July 2026 data
Cloud startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Cloud salary at startups is $133k across 8 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 8 verified Cloud listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.
Market Signal (September 2026)
Top Hirers: Tracebit leads hiring for Cloud roles with 2 active posts, followed by Apollo Research.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Onsite Premium: Onsite Cloud roles offer a 10% higher median salary ($140,000) than remote alternatives.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 38% of Cloud jobs also require DevOps, and 25% mention Iac.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Cloud developers is $132,920, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $200,000.
Cloud jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| Apollo Research | Infrastructure Engineer | $215,000 - $265,000 |
[E] grind
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| Redbook Software | Staff Software Engineer | $200,000 - $250,000 |
[E] zen
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| Icario Health | Sr. Software Engineer | $140,900 - $157,600 |
[E] stable
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| OpenVPN Inc. | AI Platform Engineer | $140,000 - $150,000 |
@HR grind
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| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Sr. Staff or Principal Software Engineer, Rust Genomics Infrastructure | $125,840 - $238,160 |
[E] grind
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| Ford Motor Company | Staff Cloud Site Reliability Engineer | $120,000 - $220,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Tracebit | Founding Engineer | £70,000 - £100,000 ≈ $89k |
[F] stable
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| Tracebit | Founding Engineer | £60,000 - £120,000 ≈ $76k |
[F] zen
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