs
Percepta
Later private · AI / Industrials / FinServ / Healthcare
Fewer remote roles than mostWrites more production code than most
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $290,000
5 jobs
Relativity Space
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Space / Launch
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Major job locations: Long Beach, CA
Posted pay: $192,000
5 jobs
Applied Intuition
Later private · Physical AI / autonomous vehicle software
Major job locations: Sunnyvale, CA · Arlington, VA
Posted pay: $195,000
4 jobs
CHAOS Industries
Later private · Defense technology / distributed radar and sensing systems
Major job locations: El Segundo, CA
Posted pay: $199,000
4 jobs
Field AI
Later private · Robotics AI / Embodied Intelligence
Major job locations: Irvine, CA · Mission Viejo, CA
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
reflection.ai
Later private · About 51–200 people · AI / foundation models
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Relativity
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Legal Tech / eDiscovery AI
Major job locations: Long Beach, CA
Posted pay: $192,000
4 jobs
Tatari
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AdTech (TV/CTV advertising & measurement)
Major job locations: New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $155,000
4 jobs
Altruist
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · RIA Custodian / Advisor Platform
Major job locations: Culver City, CA · Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Benchling
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Biotech R&D software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA
Posted pay: $182,000
3 jobs
Crusoe
Later private · AI infrastructure / neocloud / data centers
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $238,000
3 jobs
Data Intellect
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Capital Markets Data & Technology Consultancy
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Metropolis
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Computer-vision parking / Real-world AI recognition
Major job locations: Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA ·
Posted pay: $185,000
3 jobs
Notion
Later private · Productivity / Collab
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: $201,000
3 jobs
Perplexity
Later private · AI / Search
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $225,000
3 jobs
Ramp
Later private · Fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $260,000
3 jobs
Ripple
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise digital asset infrastructure / fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $234,000
3 jobs
Vercel
Later private · Dev Infra
Major job locations: Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $265,000
3 jobs
Agile Defense
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Federal IT and digital services
Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · Doral, FL · +6 ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
AI Fund
Later private · AI Venture Studio
Major job locations: Mountain View, CA · SF Bay Area
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Dragos
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · ICS/OT Cybersecurity
Major job locations: Houston, TX · Washington, DC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Epicor
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Enterprise Software / ERP
Major job locations: Herndon, VA · Austin, TX · Lehi, UT ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
flexport
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Logistics & Supply Chain Technology
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Gusto
Later private · SMB payroll, HR, benefits, and compliance software
Major job locations: Denver, CO · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +3 ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Legora
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Legal Tech / AI Research + Drafting
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
One Brief
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Defense software / military command workflows
Major job locations: Colorado Springs, CO · Leavenworth, KS
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Polymarket
Later private · About 51–200 people · Prediction Markets / Fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Postman
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · API Development Platform
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Rippling
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · HR / IT / Fintech SaaS
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Samba TV
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · TV audience analytics & advertising technology
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Sila Nanotechnologies
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Silicon Anode Battery Materials
Major job locations: Alameda, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Zip
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech / Procurement Orchestration
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Zipline
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Autonomous drone delivery and logistics
Major job locations: South San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Abridge
Later private · AI / Healthcare
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Airwallex
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Fintech
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Astranis
Later private · Small GEO comms satellites
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Industrial / defense AI
Major job locations: Pleasanton, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
BambooHR
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · HR SaaS / HCM
Major job locations: UT
Posted pay: —
1 job
Cox
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Diversified holdings / broadband and automotive technology
Major job locations: Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Carmel, IN ·
Posted pay: —
1 job
Eight Sleep
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Consumer health / sleep technology hardware
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
ePayPolicy
Later private · About 51–200 people · Insurance payments infrastructure / fintech SaaS
Major job locations: Austin, TX
Posted pay: —
1 job
Everlaw
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Legal-tech / Ediscovery & litigation AI
Major job locations: Oakland, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Faire
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · B2B wholesale marketplace
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Form Energy
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Long-Duration Energy Storage (Iron-Air Batteries)
Major job locations: Somerville, MA · Weirton, WV
Posted pay: —
1 job
Fullstory
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Behavioral Data Analytics / Digital Experience Intelligence
Major job locations: Atlanta, GA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Grow Therapy
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Mental health marketplace / provider enablement
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Hadrian
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Advanced manufacturing / defense-tech
Major job locations: Torrance, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Hive
Later private · AI content moderation and media intelligence APIs
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Horizon media
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Media agency & AI-native marketing services
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
ID.me
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Digital identity infrastructure for government, healthcare, workforce, and consumer brands
Major job locations: Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +1 ·
Posted pay: —
1 job
Immuta
Later private · About 51–200 people · enterprise data security and governance software
Major job locations: Tampa, FL
Posted pay: —
1 job
ION Group
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Financial software & market data (FinTech)
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Judi Health
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Health benefits administration / pharmacy benefit management
Major job locations: Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · New York, NY ·
Posted pay: —
1 job
Lambda
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI Cloud / GPU
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
MaintainX
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Industrial SaaS — CMMS / Enterprise Asset Management
Major job locations: Raleigh, NC
Posted pay: —
1 job
Major League Baseball
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Professional sports / sports media & entertainment
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
OCC
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Financial market infrastructure / equity derivatives clearing
Major job locations: Chicago, IL
Posted pay: —
1 job
Persona
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech Infra / Identity Verification
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
project44
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Supply Chain Visibility / Logistics AI
Major job locations: Chicago, IL
Posted pay: —
1 job
Ro (Modern Fertility)
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · digital health / telehealth
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
SecurityScorecard
Later private · Cybersecurity - Third-party Risk & Ratings
Major job locations: Austin, TX · New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Sendbird
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI customer experience / conversational platform
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Skydio
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Autonomous Drones / Defense Tech / Public Safety
Major job locations: San Mateo, CA
Posted pay: —
1 job
Strive Health
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare - value-based kidney care
Major job locations: Denver, CO
Posted pay: —
1 job
Tanium
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Cybersecurity / Endpoint Management
Major job locations: Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · Durham, NC · +2 ·
Posted pay: —
1 job
TWG Global
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / diversified investment holding (financial services, insurance, sports, media)
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
Two Sigma
Later private · Quantitative Investment Management / Financial Sciences
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
1 job
xAI
Later private · AI / Foundation Models
Major job locations: Memphis, TN · Southaven, MS
Posted pay: —
1 job
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