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Job postings jump 87% after a funding round — until you add a control group
We joined 75,000 funding rounds with our ATS job-postings history expecting to confirm the classic advice: apply right after a company raises. The controlled result is ~10x weaker than the naive one.
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Salary disclosure on startup job posts is 1%, 31%, or 67% — depending on how you look
We measured salary transparency across 90,376 live ATS job listings three different ways and got three wildly different answers. The real number is ~67% — and the transparency laws barely moved it.
Airwallex, Sezzle, and AlphaSense Out-Hire Stripe for Engineers Right Now
Fintech is tech's #2 hiring sector — 10,492 active listings across 4,103 companies — but Airwallex (157), Sezzle (145), and AlphaSense (132) each out-post Stripe (117) for engineers right now.
Solutions Architect Listings Just Got Passed by a Title That Barely Existed in 2024
534 active Solutions Architect listings vs 638 Forward Deployed Engineer listings — a title 3 companies used in 2024 is now at 241. Where SAs get hired, and why FDE is their adjacent market.
Hightouch's $150M Series D Is Funding Two Engineers for Every Seller
Hightouch's 64 open roles run 38 engineering to 19 sales — a 2:1 ratio at Series D. What the $150M round and a $332M+ funding staircase say about the composable-CDP race.
NYC Has 97 Open Product Designer Roles. Remote Has 210.
New York has 97 open product designer roles. Remote has 210 — a third of the entire 623-listing market. Who's actually hiring in NYC, and why only 2.2% of design listings post a salary.
Seed Startups Post Staff Engineer Roles Almost as Often as Series C Companies
Seed-stage startups put 'Staff' on 27% of their leveled software-engineer listings; Series C companies are at 38%. The maturity gradient is real but weak — at seed, the title is a bid, not an org-chart fact.
Sierra Raised $950M and Is Hiring 'Agent Development Strategists' — a Job That Didn't Exist Two Years Ago
Sierra's 160 open roles include 8 'Agent Development Strategists' — a job family that didn't exist two years ago. Inside the $1.585B company hiring non-engineers to build AI agents.
AI-Company PM Listings Mention Zendesk More Than PyTorch
Across 138 AI-company PM listings, Zendesk gets 15 mentions and PyTorch gets 2. At SaaS companies, SQL is the #1 named PM skill (51 mentions). Same title, two different jobs — and two different interview loops.
AI Companies Rank 7th in Tech Hiring. Defense Ranks 4th.
By open-role volume, AI & ML ranks 7th of 8 tech sectors we track — 4,588 listings vs 14,186 at developer-tools companies. Defense companies post 18.2 open roles each; AI companies post 2.6.
Waymo Has 397 Open Roles and Only 4 of Them Are Sales
Waymo's 397 open roles are 69% engineering with just 4 sales jobs. What a $16B Series D actually buys — and the engineering hubs quietly opening in Warsaw, Taipei, and Tokyo.
Forward Deployed Engineer Is Now a Bigger Job Market Than Sales Engineer
Palantir coined the Forward Deployed Engineer title; Databricks now out-posts them 90 to 68. With 638 active listings at 241 companies, FDE has overtaken Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, and Solutions Architect.
🚀 Top AI Startups Raising Series A Funding in San Francisco
In this post we examine San Francisco's leading Series A AI startups in 2024, analyzing 20 companies that have raised between $6M and $175M.
🌱 15 Innovative Seed Stage AI Companies in San Francisco
These seed stage startups are working on breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco, CA.
🤖 Top 47 AI Startups in San Francisco
Explore the top 47 AI startups in San Francisco, from industry leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic to emerging innovators. Compare funding rounds, tech focus, and job opportunities. Discover how these companies are shaping the future of artificial intelligence in 2024. Access detailed company profiles and AI job listings on Employbl.
🗺️ Map of Tech Companies in San Francisco, Alameda and Oakland
This post follows up yesterday's announcement of our new interactive map of the concentration of tech companies in the Bay Area. Specifically we'll look at the concentration of tech companies in San Francisco, Alameda and Oakland, CA.
🗺️ New: Interactive Map of Tech Companies in the SF Bay Area by zip code
We've published a new map detailing the concentration of tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area based on the zip code and headquarters location.
