April 2026 data
Ec2 startup salary data
As of April 2026, the median Ec2 salary at startups is $150k across 8 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 8 verified Ec2 listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.
Market Signal (August 2026)
Top Hirers: MyPlanAdvocate leads hiring for Ec2 roles with 1 active posts, followed by Smile ID.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Ec2 is highly remote-friendly, with 63% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for Ec2 is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 100% of Ec2 jobs also require AWS, and 75% mention S3.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Ec2 developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
Ec2 jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| MyPlanAdvocate | Principal Full-Stack Engineer | USD 200,000 + |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Smile ID | Software Engineer, AI/ML | USD 160,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| MachineSP | Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Coverflow | Founding Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Early Warning | Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering | USD 150,000 - USD 190,000 |
[E] grind
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| ReadWorks | Senior Data Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] stable
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| Tandem | Founding Software Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 180,000 |
[F] grind
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| Eequ | Senior Backend Engineer | GBP 80,000 - GBP 110,000 ≈ $102k |
[E] stable
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