Director Engineering Jobs at Startups
There are 118 open director engineering roles at 98 early-stage startups, 39% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 205k to 275k, with a median of USD 228.4k.
Who is hiring director engineers
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- 118open roles
- 98startups hiring
- 39%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $228Kmedian pay
- $205Ktypical range: lower
- $275Ktypical range: upper
Based on 59 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 64 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Industries
AI and machine learning (14), aerospace and defense (13) and developer tools (12) startups have most of the openings.
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.
Questions people ask
How much do director engineering jobs pay?
Typically USD 205k to 275k a year, with a median of USD 228.4k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring director engineers?
Lila Sciences (3 roles), Alva Energy (2) and Axelera AI (2) have the most; 98 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
39% of these roles are remote.
Are new roles coming in?
8 were posted this week.