Engineering Jobs at Startups in Santa Clara, CA, US
Santa Clara has 54 open engineering roles at 9 early-stage startups, and 7% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 210k to 250k, with a median of USD 250k. 2 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Santa Clara
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- 54open roles
- 9startups hiring
- 7%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.
- $250Kmedian pay
- $210Ktypical range: lower
- $250Ktypical range: upper
Based on 32 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 33 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Santa Clara accounts for 1% of United States's 6,248 open engineering roles.
Industries
Robotics and manufacturing (34), AI and machine learning (9) and developer tools (5) startups have most of the openings.
Experience
Most roles are senior: 68% of those that state a level.
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 Santa Clara pay?
Typically USD 210k to 250k a year, with a median of USD 250k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Santa Clara?
Velaura AI (18 roles), Atomic Machines (10) and Lemurian Labs (6) have the most; 9 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
7% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Santa Clara.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (68% of those that state a level).
Are new roles coming in?
2 were posted this week.






