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Startup Jobs for New Grads
This list tracks 100K+ company job sources and updates hourly with startup jobs for new grads across engineering, operations, sales, customer support, product, manufacturing, and applied roles.
Openings include entry-level software and applied engineering, product and business operations, sales development, customer support, manufacturing and test, field roles, and startup generalist positions. Employers range from recently funded teams to established private technology companies across software, healthcare, climate, defense, logistics, and consumer markets. Graduates can compare highly specialized positions with broad startup roles where one person may own work across several functions or stages of a product. Company stage and operating model can change the nature of an early-career role. Compare team size, reporting structure, functional breadth, location expectations, and whether the employer offers a formal cohort or hires directly into a standing team. The company name or funding category should be one consideration rather than a substitute for reading the responsibilities. Review what the team is building, who would supervise the role, and how established the function appears to be. These signals help distinguish a structured learning opportunity from a position that expects immediate independent ownership.
Filter by company, function, location, compensation, or sponsorship requirement. Review the source posting for company stage, role breadth, reporting line, equity and salary structure, work schedule, graduation criteria, visa needs, and whether the position expects prior startup, internship, or project experience. For a more complete search, combine role keywords with employer, function, and location filters, then inspect the source listing for details that cannot be summarized reliably in a job card. Review the required and preferred qualifications separately. This helps you prioritize realistic opportunities without assuming that every posting using the same title has the same level, schedule, or responsibilities. For roles with similar responsibilities, compare the required evidence—projects, portfolio, licenses, outcomes, or client work—that each application must show.
The list can be browsed and filtered for free. A free Simplify account lets you save startup roles, track applications, and use Copilot autofill. Use statuses consistently so research, preparation, submission, and follow-up remain distinct.
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EmaAI Resident$4kSan Francisco, CA$4ktoday - today
FlexportCustoms Specialist$57k - $70kNew York, NY$57k - $70ktoday - yesterday
Nimble RoboticsRobotics Field Engineer$100k - $130kBurlington, NJ$100k - $130kyesterday - yesterdayNimble RoboticsRobotics Field Engineer$100k - $130kHaslet, TX$100k - $130kyesterday
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Neros TechnologiesRadio Frequency Engineer$80k - $150kTorrance, CA$80k - $150kyesterday - yesterday
OkloJunior Radiochemist$90k - $120kIdaho Falls, ID$90k - $120kyesterday - yesterday
AlphaSenseChannel and Customer Research AssociateLondon, UKNot listedyesterday - yesterday
Shield AICommunications Associate$76k - $110kWashington, DC$76k - $110kyesterday - yesterday
TheraContent Creator - Copy Writer$70k - $90kRemote in USA$70k - $90kyesterday - yesterday
Basis AIBusiness Development Representative$110k - $130kNew York, NY$110k - $130kyesterday - yesterdayBasis AIRecruiting AssociateNew York, NYNot listedyesterday
- yesterdayShield AIElectrical Engineer - Test Equipment Design$81.5k - $122.2kDallas, TX$81.5k - $122.2kyesterday
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RipplingSales Development Representative - Enterprise$99kAustin, TX$99kyesterday - yesterday
RundooSales Development RepresentativeChicago, ILNot listedyesterday - yesterday
BenchlingProduct Support Analyst$73k - $90kBoston, MA$73k - $90kyesterday - yesterday
PhysicsXFinance AssistantLondon, UKNot listedyesterday - yesterdayRipplingFrench Outbound SDRDublin, IrelandNot listedyesterday
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Boom SupersonicCombustion Systems Engineer$85k - $170kCentennial, CO$85k - $170kyesterday - yesterday
NotionBusiness Development Representative - CeeDublin, IrelandNot listedyesterday - yesterday
TavusFounders AssociateSan Francisco, CANot listedyesterday - yesterdayBoom SupersonicBuild Engineer$85k - $169kCentennial, CO$85k - $169kyesterday
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HandshakeStrategic Projects Associate$120kSan Francisco, CA$120kyesterday - yesterdayRipplingSales Development Representative - EnterpriseNew York, NYNot listedyesterday
- yesterdayShield AIEngineer Associate - Manufacturing$85k - $127.4kDallas, TX$85k - $127.4kyesterday
- yesterdayShield AIElectrical Engineer 1 - SD$81.5k - $122.2kSan Diego, CA$81.5k - $122.2kyesterday
- yesterdayRipplingSales Development Representative - Outbound$99kAustin, TX$99kyesterday
Explore our FAQ section to learn more.
Startups hire new graduates across software engineering, data, product, design, operations, sales, customer success, marketing, finance, recruiting, and other functions. The mix depends on the company's stage and immediate needs. Smaller teams may use broad titles and expect employees to work across responsibilities, while later-stage startups are more likely to have specialized roles and structured early-career hiring.
Startups often provide broader ownership, faster feedback, and closer exposure to customers or leadership. Large companies usually offer more established onboarding, specialized teams, predictable processes, and formal new-grad programs. Neither environment is automatically better. Compare the manager, project scope, mentorship, business stability, and skills you will build rather than choosing only by company size or brand.
Look for a manager with time to coach, clear onboarding, a scoped role, and teammates who can review your work. Ask whether the opening is approved growth headcount or a backfill, what a successful first three months looks like, and whether the company has hired junior employees before. A startup can be well funded and still lack the structure needed for a new graduate to succeed.
Research the product, customers, funding history, recent hiring, leadership, runway, and whether the role supports the company's core business. During interviews, ask about team turnover, priorities, manager stability, and how decisions change when plans shift. You may not receive every financial detail, but credible leaders should be able to explain the business direction and why the role matters.
Many full-time startup offers include stock options or another form of equity, but the value is uncertain and the shares may remain illiquid. Ask about the grant type, number of shares, fully diluted ownership when available, strike price, vesting, exercise window, and latest valuation. Compare cash compensation independently and do not treat a private-company equity estimate as guaranteed money.
Show evidence that you can execute with limited structure. Depending on the role, that might be shipped software, research, a design portfolio, customer work, writing, analytics, sales results, operations projects, or leadership in a student organization. Explain the problem, what you owned, how you handled ambiguity, and what changed because of your work. Specific proof is stronger than generic enthusiasm for startups.
Targeted outreach can help when it is concise and relevant. Apply first, then contact a founder, hiring manager, recruiter, or team member with a short explanation of why the company and role fit your experience. Include one strong piece of evidence rather than repeating your resume. Avoid mass messaging, and track outreach so you can follow up professionally without contacting the same people repeatedly.
No. Compare startups with larger technology companies, established employers, government, research organizations, consulting firms, and other paths relevant to your goals. A broad search gives you more leverage and helps you evaluate mentorship, compensation, stability, and role quality across environments. The best first job is usually the one with a strong manager and meaningful learning, not a particular company label.
