July 2026 data
Golang startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Golang salary at startups is $147k across 104 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 104 verified Golang 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: Fullstory leads hiring for Golang roles with 7 active posts, followed by Bubblehouse.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Golang is highly remote-friendly, with 64% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Golang roles currently fetch a 7% salary premium (median $150,000) compared to onsite positions.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 38% of Golang jobs also require TypeScript, and 37% mention React.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Golang developers is $147,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
Golang jobs (104 total)
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| Avantos.ai | Sr Software Engineer, AI Team | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
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| Rockbot | Senior Engineers (Fullstack & Ads) | SGD 150,000 - SGD 210,000 ≈ $111k |
[E] grind
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| Hardfin | Full-stack engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Avantos | Lead Fullstack Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| JoinShop | Full-time | USD 150,000 - USD 300,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| GloveBox | Product System Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| FrontRow | Senior Backend Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Rainbow Insurance | Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 175,000 |
[E] grind
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| Dispatch | Frontend Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] grind
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| E2B | Systems Engineer & Design Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| E2B | Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[F] grind
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| Figma | Senior/Staff Security Engineer | USD 149,000 - USD 350,000 |
[F] grind
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| Kong | Senior Software Engineer, Kong Identity | AUD 145,000 - AUD 215,000 ≈ $96k |
[E] grind
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| Fullstory | Senior Software Engineer, Web Capture | USD 145,000 - USD 170,000 |
[E] zen
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| Manta Cares | Sr. Front End and Back End Engineers | USD 145,000 - USD 165,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Sectigo | Manager, Software Development | CAD 142,000 - CAD 165,000 ≈ $104k |
@HR stable
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| Evolve Robotics | XR Engineer / Full-Stack Engineer / Real-Time Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Lirio | Sr Cloud Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 165,000 |
[E] stable
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| Businessloans.com | Staff Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 180,000 |
@HR stable
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| Fullstory | Software Engineer, Fullstack - Data Management | GBP 136,000 - GBP 160,000 ≈ $173k |
[E] grind
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| Acuity Insights | Senior Software Developer | CAD 135,000 - CAD 175,000 ≈ $99k |
[E] stable
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| Credit Acceptance | Senior Software Engineer, Deal Central | USD 130,047 - USD 190,736 |
@HR stable
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| ether.fi | BE/FE/FS Software Engineer | USD 130,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Mattermost | Senior Software Design Engineer | USD 127,000 - USD 170,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| PredictionHealth | Backend Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| PredictionHealth | Full Stack Engineer (Backend or Frontend Focus) | USD 125,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| PredictionHealth | Full Stack Engineer (Backend Focus) or QA Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| micro1 | Software Developer | USD 120,000 - USD 220,000 |
@HR zen
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| Post Up | Senior Backend Engineer | CAD 120,000 - CAD 130,000 ≈ $88k |
[F] grind
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| Dialogica | Fullstack AI Agent Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 160,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Moov | Multiple Roles | USD 120,000 - USD 325,000 |
[E] grind
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| Qualcomm | Staff Kubernetes Platform Engineer | USD 116,800 - USD 175,200 |
[E] grind
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| Massive | fs/be eng | USD 110,000 - USD 150,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| VeriSign | Platform Engineer | USD 108,900 - USD 183,800 |
@HR stable
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| Tucows | Intermediate Python/Go Engineer | USD 107,000 - USD 120,000 |
@HR stable
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| Noona | Founding Engineer | USD 100,000 - USD 300,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Oneleet | Senior Software Engineer | USD 100,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] grind
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| LightSight | Forward Deployed Software Engineer | USD 90,000 - USD 150,000 |
[F] stable
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| Forge Sports | Senior Engineer | GBP 90,000 + ≈ $114k |
[F] zen
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| MiLaboratories | Senior Go Engineer | EUR 90,000 - EUR 120,000 ≈ $97k |
[F] grind
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