25 early-career engineering roles open now: OpenAI pays $180K+, Sierra hiring agent engineers
lennysan · x · 2026-09-18
Lenny Rachitsky compiled 25 open early-career engineering roles, mostly at AI and software companies:
- OpenAI: Software Engineer, Applied Emerging Talent 2027 — $180K + equity
- Sierra: Software Engineer, Agent (New Grad 2027) — $150–180K + equity
- Palantir: New Grad SWE — $145–155K base
- Cursor: New Grad SWE (2027)
- Notion: New Grad SWE ($135–155K) plus an early-career role
- Factory AI: Frontend SWE
- Stripe: New Grad SWE ($122.1–134.4K base), plus a Toronto role (CA$106.4–159.6K)
- More roles including Replit in the original post
Takeaway: top AI companies are offering new grads $130K–180K starting salaries, with agent-focused roles in clear demand.
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