April 2026 data
S3 startup salary data
As of April 2026, the median S3 salary at startups is $150k across 14 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 14 verified S3 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: Onos Health leads hiring for S3 roles with 1 active posts, followed by BuildBetter.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: S3 is highly remote-friendly, with 64% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for S3 is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 71% of S3 jobs also require AWS, and 50% mention Python.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for S3 developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.
S3 jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| Onos Health | Staff Eng (AI), Lead Eng (Backend), Lead Eng (Data) | USD 200,000 - USD 250,000 |
@HR stable
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| BuildBetter | Senior Engineer (Backend, Full-stack) | USD 170,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Duranta | Staff backend engineer | USD 170,000 - USD 210,000 |
[E] grind
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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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| GloveBox | Product System Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 150,000 |
[E] grind
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| SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Lead Engineer (Staff Engineer 4) | USD 144,000 - USD 236,000 |
[E] grind
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| Clever Benefits | Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] CRUNCH
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| ReadWorks | Senior Data Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] stable
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| Narrative I/O | Senior Backend & Frontend Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| Goodchat | Full Stack Developer | EUR 112,000 - EUR 138,000 ≈ $121k |
[E] CRUNCH
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| Eequ | Senior Backend Engineer | GBP 80,000 - GBP 110,000 ≈ $102k |
[E] stable
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