The Ultimate Guide to Health Insurance for Startups
Elevate your startup's success with comprehensive health insurance. Learn how robust coverage attracts top talent, fosters loyalty, and safeguards your team's well-being.
Investing With Data: Find Companies To Invest In Using The Glassdoor Dataset
In this article we'll analyze what data is available via Glassdoor and how to use it to explore new startups.
Ultimate List of 700+ Companies with AI Domain Names
Here is a list of 768 venture backed startups and tech companies that have ".ai" as their primary website domain name. Discover some new AI startups to check out :)
5 Steps To Take When A Competitor Is Poaching Your Employees
In 2023, the trend of companies poaching employees from their competitors remained widespread, driven by the pursuit of specialized skills and a competitive job market. This dynamic led to innovative recruitment strategies, including enhanced benefits and attractive incentives. However, this practice also raised concerns about wage inflation and diminishing employee loyalty.
Best Practices for Cover Letters
Many companies require cover letters from applicants but it can be hard to know what to write on a cover letter. Use the cover letter to get the job by following these best practices.
243 Top FinTech Companies in the United States
In this post we showcase the top fintech companies in the United States according to our dataset of over two thousand Financial Technology companies. See their headquarters location, total amount raised, latest funding round and more for fintech startups and major corporations headquartered in the US.
65 Tech Companies & Startups in Palo Alto every job seeker should know
In this post we feature the largest tech companies that are headquartered properly in the city of Palo Alto, CA. These are the largest tech employers in the city. From there we feature fifty Series A startups that are headquartered in Palo Alto, filtering by the ones that have raised the most money at the top of the list.
Top Venture Capital Firms that Invest in Early Stage Startups
In this post we'll look at the top Venture Capital firms that are investing in early stage, US based startups. We'll specifically look at Seed, Pre Seed and Series A investment rounds to see which VC firms have been the most active investors over the past two years.
Tech Companies and Startups Headquartered in Mountain View
This post showcases startups and established tech companies that are headquartered in Mountain View. We look first at the most established late stage tech companies in Mountain View like Google and Intuit, then move on to look at Series A and earlier tech companies that are headquartered in the city of Mountain View in Silicon Valley.
Greenhouse vs Lever vs Workable - Comparing Recruiting Software
Are you in the market for an applicant tracking system (ATS) for your business? Compare Lever vs Greenhouse vs Workable for your companies recruiting platform.
Find Tech Companies by Industry, Tech Stack and Investment Stage
How to use advanced company search to find startups and tech companies headquartered in the United States.
Most Active Seed & Pre Seed Investors
Venture Capital firms and individuals that've participated in the most Seed & Pre Seed funding rounds in the past couple years. Last updated in 2022.
Top Tech Companies and Startups in Silicon Valley
View the largest tech employers that are headquartered in Silicon Valley. Additionally it showcases some of the hottest Series A, Series B and Series C startups located in the valley.
103 Tech Companies and Startups Headquartered in San Diego
View tech companies and startups that are headquartered in San Diego. Find total investment amount, founded year, latest funding round and more.
121 tech companies and startups in Miami, Florida
Over one hundred tech companies and startups that are headquartered in Miami, FL. View their latest funding round, total investment amount, year founded and who's hiring now in Miami.
Top Seattle Startups to Watch
In this article we showcase the top private tech companies and startups that are headquartered out of Seattle, WA. You'll learn how much money these companies have raised, when they were founded, who's hiring the most and what the latest funding round of each company is.
54 web3 companies hiring now
Explore web companies hiring now. Find web3 companies have the most job openings, what the most popular web3 jobs are and where web3 companies are headquartered.
63 Top SaaS Startups in the United States
A list of Software As A Service (SaaS) startups broken down by company investment stage in the United States. Recently Updated in 2022
Ultimate Guide to Web3 Companies
This post showcases what web3 is, where it came from, the most funded web3 companies, the newest web3 companies, the top venture capital firms investing in web3 and outlines common criticisms of web3
Top Fintech Companies Shaking up the American Financial System
A look at legacy fintech companies and recently funded american fintech companies and startups that have raised hundreds of millions in startup funding.
Will your tech job be offshored?
A look at the question, "will my tech job be replaced by offshore workers?" America's manufacturing industry and manufacturing jobs were killed by offshoring and globalization. Will America's tech jobs and tech industry be next?
