3 Active Listings Updated January 2026

Search Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$160,000

/year

Based on 3 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$150,000-$180,000

Top Earners (Max)

$180,000

Entry ($150,000)MedianTop ($180,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Plush1 jobs
Office Hours1 jobs
Fabric1 jobs

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Plush

Founding ML/Search Engineer

[F]CRUNCH

$180,000 - $200,000

Llms Embeddings Machine Learning Search Recommendation Systems

Office Hours

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

[E]grind

$160,000 - $210,000

Search Discovery Recommendations Data Logistics

Fabric

Lead Applied AI Engineer

[E]CRUNCH

$150,000 - $200,000

React Cloud Infra MLOps Search Recommendations

COMPANY	ROLE		VIBE	STACK
Plush	Founding ML/Search Engineer	$180,000 - $200,000	[F]CRUNCH	Llms Embeddings Machine Learning+2	Y
Office Hours	Senior/Staff Software Engineer	$160,000 - $210,000	[E]grind	Search Discovery Recommendations+4	Y
Fabric	Lead Applied AI Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[E]CRUNCH	React Cloud Infra MLOps+4	Y

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Commonly Paired With

Recommendations 67%Llms 33%Embeddings 33%

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Plush leads hiring for Search roles with 1 active posts, followed by Office Hours.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 67% of Search jobs also require Recommendations, and 33% mention Llms.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Search developers is $160,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $180,000.