Hot startups hiring in San Jose

First on the list in November 2026: SambaNova, Muon Space and SiMa.ai.

Latest to raise: Lambda, which raised a Debt round in October 2026. Updated November 11, 2026, using Saywise's data on startup funding and open roles. See how we rank them.

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The top 25, November 2026

1
SambaNova
Transforming AI with efficiency, security, and sovereignty - driven by our relentless pursuit of intelligence.
Raised $1B Series F in July 2026
15 new roles in 30 days
Backed by General Atlantic
Investors: General Atlantic
53open roles$50k – $350k a year
2
Muon Space
Constellations for a safe and resilient world
Raised $250M Series C in August 2026
25 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Eclipse Capital
143open roles$101k – $307k a year
3
SiMa.ai
Scaling Physical AI
Raised $150M Series C in September 2026
11 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Adage Capital Management, Alter Venture Partners, Amplify, Amplify Partners
30open roles$105k – $358k a year

4
Ayar Labs
Transforming AI Architecture with Co-Packaged Optics
Raised $150M Other in September 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
59 open roles$130k – $304k a year
5
Tessera Labs
Accelerating enterprise ERP transformation with multi-agent AI
Raised $60M Series A in May 2026
25 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz
30 open roles$147k – $300k a year
6
Efficient Computer
The most energy-efficient general purpose processors ever made.
Raised $97M Series B in September 2026
6 new roles in 30 days
Investors: TQ Ventures
22 open roles$85k – $275k a year
7
Nex
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement through fun, social, and interactive content
Raised $150M Series E in September 2026
9 new roles in 30 days
Investors: BAI Capital, Baillie Gifford
17 open roles$100k – $215k a year
8
Mercor
Organizing human intelligence to power the AI economy.
Raised $500M Series D in August 2026
28 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Felicis
285 open roles$55k – $500k a year
9
Celero Communications, Inc.
Coherent Connectivity for Scaling AI Infrastructure
Raised $275M Series C in September 2026
3 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Atreides Management, CapitalG, Valor Equity Partners
15 open roles$70k – $275k a year
10
Lambda
The Superintelligence Cloud
Raised a Debt round in October 2026
30 new roles in 30 days
Investors: TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund
89 open roles$88k – $540k a year
11
Etched
Frontier Inference Clusters
Raised a Series D round in August 2026
18 new roles in 30 days
48 open roles$80k – $400k a year
12
Antora Energy
Raised $550M Series C in July 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Eclipse, G2 Venture Partners
39 open roles$97k – $315k a year
13
Figure
Figure's mission is to expand human capabilities through advanced AI.
Raised a Other round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Parkway Venture Capital
69 open roles$80k – $400k a year
14
ChipAgents
The Category Leading Agentic AI Platform for Semiconductor Engineering.
Raised $60M Series A in July 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: B Capital
14 open roles$100k – $450k a year
15
Throne Labs
Public restrooms made easy.
Raised a round in September 2026
12 new roles in 30 days
12 open roles$100k – $140k a year
16
Jetson Home
Clean, zero-carbon heating and cooling for your home, made simple.
Raised $50M Series A in January 2026
13 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Eclipse
39 open roles$65k – $240k a year
17
Fortell
The world's most intelligent hearing aid–restoring clarity, confidence, and connection.
Raised a round in July 2026
5 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Founders Fund
Investors: Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Valor Equity Partners
14 open roles$60k – $300k a year
18
Spectro Cloud
The fast lane to production AI.
Raised $100M Series D in July 2026
8 new roles in 30 days
Investors: Alter Venture Partners, BoldStart Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
10 open roles$83k – $304k a year
19
ByteDance
ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with…
41 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Tiger Global Management
Investors: Tiger Global Management, SoftBank
361 open roles$69k – $616k a year
20
SpotOn
Restaurant technology, delivered with hospitality.
59 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, 01 Advisors, Dragoneer Investment Group
61 open roles$40k – $275k a year
21
Archer
12 new roles in 30 days
YC X26
Investors: Y Combinator
74 open roles$60k – $354k a year
22
Alkira
Global Network Infrastructure as-a-service
9 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Tiger Global Management
Investors: Tiger Global Management
37 open roles$74k – $300k a year
23
FloQast
AI, by accountants, for accountants
7 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Insight Partners
Investors: Insight Partners, Amplify.LA, ICONIQ Growth, Meritech Capital
21 open roles$60k – $345k a year
24
SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.
Industry-leading provider of customized NAND based solutions
5 new roles in 30 days
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Keynote Ventures, SunAmerica Ventures
20 open roles$80k – $240k a year
25
AiPrise
AI Powered Global Compliance Platform — KYB | KYC | AI Agents
4 new roles in 30 days
YC S22
Investors: Y Combinator, Headline
28 open roles$18k – $230k a year

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