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Distributed Systems posts with salary details

11 job posts mention Distributed Systems and include salary information.

A post can mention several technologies. These figures describe advertised starting amounts, not what employees were paid.

SALARY AMOUNTS COMPARED
11

Fewer than 30 usable salary amounts are available. Check the individual advertised ranges and currencies below.

Posts with salary details

11

Source-post dates

Jan 2025 to Sep 2026

Coverage

Public HN “Who is Hiring” posts that include salary details

What salary details are stated?

How specific are the advertised salary amounts?

Each post is grouped by the salary details extracted from it: a range, one exact amount, a minimum, or values that could not form a usable range. Extraction can miss details, so check the original post.

Salary details by stated currency
CurrencyRecordsTwo-sidedExactMinimum onlyInvalid
USD97110
CAD11000
GBP11000

Original pay evidence

Advertised offer bands

Each panel has a separate scale in the source currency. A band shows its stated lower and upper amounts; a marker shows a minimum with no upper amount. Pay period is not preserved in the listing record. These are historical advertisements, not confirmed current vacancies.

USD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 130,000 to 400,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, USDPost dateRemote markSource
Senior, Staff, Principal Software Engineer Boom SupersonicUSD 180,000–225,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Multiple Roles HightouchUSD 180,000–320,000Mar 2026Marked remoteView source post
Founding Engineer (Distributed Systems) StealthUSD 150,000–150,000Mar 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Member of Technical Staff QuadrillionUSD 175,000–350,000Mar 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Staff SWE, AI | Staff SWE, Product | Head of Marketing ClericUSD 160,000–240,000Jan 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher Category LabsUSD 200,000+Jul 2025Marked remoteView source post
Multiple roles InngestUSD 130,000–245,000Jul 2025Marked remoteView source post
Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers E2BUSD 150,000–400,000Feb 2025Not marked remoteView source post
Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers E2BUSD 150,000–400,000Jan 2025Not marked remoteView source post
CAD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 120,000 to 130,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, CADPost dateRemote markSource
Senior Backend Engineer Post UpCAD 120,000–130,000Jun 2026Not marked remoteView source post
GBP advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 200,000 to 400,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, GBPPost dateRemote markSource
Engineering Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior) Meticulous AIGBP 200,000–400,000Feb 2026Not marked remoteView source post

In these posts

What stands out in Distributed Systems posts

Counts are based on posts naming this technology. A post may describe multiple openings; its role-level label applies to the post, not necessarily each opening.

Most represented company

E2B

2 of 11 posts

10 distinct company names in these posts

Role level recorded on the post

Mid5
Senior4
Lead2

Other technologies named together

How Distributed Systems posts overlap with other technologies

Each row counts posts naming that technology; a post can appear in more than one row. Salary figures are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay.

Technology names, post counts, approximate advertised-minimum estimates, and overlap with Distributed Systems posts
TechnologyPosts naming this technologyComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle halfPosts also naming Distributed SystemsFirst and last post
Distributed Systems These posts1111Not shownNot shown11Jan 2025 to Sep 2026
Artificial Intelligence182182$150k$120k to $170k4Jun 2024 to Oct 2026
PostgreSQL320320$140k$106k to $170k2Jun 2024 to Oct 2026

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums are shown only when there are at least 30 comparable posts. “Not shown” means fewer than 30.

Starting-salary history

Advertised minimums over time

Each dot is one post’s approximate USD estimate of its advertised minimum, linked to the source post. The chart shows up to the 120 newest comparable estimates, from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026; older months remain in the table, so a missing dot does not mean there were no posts. Monthly summaries appear only with at least 30 comparable estimates. Values are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay. They use a common comparison basis, not historical exchange rates or inflation. The mix of companies, recorded role levels, and currencies can change month to month.

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums by source-post date Individual linked post floors appear as dots. Eligible month summaries show the p25 to p75 interval and a median mark. The vertical axis is approximate USD and begins at zero. Months without a valid point have no dot. 0k71k143k214k286k Source-post dateApproximate annualized USD estimate Jan 25Jan 26Jun 26 Jan 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42587571Feb 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42920129Jul 2025 · 130,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44435513Jul 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44491247Jan 2026 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46472301Feb 2026 · 264,408 approximate USD floor · source post 46870302Mar 2026 · 175,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47223666Mar 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47249945Mar 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47344076Jun 2026 · 84,351 approximate USD floor · source post 48364039Sep 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49526396 Jan 2025Sep 2026
Individual post, links to sourceMonthly middle-half range and median, shown with at least 30 comparable estimates
Monthly post counts and salary estimates
Monthly source-post counts and valid approximate USD advertised-minimum counts. Statistics are shown only when monthly valid sample size is at least 30.
MonthSource postsComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle half
Jan 202511Not shownNot shown
Feb 202511Not shownNot shown
Jul 202522Not shownNot shown
Jan 202611Not shownNot shown
Feb 202611Not shownNot shown
Mar 202633Not shownNot shown
Jun 202611Not shownNot shown
Sep 202611Not shownNot shown
Exact values for the 11 plotted source posts
Exact approximate USD floor value and date for each plotted source listing
DateApproximate annualized USD estimateSource
Jan 2025150,000Post 42587571
Feb 2025150,000Post 42920129
Jul 2025130,000Post 44435513
Jul 2025200,000Post 44491247
Jan 2026160,000Post 46472301
Feb 2026264,408Post 46870302
Mar 2026175,000Post 47223666
Mar 2026150,000Post 47249945
Mar 2026180,000Post 47344076
Jun 202684,351Post 48364039
Sep 2026180,000Post 49526396

Other technologies named together

Which other technologies appeared in these posts?

