Engineering Jobs at Climate & Energy Startups

There are 682 open engineering roles at 139 early-stage startups, 10% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 135k to 180k, with a median of USD 160k.

What startups in climate and energy build

Startups here work on generation, electrification and the equipment that ties them into the grid. Much of it is physical, so deployment, permitting and field work matter as much as the software. Expect roles that mix engineering with getting hardware installed and running somewhere real.

Who is hiring engineers

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Salary

Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.

  • $160Kmedian pay
  • $135Ktypical range: lower
  • $180Ktypical range: upper

Based on 323 postings stating pay in USD.

Pay figures come from the 345 postings on this page that state a salary.

The hiring market

Experience

Most roles are senior: 62% of those that state a level. 15% are junior or intern.

What engineering work involves at an early-stage startup

You own whole parts of the product rather than one service inside a large system. Expect to write the code, deploy it, and get paged when it breaks. Reviews are quick and the codebase is small, so a decision made on Tuesday can ship on Thursday.

Experience level

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Questions people ask

How much do engineering jobs pay?

Typically USD 135k to 180k a year, with a median of USD 160k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring engineers?

General Matter (68 roles), Heron Power (30) and Vulcan Elements (27) have the most; 139 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

10% of these roles are remote.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (62% of those that state a level), and 15% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

20 were posted this week.

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