Engineering Jobs at Startups in Washington, US
Washington, US has 247 open engineering roles at 65 early-stage startups, and 40% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 155k to 227.5k, with a median of USD 193.8k. 7 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Washington, US
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- 247open roles
- 65startups hiring
- 40%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.
- $194Kmedian pay
- $155Ktypical range: lower
- $228Ktypical range: upper
Based on 176 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 178 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Washington, US accounts for 4% of United States's 6,266 open engineering roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (64), aerospace and defense (41) and developer tools (24) 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 Washington, US pay?
Typically USD 155k to 227.5k a year, with a median of USD 193.8k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Washington, US?
Lambda Finance (19 roles), AI.M (13) and Portal Space Systems (13) have the most; 65 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
40% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Washington, US.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (76% of those that state a level), and 3% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
7 were posted this week.