GCP Salary at Startups (2026): $140k median

Market Signal (August 2026)

Top Hirers: Shorebird leads hiring for GCP roles with 6 active posts, followed by Fullstory.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: GCP is highly remote-friendly, with 59% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite GCP roles offer a 14% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 47% of GCP jobs also require React, and 42% mention TypeScript.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for GCP developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.

GCP salary FAQ

What is the median GCP developer salary at startups?

The median GCP salary is $140k, based on 85 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for GCP roles?

GCP roles run from $95k (25th percentile) to $160k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $260k.

Do remote GCP jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote GCP roles show a median of $140k versus $130k onsite in this dataset.

GCP jobs (85 total)

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Tasklet	Staff Software Engineer - AI Agents	USD 260,000 - USD 330,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React GCP +2	HN Apply
Mobasi	Founding Engineer	USD 240,000 - USD 240,000	[F] CRUNCH	Rust TypeScript Python +7	HN Apply
Project Healthy Minds	Lead Software Engineer	USD 225,000 - USD 250,000	[E] grind	Nestjs Next.js PostgreSQL +2	HN Apply
Prophet Town LLC	Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer	USD 220,000 - USD 350,000	[F] grind	AWS GCP Kubernetes +21	HN Apply
Adobe	Forward Deployment Engineering (AI/ML)	USD 208,300 - USD 301,600	@HR grind	Python Java Scala +7	HN Apply
EnigmoFi	DevOps Engineer	USD 192,000 - USD 192,000	@HR stable	AWS GCP Azure +2	HN Apply
Neo.Tax	Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Senior Data Scientist/ML Engineer	USD 190,000 - USD 210,000	[E] stable	TypeScript Node.js React +11	HN Apply
Zefr	Staff or Principal Site Reliability Engineer	USD 190,000 - USD 235,000	@HR grind	GCP AWS Gke +10	HN Apply
Virta Health	Senior Backend Engineer - Activation	USD 185,000 - USD 240,000	[E] grind	TypeScript React React Native +3	HN Apply
Pathos AI	Senior Software / AI Engineer	USD 180,000 - USD 200,000	[F] stable	Python TypeScript JavaScript +7	HN Apply
Parts Order	CTO	USD 180,000 - USD 200,000	[F] stable	Python Numpy Librosa +6	HN Apply
Solace Health	Staff Mobile Engineer	USD 175,000 - USD 225,000	[F] grind	React Native TypeScript React +7	HN Apply
Scorecard AI	Founding Engineer	USD 175,000 - USD 280,000	[F] grind	TypeScript Node.js Next.js +5	HN Apply
HelloData	Principal Product Engineer / Principal ML Engineer	USD 175,000 - USD 250,000	[E] grind	Node.js TypeScript Vue.js 3 +5	HN Apply
Materialize	Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)	USD 175,000 - USD 210,000	[E] CRUNCH	AWS GCP Azure +6	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer, Backend	USD 175,000 - USD 205,000	[F] grind	Go (golang) Kubernetes GCP	HN Apply
Pelotech	Staff Software Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 210,000	@HR zen	TypeScript Golang Python +7	HN Apply
Gain Compliance	Sr Software Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 160,000	[F] zen	React Python Node.js +1	HN Apply
Civilization Labs	Full Stack Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 185,000	[E] stable	Python Node.js Next.js +8	HN Apply
Faraday	Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Backend)	USD 160,000 - USD 200,000	@HR grind	TypeScript JavaScript AWS +4	HN Apply
PhysicianX	Founding Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 250,000	[F] grind	React Node.js GraphQL +3	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior Systems/Runtime (C++) Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 230,000	[F] grind	GCP Cloudflare React +3	HN Apply
PhysicianX	Head of Engineering	USD 160,000 - USD 250,000	[F] CRUNCH	React Next.js TypeScript +10	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior Web Full Stack	USD 160,000 - USD 230,000	[F] grind	Flutter React Dart +2	HN Apply
Tech Nexus	Tech Lead	USD 160,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	Java GCP Restful Apis +6	HN Apply
360Me	Founding CTO & iOS Engineer	USD 160,000 - USD 200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning GCP +10	HN Apply
Fullstory	Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management	USD 160,000 - USD 190,000	[F] grind	TypeScript React Golang +17	HN Apply
Solace Health	Senior Full Stack Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	@HR grind	TypeScript React Node.js +6	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid/Senior Software Engineer (Cloud)	USD 150,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Dart GCP Cloudflare +3	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior Backend/Cloud Engineer (Dart)	USD 150,000 - USD 220,000	[F] grind	Dart GCP Cloudflare +3	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior C++/Runtime OR Dart/Cloud Engineers	USD 150,000 - USD 230,000	[F] CRUNCH	C++ Dart Flutter +4	HN Apply
Rockbot	Senior Engineers (Fullstack & Ads)	SGD 150,000 - SGD 210,000 ≈ $111k	[E] grind	Golang Vue.js GCP +5	HN Apply
Trustle	Senior Backend Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] CRUNCH	Python AWS GCP +7	HN Apply
Epic Kids	Data Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 200,000	[E] grind	Etl Elt Bigquery +6	HN Apply
Shorebird	Mid-Senior across Web, Dart, Full Stack or C++	USD 150,000 - USD 230,000	[F] CRUNCH	Dart GCP Cloudflare +2	HN Apply
Zefr	Senior Site Reliability Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 170,000	[E] CRUNCH	GCP AWS Kubernetes +12	HN Apply
Foray	Lead Software Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 175,000	[E] grind	Python FastAPI React +6	HN Apply
Carebrain	Full Stack Founding Engineer	USD 150,000 - USD 180,000	[F] grind	React Native Nest.js Firestore +1	HN Apply
Cambium Assessment Inc	Senior Software Engineer (AI Applications)	USD 140,000 - USD 170,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript JavaScript +6	HN Apply
Synaps	Senior Product Engineer	EUR 140,000 - EUR 200,000 ≈ $151k	[E] CRUNCH	Python Llms GCP +1	HN Apply

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