Engineering Jobs at Startups in Palo Alto, CA, US
Palo Alto has 178 open engineering roles at 40 early-stage startups, and 32% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 175k to 277.5k, with a median of USD 215k. 5 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Palo Alto
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- 178open roles
- 40startups hiring
- 32%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.
- $215Kmedian pay
- $175Ktypical range: lower
- $278Ktypical range: upper
Based on 120 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 121 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Palo Alto accounts for 3% of United States's 6,279 open engineering roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (70), mobility and logistics (20) and business and operations software (17) 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 Palo Alto pay?
Typically USD 175k to 277.5k a year, with a median of USD 215k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Palo Alto?
Latitude AI (19 roles), Vinci4D.AI (17) and RadixArk (13) have the most; 40 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
32% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Palo Alto.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (52% of those that state a level), and 23% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
5 were posted this week.