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2,394 articlesEarnin’s hiring surge hits 35 open roles, some topping $583k
Earnin reports a hiring surge with high-paying tech roles in AI, infrastructure, and risk. Salary ranges from $174k–$310k, reflecting market growth and competitive talent demand.
$12M Series A Fuels Katalyst’s Nine‑Month Swift GEO Servicing Demo
Katalyst Space Technologies is racing to launch its LINK robotic spacecraft in nine months to autonomously capture and raise NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbit, detailing its $12M Series A, environmental testing, GNC hiring surge, ITAR considerations, DoD interest, and competitive landscape
Figma Offers $303k Median Pay Yet Hires Fewer Pure Designers
Figma is rapidly expanding its workforce, focusing on engineering and AI tooling roles, with hundreds of open positions across global hubs, reflecting its shift to an AI-native design platform and competitive talent market.
Docplanner Serves 80M Patients Monthly With Under 200 Staff
Docplanner has opened 28 product and revenue‑operations positions to rebuild its First Class and Media360 visibility tiers, embedding AI as a core ingredient in every product decision. The hiring wave targets ARPU growth across 13 countries and supports the company’s IPO preparations while competing
The clearance rule that bars most LeoLabs applicants
LeoLabs is expanding its global phased‑array radar network and has opened 29 positions across engineering, operations, and national‑security programs, driven by the Scout‑S transportable radar deployment and rising demand for cleared radar engineers with expertise in radar fluency, mission knowledge
Roche leads $254 million round to power Freenome's AI‑driven cancer test
Roche led a $254 million Series D in Freenome to advance its FDA‑breakthrough colorectal cancer blood test, securing Roche and Exact Sciences partnerships, triggering a hiring surge for ML and evidence‑generation roles ahead of a 2026 launch.
$535,000 Top Salary in ClearML's 38‑Role Hiring Push
ClearML announces 38 openings for LLMOps experts focusing on pipeline automation, model serving, and enterprise MLOps. High salaries up to $535k highlight demand for production-ready AI talent.
German AI Startup Hires While Funding for New Ventures Drops
Explores confusion between two Amber Bio entities: a biotech securing $26M for RNA editing tech and a German AI startup scaling hiring. Highlights market dynamics, legal challenges in AI data access, and enterprise adoption.
20 Billion Vehicle Scans Monthly Power Flock Safety’s Hiring Surge
Flock Safety announced a hiring surge with 38 open roles, including VP Product up to $300k, a drone division, and a U.S. manufacturing plant, backed by a $275M Series E round. The company faces privacy lawsuits and competes with Anduril and Palantir for talent.
Mercura’s $2M ARR First Year Triggers 11 New Munich Hires
Mercura, a Munich-based AI startup automating back-office quoting for industrial distributors, surpassed $2 million ARR in its first year, posted 11 new roles in a week, and targets $10M ARR and U.S. launch by 2026.
CIA’s 38 New Jobs Hit 18‑Month Clearance Bottleneck
CIA's hiring process details challenges in recruitment, including background checks, polygraph exams, and competition for technical talent.
5.2B Monthly Impressions Fuel Taiv’s $13M AI Ad Expansion
Taiv, a Winnipeg startup that turns bar TVs into programmable ad inventory, closed an oversubscribed Series A+ in Feb 2026 to fund hiring, edge hardware expansion, and North‑American growth amid incumbent sell‑offs and rising privacy regulation.
CLS Group Claims 42 New Roles, Yet Only 11 Appear Live
CLS Group’s job board shows 11 active roles in regulatory, cybersecurity, finance, Java/AI development, and project management. The article examines hiring pace, screening, and what the data shows about the firm’s talent strategy.
DeepAware AI runs a 60‑robot lab with only four employees
DeepAware AI collapses the robotics supply chain by integrating hardware, software, and data. They offer teleoperation, simulation, and deployment services, driving demand for hybrid engineers in physical AI.
Rain Aero’s $999,999 Salary Cap—Who Really Earns It?
Rain Aero's recent hires emphasize compliance and operations over engineering, highlighting regulatory and operational focus for aviation roles. Confusion between Rain Industries and Rain Aero adds complexity for job seekers.
How Juicebox’s London office will source 800M profiles while staying GDPR‑compliant
Juicebox expands to London with a Business Operations Lead to drive EMEA growth, focusing on GDPR compliance and market entry for frontier-tech firms.
Stratolaunch Lists Sr. Test Pilot Role Paying Up to $230,500
Stratolaunch is expanding its workforce with 55‑58 new engineering, production and data roles to support routine flights of its reusable Talon‑A hypersonic testbed, backed by a $90.8M contract and recent capital raise.
$450M Boeing Backing Drives Wisk’s Gen 6 Toward 2028 FAA Cert
Wisk Aero’s second Gen 6 prototype flies, accelerating its FAA type‑certification push as the company ramps up hiring for senior systems, flight‑dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion and test‑pilot roles to meet a 2028 certification target.
18,401 Voyager Roles Demand Top Secret/SCI Clearance
Voyager Space is aggressively expanding with 103 new roles across defense and space divisions, requiring security clearances and advanced technical expertise. The hiring surge highlights demand for systems engineering, embedded software, and defense-adjacent skills.
Abridge’s Valuation Jumps to $5.3B After $300M Series E
Four months after a $250M Series D, Abridge closed a $300M Series E led by Andreessen Horowitz, boosting its valuation to $5.3B. The AI medical scribe leverages Epic integration, Linked Evidence, and new alliances with Nvidia and Eli Lilly to expand into revenue-cycle AI and clinical decision suppor
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