Data & AI Jobs at Startups in New Zealand
New Zealand has 3 open data and AI roles at 2 early-stage startups.
The open roles
- Senior Data Engineer: New Zealand, Senior, posted 18 August 2026.
- Senior Analytics Engineer: Sydney, NZD 135k to 208k, Senior, posted 11 August 2026.
- Senior Data Scientist: Sydney, NZD 135k to 165k, Senior, posted 16 November 2025.
The hiring market
Industries
Marketing and sales (2) and developer tools (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the 2 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.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
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Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring data and AI roles in New Zealand?
Tracksuit Limited (2 roles) and Octopus Deploy (1) have the most; 2 startups are hiring in total.