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50 Active Listings Updated January 2026

GCP Salary Data

Real compensation packages for GCP developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$125,000

/year
Based on 50 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$80,000-$160,000
Entry ($40,000)MedianTop ($1,400,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

SDE2/Sr. Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$1,400,000 - $30,000,000
SDE2/Sr. Software Engineer (GenAI)
[F]CRUNCH
$1,400,000 - $1,900,000
Staff Software Engineer - AI Agents
[E]grind
$260,000 - $330,000
Platform Engineer and Full-Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$220,000 - $350,000
Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)
[E]CRUNCH
$175,000 - $210,000
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $250,000
Mid-Senior Systems/Runtime (C++) Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $230,000
Head of Engineering
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $250,000
Mid-Senior Web Full Stack
[F]grind
$160,000 - $230,000
Tech Lead
[E]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
Founding CTO & iOS Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management
[F]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Sr Software Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $160,000
Mid-Senior C++/Runtime OR Dart/Cloud Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
Senior Engineers (Fullstack & Ads)
[E]grind
$150,000 - $210,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Data Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Mid-Senior across Web, Dart, Full Stack or C++
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $170,000
Lead Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $175,000
Software Engineer, Fullstack - Data Management
[E]grind
$136,000 - $160,000
Front-end Developer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $180,000
Data Engineer
[E]stable
$130,000 - $160,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
[E]stable
$129,000 - $170,000
Full-Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$125,000 - $125,000
Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)
[E]grind
$125,000 - $150,000
Backend Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$125,000 - $200,000
Multiple Roles
[E]grind
$120,000 - $325,000
Senior or Staff Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$120,000 - $175,000
Founding Engineer (Backend+Data)
[F]CRUNCH
$120,000 - $180,000
Junior AI Engineer / Data Scientist
[E]grind
$100,000 - $115,000
Javascript Developer
[F]stable
$100,000 - $100,000
Junior+ Developer
[F]stable
$100,000 - $100,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
[E]grind
$93,600 - $115,200
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $168,000
Lead Python Developer
[E]grind
$85,000 - $125,000
Product Engineer (Full-stack), Infrastructure Engineer, AI Associate
[E]grind
$80,000 - $156,000
Senior Full-Stack Developer
[E]grind
$78,000 - $132,000
Multiple Roles
@HRstable
$75,500 - $75,500
Software Engineer
[F]stable
$75,000 - $140,000
Director of Engineering, Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer
[E]stable
$75,000 - $150,000
Senior Product Engineer (Backend) / Product Manager
[E]grind
$75,000 - $110,000
Senior Product Engineer (Backend), Senior Product Engineer (Frontend), Product Manager, Founding US BDR
[E]grind
$75,000 - $110,000
Android Engineers, Frontend (React) Engineers, Full Stack Engineers
[E]stable
$72,000 - $216,000
Senior Go Engineer
[E]grind
$70,000 - $120,000
Product Engineer (Full-stack), Infrastructure Engineer, AI Associate
[E]stable
$66,000 - $102,000
SOC Analyst
@HRstable
$65,000 - $85,000
Senior Full-Stack Developer
[E]grind
$65,000 - $110,000
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
[E]grind
$40,000 - $50,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Shorebird leads hiring for GCP roles with 4 active posts, followed by Freetrade.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 52% of GCP jobs also require React, and 38% mention PostgreSQL.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for GCP developers is $125,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.