Where to find startup jobs in Seattle: Top Startups' 464 roles, Wellfound's 432, YC, Pioneer Square Labs, Built In and Clera, each with one real downside.
Six sources cover most startup jobs in Seattle. Best overall: Wellfound, with 432 Seattle results and pay shown on the cards. Best for seeing funding before you apply: Top Startups, with 464 Seattle roles. Best single application: Y Combinator's Work at a Startup. Best for Seattle-born startups: Pioneer Square Labs' job board. Best for the whole Seattle tech market: Built In Seattle. Best if you'd rather startups come to you: Clera (we built it, and Seattle is not its strongest city, more below). Every count in this post was checked on the site itself on November 11, 2026.
Summary table
| Source | Best for | Key stat (Nov 11, 2026) | One limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellfound | Browsing the most Seattle startup roles | 432 results, 7 pages | Amazon on page one |
| Top Startups | Seeing who funded the company | 464 Seattle roles | Post-IPO names on page one |
| Work at a Startup | One profile, many YC companies | About 45 roles on the Seattle page | Many are remote or in Redmond |
| Pioneer Square Labs | Startups built in Seattle | One board for PSL companies | Small, and no count shown |
| Built In Seattle | Seeing every Seattle tech employer | Pagination runs to page 1,000 | T-Mobile and PwC lead page one |
| Clera | Getting startups to come to you | 253,073 candidates on Clera | Seattle isn't one of its big markets |
How we picked
We started from the pages ranking on Google for "startup jobs seattle", added the sources from our guides to startup jobs in Boston and startup jobs in San Francisco, then looked for Seattle-only sources. Each was checked directly on November 11, 2026. A source made the list if it showed Seattle startup roles and we could confirm its facts on its own site.
Two got cut. startup.jobs ranks for this search but blocked our check, so we couldn't confirm its Seattle numbers. GeekWire, Seattle's tech news site, blocked our check of its jobs page too. The AI2 Incubator, whose site now points to AI House, lists about 47 portfolio companies but has no jobs board we could find.
We built Clera, so it gets the same fields and one blunt downside as everyone else. It isn't ranked first.
1. Wellfound
Best for: browsing a large pool of Seattle startup roles with pay on the card.
Wellfound is a startup-focused job board. On November 11, 2026, its Seattle page showed 432 results across 7 pages. Cards show pay and sometimes equity: Avante listed a senior security operations engineer at $170k to $210k, and Tune Dating listed a city launch manager at $31k to $41k plus 0.3% to 0.7% equity. Reply badges help too. tribe.ai showed "Responds within a few days", while Possible Finance showed "Responds within three weeks".
Why it made the list: you see size, pay and reply speed before you spend an hour on an application.
Downside: the Seattle page isn't startups only, or Seattle only. Page one included Amazon at 5,000+ employees, plus cards marked "Remote only" and "New York City". Check size and location on every card.
Pricing: free for job seekers.
2. Top Startups
Best for: seeing a startup's investors and last round before you apply.
Top Startups tracks venture-backed startups and says it "updates daily". On November 11, 2026, its Seattle page listed 464 jobs. Each card shows headcount and funding, for example Shield AI at 201 to 500 employees after a $240M Series F in 2025, or Gusto after a $175M Series E in 2021.
Why it made the list: funding is on the card, so you know how much runway you're joining.
Downside: "startup" is generous here. Page one included Samsara and Qualtrics, both labelled post-IPO, and Shield AI took four of the first six cards with supplier and sourcing roles. Skip past the repeats.
Pricing: free to browse.
3. Work at a Startup (Y Combinator)
Best for: applying once to many YC-funded companies.
Work at a Startup is Y Combinator's own job platform. On November 11, 2026, its Seattle page showed about 45 roles, from companies like Whatnot, Zip, Clearly AI, Aurelian and Conduit. Pay is listed: $100K to $130K for a forward deployed engineer at Aurelian, $120K to $145K for a customer success manager at Conduit. You build one free profile and founders can come to you.
Why it made the list: at YC companies, the person reading your profile is often a founder, which cuts out a screening step.
Downside: the Seattle page isn't strictly Seattle. Both Zip listings and several Whatnot roles were remote (US), a Starcloud electrical engineer role was in Redmond, and a RADAR role read "Seattle, WA or Sunnyvale, CA". It's YC companies only.
Pricing: free.
4. Pioneer Square Labs
Best for: joining a startup that was started in Seattle.
Pioneer Square Labs is a Seattle startup studio and venture fund. Its board, titled "Jobs at Pioneer Square Labs Companies", collects open roles across those companies and has a talent network you can join. Its homepage shows companies like Dropzone, Kami and Overland.
Why it made the list: most boards above mix Seattle offices of companies based elsewhere with real local startups. This one is local by design.
