Founding team jobs in California
273 open roles for founding hires in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Clera, Pear VC, Fabrion, Arceus and Netic have the most. 15 are remote and the median advertised salary is $191K.
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- Founding Product DesignerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $250KTypeScriptReactFigma
- Founding Engineer, InfrastructureClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $300KTypeScriptPostgreSQLDocker
- Founding Content ProducerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Founding Backend EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300KPythonTypeScriptPostgreSQL
- Founding GTM Strategy & Operations LeadDavid Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $240KLead and above
- Founding Outbound SDRQuanta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$80K - $130KHybridNetSuite
- Founding EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +7 more locations$180K - $250KReactKotlinPostgreSQL
- Founding Forward Deployed EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +1 more location$130K - $215K
- Founding Product EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +5 more locations$180K - $250KReactKotlinPostgreSQL
- Founding GTMClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$80K - $120K
- Founding Engineer, AgentsClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300K
- Founding Engineer, Environments and DataClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300K
- Founding AE – Founder's OfficeNooks · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HybridHubSpot
- Founding Hardware Integration EngineerGallatin · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$160K - $250KPythonC++Docker
- Founding Design EngineerClera · 🇺🇸Palo Alto · +1 more location—RemoteTypeScriptKotlinSwift
- Founding Hardware EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$70K - $100K
- Founding Growth LeadClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$60K - $70KLead and above
- Founding Engineer (AI/ML)Clera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$130K - $170KPythonTypeScriptReact
- Founding Account ExecutiveClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$80K - $120KMachine Learning
- Founding Sales Development RepresentativeMonaco · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K
- Founding Business Development RepresentativeJudgmentlabs · 🇺🇸San Francisco—HubSpot
- Founding Senior Applied AI EngineerGoaly · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA, USA—SeniorRustPythonTypeScript
- Founding Member of Operations Staff, GTMPreference Model · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $240KLead and aboveMachine LearningLLMLLM evaluation
- Founding Software EngineerClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +2 more locations$150K - $300KPythonTypeScriptPostgreSQL
- Founding Member of Technical StaffClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $235KPythonTypeScriptLLM
- Founding Dealmaker, M&A, Partner TrackClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Founding Account ExecutivePhonely · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$150K - $250KRemoteHubSpot
- Founding Account ExecutiveFlowgen Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco$350K - $400KSAP
- Founding Research EngineerFlowgen Labs · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $375KRAGSAP
- Founding Business Ops & Strategy AssociatePramaana Labs · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—
- Founding Research ScientistVerne Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KPythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Founding Enterprise GTM LeadElorian Ai Inc · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—HybridLead and above
- Founding FinanceMirendil · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Contract negotiationTreasury
- Founding RecruiterTerac · 🇺🇸San Francisco—Full-cycle recruitingApplicant tracking systemsLinkedIn Recruiter
- Founding FinanceTerac · 🇺🇸San Francisco—RailsERPFinancial modeling
- Founding Full Stack Software Engineer, ConsultingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445KHybridOpenAI API
- Member of Technical Staff, Founding GTMMirendil · 🇺🇸San Francisco—
- Founding Director, Product MarketingCardless · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $220KLead and aboveFigmaShopify
- Founding RecruiterHarperinsure · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $200K
- Founding Brand Design InternSkild AI · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA—InternMachine LearningFigma
- Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (USA)Pear VC · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area—PythonLLM
- Founding SDR ManagerGumloop · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office$200K - $250KShopify
- Founding EngineerPear VC · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area · +1 more location—LLMNext.js
- Founding Product Growth EngineerHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $220KHybrid
- Founding Solutions EngineerTolmo · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $280KGCPAzureCI/CD
- Founding Community and Events LeadJack Jill External Ats · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$120K - $180KLead and above
- Founding Talent PartnerSona · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $200K
- Founding Strategy & OperationsArceus · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$140K - $180K
- Founding People Business PartnerHappyrobot.ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $240KHybrid
- Founding Account Executive - Consumer TechCardless · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $170KRemote
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Who is hiring for founding team roles in California
Where founding team roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States273
- 🇺🇸California273
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area268
- 🇺🇸New York, NY8
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA2
- 🇨🇦Canada1
- 🇺🇸Portland, OR1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What founding team roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $190K | 137 |
| Lead and above | $191K | 20 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about founding team jobs in California
- How many founding team jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 273 open founding team jobs in California at 132 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 39 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most founding team jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Clera (49), Pear VC (20), Fabrion (8), Arceus (6) and Netic (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote founding team jobs in California?
- 15 of the 273 open founding team jobs in California (5%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do founding team jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $191K, based on 158 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $160K and $225K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the founding team jobs in California?
- 2 of the 273 open founding team jobs in California (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 104 postings that state experience, the median asks for 4 years. 132 companies are hiring and 39 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing founding team jobs in California?
- 77 of the 273 open founding team jobs in California (28%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 273 such roles today at 132 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do founding team jobs in California ask for?
- Most often LLM (24%), TypeScript (18%), Python (16%), React (15%), AWS (10%) of the 273 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in founding team jobs in California?
- Founding Engineer (32), Founding Account Executive (16), Founding Product Engineer (12), Founding Product Designer (7), Founding GTM (7): the most common titles among the 273 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are founding team jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 273 founding team jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 132 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 39 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $191K. 15 (5%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for founding team jobs in California?
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