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24 Active Listings Updated January 2026

Llms Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$135,000

/year
Based on 24 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$100,000-$150,000
Entry ($60,000)MedianTop ($200,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

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Principal Full-Stack Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
Multiple Roles
[E]grind
$180,000 - $320,000
Founding ML/Search Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $200,000
Founding AI Engineer + Founding Data Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$160,000 - $220,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $150,000
Software Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Founding Engineer - Frontend
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $220,000
Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems, Developer Relations
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $220,000
Software Engineer - Applied AI
[F]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer & Junior Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$140,000 - $230,000
Data Engineer
[E]grind
$130,000 - $150,000
Multiple senior engineering roles
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $182,000
Staff, Fullstack & Frontend Software Engineers
[E]grind
$125,000 - $275,000
Full Stack Engineers
[E]grind
$125,000 - $175,000
Software Engineer (Python) (AI/LLM)
[E]grind
$125,000 - $150,000
Multiple Roles - Engineer, SRE, Analytics
[E]grind
$100,000 - $220,000
Backend Engineer, Frontend Engineer, SRE
[F]grind
$100,000 - $220,000
Multiple Roles - Eng, SRE, Analytics
[F]grind
$100,000 - $220,000
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Support Engineer, Senior AI Engineer
[E]grind
$90,000 - $225,000
AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$80,000 - $200,000
Engineering & Growth
[F]CRUNCH
$75,000 - $150,000
Full-Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$60,000 - $60,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: HomeVision leads hiring for Llms roles with 4 active posts, followed by VLM Run.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 38% of Llms jobs also require AWS, and 38% mention Python.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Llms developers is $135,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.