Data & AI Jobs at Startups in Detroit, MI, US
Detroit has 4 open data and AI roles at 2 early-stage startups. 1 role is new this week.
The open roles
- Data Engineer - GenAI: Chicago, USD 90k to 110k, posted 11 September 2026.
- Data Engineer: Chicago, USD 130k to 150k, posted 21 August 2026.
- ML Engineer: Detroit, posted 26 April 2026.
- Manager, Data Engineering: Seattle, USD 160k to 190k, posted 27 March 2026.
The hiring market
Industries
Developer tools (3) and robotics and manufacturing (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the 3 postings on this page that state a salary.
What data and AI work involves at an early-stage startup
The data is messy and there is not much of it yet. You build the pipeline, train the model, then explain the result to a founder in plain words. Large employers give you a clean warehouse and one narrow question, while here you pick the question too.
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Latest early-stage startup jobs, open to Pro members
Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in Detroit?
Reply.io (3 roles) and NOX METALS (1) have the most; 2 startups are hiring in total.
Are new roles coming in?
1 was posted this week.