For each month, this lists the three most-mentioned other technologies and how many posts named each one. A post can mention several technologies, so these counts overlap and do not add up to the number of posts.

Monthly counts for the most common other technology tags, with each month’s source-post denominator
MonthPosts that monthOther technologies named
Jan 20251
Feb 20251
Jul 20252
No other technology summary
Jan 20261
Feb 20261
No other technology summary
Mar 20263
React2 / 3
Jun 20261
Sep 20261

Companies named more than once

Where these companies appear in the posts

Counts show source posts under each company name. They do not measure company size, current hiring, or how often a company hires. One post can describe several roles.

Source posts by company, with observed dates, role titles, technology names, remote wording, and stated currencies
CompanyPostsFirst and last postMonths with postsRole titlesTechnology tagsMarked remoteCurrencies
E2B2Jan 2025–Feb 20252240 / 2USD

Role level and remote wording

Which role levels appear under each remote label?

Role levels are the labels recorded for each post, including Unknown. “Not marked remote” does not confirm an onsite workplace. A post may describe several openings.

Mid

5 posts

Marked remote 2

Not marked remote 3

Senior

4 posts

Marked remote 1

Not marked remote 3

Lead

2 posts

Marked remote 0

Not marked remote 2

Technology names per post

How many technologies are listed together?

Each post is counted once, according to how many distinct technology names it contains. This describes the post text, not required skills or role complexity.

2 tags1
3 tags3
4 tags2
5 tags1
7 tags3
10 tags1

Places mentioned in post text

Which places do these posts mention?

These bars compare city and nearby-area matches in this group with matches across all posts that state pay. Matches come from post text, not verified work locations. A post can match more than one place.

San Francisco

6 of 11 in this group
This group54.5%All posts with salary details325 of 1616 (20.1%)

New York

2 of 11 in this group
This group18.2%All posts with salary details330 of 1616 (20.4%)

London

1 of 11 in this group
This group9.1%All posts with salary details112 of 1616 (6.9%)

Berlin

0 of 11 in this group
This group0.0%All posts with salary details30 of 1616 (1.9%)

Location labels in these posts

Broad categories recorded for the posts

These broad labels do not confirm a specific city or where an employee lives.

  • Remote6
  • Other2
  • San Francisco Bay Area2
  • United States1

Role level recorded on the posts

Posts grouped by recorded role level

Each group uses the role-level label recorded for the post. One post may describe several openings, so the label may not apply to every position in the advertisement.

Role titles in these posts

  • Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers1
  • Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers1
  • Engineering Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior)1
  • Founding Engineer (Distributed Systems)1
  • Member of Technical Staff1
  • Multiple Roles1
  • Multiple roles1
  • Senior Backend Engineer1
  • Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher1
  • Senior, Staff, Principal Software Engineer1
  • Staff SWE, AI | Staff SWE, Product | Head of Marketing1

Other technologies named

Posts can name several technologies, so they may appear in more than one group.

Monthly source-post counts

Posting history

When the posts appeared

Monthly counts of matching source posts. This shows how many posts appeared, not salary growth or current vacancies.

Monthly counts of posts with salary details on this page
MonthPostsRelative volume
Jan 202511 posts
Feb 202511 posts
Jul 202522 posts
Jan 202611 posts
Feb 202611 posts
Mar 202633 posts
Jun 202611 posts
Sep 202611 posts

Full source listing

Posts mentioning Distributed Systems

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK Actions
Meticulous AI Engineering Forward Deployed Engineer (Senior)
£200,000 - £400,000 ≈ $264k
[F] grind
TypeScript Browser Internals Distributed Systems +2
Category Labs Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher
$200,000 +
[E] grind
Boom Supersonic Senior, Staff, Principal Software Engineer
$180,000 - $225,000
[E] CRUNCH
Artificial Intelligence Distributed Systems Web Apps
Hightouch Multiple Roles
$180,000 - $320,000
[F] zen
Quadrillion Member of Technical Staff
$175,000 - $350,000
[E] stable
Cleric Staff SWE, AI | Staff SWE, Product | Head of Marketing
$160,000 - $240,000
[F] CRUNCH
Artificial Intelligence DevOps Distributed Systems
Stealth Founding Engineer (Distributed Systems)
$150,000 - $150,000
[F] stable
Opentelemetry Distributed Systems
E2B Distributed Systems/Systems/AI/Support Engineers
$150,000 - $400,000
[F] CRUNCH
Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence Sdks
E2B Distributed Systems/ Systems/ AI/ Product Engineers
$150,000 - $400,000
[F] grind
Distributed Systems Artificial Intelligence Sdks +1
Inngest Multiple roles
$130,000 - $245,000
[E] CRUNCH
Distributed Systems Execution Full Stack +4
Post Up Senior Backend Engineer
CA$120,000 - CA$130,000 ≈ $84k
[F] grind
Golang PostgreSQL Distributed Systems +4
Data and method

Listings tagged with the normalized technology Distributed Systems. These figures describe advertisements, not verified employee earnings or currently open jobs.

Dates of included posts
2025-01-03 to 2026-09-01
Posts used
11 listings; 11 valid salary-minimum observations
What we compare
Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums
Currency conversion
Approximate USD using ECB daily reference rates as of 2026-10-09.

Fewer than 30 usable salary amounts are available, so we do not show a group median. Check the individual offers instead.

2026 includes 7 listings and 7 usable amounts. Its median is withheld below 30 usable amounts. This year overlaps the full history; it is not an independent sample or evidence of a pay trend.

Source: Hacker News “Who is Hiring?”, aggregated by StartupJobList. Read the methodology and correction policy.

Data version for citation: 90ecd79faa5b2034ea755f393fb57b882d2745aec7a0d33159c06fa47b598037