Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 ·
Posted pay: $257,000
40 jobs
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55 companies · 215 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
Size
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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
Snorkel AI
Later private · AI Data Development / Evaluation Infrastructure
More pre-sales than mostLess travel than most
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·
Posted pay: $250,000
7 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
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
Major job locations: Remote (US) · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $200,000
5 jobs
IFS
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Enterprise software (Industrial AI / ERP / EAM / FSM)
More pre-sales than mostMore travel than most
Major job locations: Remote (Itasca, IL) · Miami, FL · Palo Alto, CA ·
Posted pay: —
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
Afresh
Later private · About 51–200 people · Retail / Grocery AI & Supply Chain Software
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Remote (US)
Posted pay: $197,000
4 jobs
AHEAD
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise IT services / cloud & digital infrastructure integrator
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Alation
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Data Intelligence / Enterprise Software
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Cursor (Anysphere)
Later private · AI / Dev Tools
Major job locations: Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
ElevenLabs
Later private · AI / Voice & Audio Generation
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · Remote (US) ·
Posted pay: —
4 jobs
Parloa
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI Agents (CX)
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: $188,000
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
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
Airtable
Later private · Productivity / DB
Major job locations: Remote (US) · Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 ·
Posted pay: $183,000
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
Labelbox
Later private · Data labeling for AI
Major job locations: SF Bay Area · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $220,000
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
phData
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI Infra - Data Consulting
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Ramp
Later private · Fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: $260,000
3 jobs
snaplogic
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · enterprise software / iPaaS
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) · San Mateo, CA ·
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Socure
Later private · Identity verification, fraud prevention, and risk decisioning
Major job locations: Remote (US) · New York, NY
Posted pay: $255,000
3 jobs
TikTok
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Consumer internet / Social video / Commerce
Major job locations: San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA
Posted pay: —
3 jobs
Vercel
Later private · Dev Infra
Major job locations: Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $265,000
3 jobs
AI Fund
Later private · AI Venture Studio
Major job locations: Mountain View, CA · SF Bay Area
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
blockstream
Later private · About 51–200 people · Bitcoin infrastructure & digital assets
Major job locations: Menlo Park, CA · Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Celonis
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise SaaS — Process Intelligence / Process Mining
Major job locations: New York, NY · Remote (Washington, DC)
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
Fireblocks
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Digital asset and stablecoin infrastructure
Major job locations: New York, NY
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
Genesys
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Contact Center / Customer Experience Software (CCaaS)
Major job locations: Remote (Menlo Park, CA) · TX, NC
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Glean
Later private · AI / Enterprise Search & Work AI
Major job locations: Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Miro
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI-powered visual collaboration software
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Polymarket
Later private · About 51–200 people · Prediction Markets / Fintech
Major job locations: New York, NY
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Replit
Later private · Dev Tools / AI
Major job locations: Foster City, CA · Remote (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
Zip
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Fintech / Procurement Orchestration
Major job locations: San Francisco, CA
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Abridge
Later private · AI / Healthcare
Major job locations: San Francisco, 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
Dataiku
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · enterprise AI platform
Major job locations: Remote (New York, NY)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Federato
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Insurtech
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Honeycomb
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Observability / Developer Infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Neo4j
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Graph database and AI data infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (San Mateo, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Pendo
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Product Analytics / In-App Guidance
Major job locations: Remote (Raleigh, NC) · Remote (San Francisco, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
SambaNova Systems
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI Chip / Inference Hardware
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
SandboxAQ
Later private · Quantum + AI
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Stability AI
Later private · About 51–200 people · AI Frontier Lab / Generative Media
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
Webflow
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Web development / Digital experience platform (no-code)
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
1 job
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