Engineering Jobs at Startups in Virginia, US

Virginia, US has 194 open engineering roles at 32 early-stage startups, and 8% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 150.3k to 205.1k, with a median of USD 180k. 9 roles are new this week.

Who is hiring engineers in Virginia, US

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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.

  • $180Kmedian pay
  • $150Ktypical range: lower
  • $205Ktypical range: upper

Based on 117 postings stating pay in USD.

Pay figures come from the 117 postings on this page that state a salary.

The hiring market

Virginia, US accounts for 3% of United States's 6,261 open engineering roles.

Industries

Cybersecurity (69), aerospace and defense (48) and developer tools (26) startups have most of the openings.

Experience

Most roles are senior: 60% of those that state a level. 12% 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 in Virginia, US pay?

Typically USD 150.3k to 205.1k a year, with a median of USD 180k, where the posting states a salary.

Which startups are hiring engineers in Virginia, US?

Two Six Technologies (49 roles), ON.energy (16) and Twenty (15) have the most; 32 startups are hiring in total.

Can I work remotely?

8% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Virginia, US.

Do I need to be senior?

Most roles are senior (60% of those that state a level), and 12% are junior or intern.

Are new roles coming in?

9 were posted this week.

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