Data & AI Jobs at Startups in El Segundo, CA, US
El Segundo has 4 open data and AI roles at 3 early-stage startups.
The open roles
- Data Engineer: El Segundo, USD 120k to 153k, posted 28 July 2026.
- Rainmaker Fellow, Machine Learning: El Segundo, USD 96k, posted 24 July 2026.
- Machine Learning Researcher: El Segundo, USD 160k to 220k, posted 24 July 2026.
- AI Engineer – Decision & Optimization Systems: El Segundo, USD 80k to 210k, posted 12 January 2026.
The hiring market
Industries
Climate and energy (2) and aerospace and defense (2) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the 4 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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Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in El Segundo?
Rainmaker (2 roles), Gallatin (1) and Varda Space Industries (1) have the most; 3 startups are hiring in total.