AI Startup Jobs
203openEarly-stage AI startups offer what big labs can't: broad ownership, direct access to founders, and meaningful equity while the cap table is still early. These roles are at companies that have raised seed or Series A funding - funded enough to pay you, early enough that your work shapes the product.
AI Strategy Senior Director
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$270,000 - $350,000
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 peopleAI Strategy Lead
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$180,000 - $230,000
5mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 people
Software Engineer
Decoda Health·Toronto Office·$100,000 - $160,000
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage15 peopleHead of AI Success
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$200,000 - $300,000
5mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 peopleStaff Software Engineer
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$200,000 - $350,000
10mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 people
Data Annotation Specialist, Data Science
Cohere·Canada
4mo
Contract
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleSenior Software Engineer
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$180,000 - $300,000
10mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 peopleSoftware Engineer
Broccoli AI·San Francisco·$150,000 - $300,000
10mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage21 peopleProduct Manager, Integrations
Cohere·Toronto
4mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleTechnical Program Manager, AI Delivery for Public Sector & Defence, Canada
Cohere·Ottawa·$160,000 - $245,000
4mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 people
(Senior) AI/LLM Engineer
Mercura·Munich
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage14 peopleEngineering Manager, FDE Infrastructure (NORAM)
Cohere·Canada
4mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleMember of Technical Staff, Multilingual
Cohere·London·$110,000 - $370,000
4mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 people
Solutions Engineer
Mach9·San Francisco·$90,000 - $130,000
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage25 peopleSenior Member of Technical Staff, Web Data
Cohere·Toronto
4mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleManager, Security Engineering
Cohere·United States·$225,000 - $325,000
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage7 peopleHead of ML
Mach9·San Francisco
4mo
Full-time
On-site
YCEarly-stage25 peopleSoftware Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Cohere·New York
5mo
Full-time
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleMachine Learning Intern/Co-op (Winter 2027)
Cohere·Canada
5mo
Contract
Remote
YCEarly-stage7 peopleML Engineer, Research
Mach9·San Francisco·$180,000 - $300,000
4mo
Full-time
On-site
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Frequently asked
About ai startup jobs on AI LLM Jobs.
- How many ai startup jobs are open right now?
- There are currently 203 open positions on this page, aggregated daily from company career pages and ATS boards. New roles appear within hours of being posted.
- Why join an early-stage AI startup instead of a big AI lab?
- Early-stage startups offer broader ownership, faster shipping cycles, and equity with real upside. You'll typically cover more of the stack, work directly with founders, and see your work reach users in days rather than quarters.
- How risky are seed and Series A AI startups?
- Funded early-stage startups have runway but not certainty. Ask about runway, revenue, and burn during interviews. The companies listed here have all raised institutional funding (seed or Series A), which filters out the most precarious tier.