Engineering Jobs at Startups in El Segundo, CA, US
El Segundo has 173 open engineering roles at 14 early-stage startups, and 1% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 136.1k to 172.5k, with a median of USD 159.8k. 23 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in El Segundo
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- 173open roles
- 14startups hiring
- 1%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.
- $160Kmedian pay
- $136Ktypical range: lower
- $173Ktypical range: upper
Based on 148 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 150 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
El Segundo accounts for 3% of United States's 6,280 open engineering roles.
Industries
Aerospace and defense (134), climate and energy (20) and healthcare (7) 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.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in El Segundo pay?
Typically USD 136.1k to 172.5k a year, with a median of USD 159.8k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in El Segundo?
Varda Space Industries (63 roles), Space Kinetic (34) and Icarus (15) have the most; 14 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
1% of these roles are remote; the rest are in El Segundo.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (74% of those that state a level), and 9% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
23 were posted this week.