Downside: it's small and shows no total count, so you can't size the pool at a glance. It's PSL companies only.
Pricing: free to browse.
5. Built In Seattle
Best for: seeing the whole Seattle tech job market, startups and all.
Built In Seattle is a city-specific tech job board. It has filters for remote or hybrid, experience, industry, company size and an "Early Applicant" option. Its pagination runs to page 1,000.
Why it made the list: the company size filter turns a citywide board into a startup board in two clicks.
Downside: on November 11, page one led with T-Mobile, Shield, Hiya, PwC, LogicGate and Remitly. Skip the size filter and you're mostly looking at big companies.
Pricing: free to browse.
6. Clera
Best for: getting startups to come to you instead of applying one by one.
We built Clera. You spend about two minutes telling Clera what you've done, what you want and your dealbreakers. When a role fits, Clera introduces you directly to the hiring manager with context on why you fit. Our homepage lists 253,073 candidates on the platform and 8 days from signup to first interview.
Why it made the list: a warm intro to the person doing the hiring skips the pile of cold applications.
Downside: Seattle isn't one of Clera's big markets. Our homepage only breaks out the SF Bay Area and New York, so if you want an office job in Seattle itself, the boards above will show you more. Clera earns its place if you're open to remote roles or a move to San Francisco or New York.
Pricing: free for candidates. Companies pay when they hire.
What's changing in Seattle startup hiring
Washington makes most startups show pay, and more than pay. Employers with 15 or more employees must include a wage scale or salary range, a general description of all benefits and a general description of other compensation in job postings, according to the Washington Department of Labor & Industries. "Other compensation" includes stock options, and the same page says an employer has 5 business days to correct a posting. The catch: a 10-person seed startup is under the line. If its posting has no range or says nothing about equity, ask in your first message.
Public hiring is also getting quieter. The Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread drew 579 comments in November 2025 and 332 in November 2026, while the November 2026 "Who wants to be hired?" thread drew 604 (whoishiring). Job seekers now post almost twice as often as companies. Our read is that more hiring runs on referrals and intros.
Our take: the pages ranking for this search are all job boards, and in Seattle they are crowded with big tech. Built In's first page is a phone carrier and a consulting firm, Wellfound's has Amazon, and Top Startups' has two public companies. Seattle's actual startups are easier to find through the people who fund and build them: YC companies on Work at a Startup, studio companies at Pioneer Square Labs. Start there, then use one big board with a strict size filter.
From Clera's data: widen the net past Seattle
Clera's homepage lists 1,700+ roles in the SF Bay Area and 1,400+ in New York, and no separate Seattle figure. Across all open roles on Clera, only 14% were fully remote on October 22, 2026, as covered in our remote startup jobs guide. For a Seattle job seeker that means two things. Remote startup roles exist but are the minority, so filter for them early. And if you'd consider a move, the Bay Area has more open roles on Clera than any other market we list.
How to choose
- If you want the most options fast, start with Wellfound and check size and location on every card.
- If funding and runway matter to you, use Top Startups and skip anything post-IPO.
- If you want a startup that was born in Seattle, go to Pioneer Square Labs first.
- If you'd rather write one profile and get messages, use Work at a Startup for YC companies and Clera for remote roles or a move.
Want to pick the company first? Our running lists of startups hiring right now and AI companies hiring track companies that just raised.
Frequently Asked Questions
Wellfound is the best place to start, with 432 Seattle results on November 11, 2026, and pay shown on the cards. Check company size and location, since page one includes Amazon and some remote or New York roles. Pair it with Top Startups, which shows each company's last funding round, or Pioneer Square Labs for local startups.
Only if they have 15 or more employees. Washington requires those employers to include a wage scale or salary range, a description of benefits and a description of other compensation, such as stock options, in job postings. Smaller startups are exempt, so ask directly if a seed-stage listing has no range.
No. Across all open roles on Clera, only 14% were fully remote on October 22, 2026. Seattle boards mix remote cards in, but most are hybrid or in office. If you need remote, set the remote filter on Wellfound or Built In Seattle before you start scrolling, and read the exact location on YC listings.
Pioneer Square Labs, a Seattle startup studio and venture fund, lists open roles at its companies on one board. Its homepage shows companies like Dropzone, Kami and Overland. The AI2 Incubator, whose site now points to AI House, is another local backer, with about 47 companies on its portfolio page.
Sources
- Wellfound, Seattle jobs, checked November 11, 2026
- Top Startups, Seattle jobs, checked November 11, 2026
- Y Combinator, jobs at YC startups in Seattle, checked November 11, 2026
- Pioneer Square Labs jobs and homepage
- Built In Seattle jobs, checked November 11, 2026
- AI House portfolio
- Washington L&I, Equal Pay and Opportunities Act
- Hacker News, whoishiring submissions
- Clera homepage
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