76 of the top Tech Companies & Startups in Denver
A look at startups headquartered in Denver. We look at the largest private tech startups that have raised billions from investors as well as Series A, Series B, Seed and Pre-Seed startups headquartered out of Denver, CO.
USA Startup Funding Report
A report looking at startup funding rounds in 2022 for companies headquartered in the US. View the largest funding rounds and early stage rounds for companies in the United States.
Find Startups by Funding Round
Search for startup tech companies by funding round. Find Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C companies in your area for free.
Chicago Startup Companies to Watch
Startups headquartered in Chicago, recently updated in 2022. Chicago is the third largest city and still a major tech hub, find top tech companies in Chicago and search by seed round.
51 Top Miami Startups to Watch
Miami has been a magnet for many startups, founders and Venture Capital investors. View the top Miami startups sorted by tech companies that have raised the most money in funding rounds.
Top Austin Startups to Watch
Top startups headquartered in Austin Texas. Compiled from nearly 300 Austin tech companies, filtered by recently founded private companies and sorting by companies that have raised the most money.
Top Los Angeles Based Startups to Watch
This post highlights fifty one startups to watch in the LA tech scene. View the top Los Angeles startups in the United State's second most populous city.
51 New York City Startups to Watch
NYC startups that have raised tons of capital from top tier investors and were founded in the past five years. Explore our list of New York City startups to watch in 2022.
Top San Francisco Startups to Watch
This post outlines 112 top startups with headquarters in San Francisco. We selected them based on market opportunity, amount of funding, team and notable investors 🕺🏼 🚀 🎸 🦄
101 SaaS Companies in San Francisco
This post lists out one hundred and one Software As A Service companies with headquarters offices in the city of San Francisco. The full list of nearly four thousand SaaS companies can be viewed on your Employbl dashboard.
101 Early Stage Silicon Valley Startups
This post showcases one hundred and one Silicon Valley startups that have raised Seed or Series A money in the past two years.
132 Early Stage Startups Headquartered in San Francisco
This post showcases 132 early stage startups that have raised "Pre Seed", "Seed" or "Series A" fundraising rounds in 2021, sorted by the largest fundraising rounds at the top.
Craft Ventures Portfolio Companies
This post looks examines 149 companies in the Craft Ventures venture capital portfolio. It showcases new Series A and Seed startups as well as public companies the firm has invested in. Login to the Employbl dashboard to see the full dataset.
75 Top Artificial Intelligence Companies and Startups
A look at the Largest Artificial Intelligence Companies in the United States and AI startups that have raised the highest Series A and Seed financing rounds since beginning of 2020.
51 of the Newest and Most Funded Tech Startups in Los Angeles
This post find the top startups in LA based on total amount raised from Venture Capital firms and looks at some of the newest startups in the LA area that have raised millions of dollars.
Tech Companies and Startups in New York
This post is a breakdown of the current tech company and startup scene in NYC. It analyzes companies by HQ Location, Founded Year, Employee Count, Total Funding Amount and Industry.
Totals Counts for Software Companies in the United States
6,727 Software Companies in the United States broken down by Headquarters Location, Venture Capitalist and Founding Year. San Francisco, Y Combinator and 2015 come out on top for our analysis.
Find Startups by Venture Capital Firm
Introducing filter companies by investor on Employbl. Find private and public companies that VC firms have invested in. See what companies VC firms have invested in so you can work at a "winning" company.
Companies and Startups that use Laravel
This is a list of companies that use the open source Laravel PHP framework to build their web applications.
Contract work, tech giants, recruiting agencies and the H-1B visa system
The H-1B is a temporary non-immigrant visa. Someone that comes to the USA on an H-1B visa can stay in the country for three years and renew it once for a grand total of six years.
Silicon Valley Map of Tech Companies and Startups
This is a geographic map and list of cities in Silicon Valley and a summary of some of the tech companies you might find there. Map of Tech Companies and Startups in the SF Bay Area
Build authentication into your Laravel API with JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
Build authentication into your Laravel API with JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
The 2 Types of Software Engineering Interviews and How to Prepare For Them
Technical interviews can be broken down into two broad categories: domain specific interviews and computer science fundamentals interviews. To grow your career as a software engineer it’s important to recognize the different methodologies for evaluating talent.