Best AI Companies to Work For in 2026 (Hiring Right Now)

opening.live Research · Data updated November 1, 2026

The best AI companies to work for, ranked by who is actually hiring: open roles, new roles this week, remote share and median posted pay, from live data.

Best AI Companies to Work For in 2026 (Hiring Right Now)

AI companies hiring right now

CompanyOpen rolesNew this weekRemoteMedian posted pay
Anthropic675349%$352.5k
Scale AI17060%$228.5k
Perplexity1381546%$245k
Cursor125943%Not posted
Replit345100%$250k

Anthropic

Anthropic has 675 open roles, 34 added in the last week. Hiring by team: Engineering (329), Other (165), Go-to-market (149), Product (17), Design (15). Main locations: San Francisco, CA, London, UK, New York City, NY, Remote-Friendly, United States. Posted base pay ranges $32k–$850k, median $352.5k.

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Scale AI

Scale AI has 170 open roles, 6 added in the last week. Hiring by team: Engineering (85), Other (45), Go-to-market (20), Product (12), Design (8). Main locations: San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, London, UK, Washington, DC. Posted base pay ranges $95k–$496k, median $228.5k.

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Perplexity

Perplexity has 138 open roles, 15 added in the last week. Hiring by team: Engineering (58), Other (44), Go-to-market (21), Design (8), Product (7). Main locations: San Francisco, Belgrade, New York City, London. Posted base pay ranges $75k–$485k, median $245k.

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Cursor

Cursor has 125 open roles, 9 added in the last week. Hiring by team: Engineering (53), Go-to-market (47), Other (23), Design (2). Main locations: San Francisco, Remote, Singapore, Australia.

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Replit

Replit has 34 open roles, 5 added in the last week. Hiring by team: Engineering (20), Other (8), Go-to-market (5), Design (1). Main locations: Foster City, CA, NYC (SoHo), London Office, Remote - Singapore. Posted base pay ranges $125k–$390k, median $250k.

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How we rank them

We rank by open roles because a great company that isn't hiring for you isn't an option this month. Counts come straight from each company's Greenhouse or Ashby job board and refresh every 10 minutes.

FAQ

Which AI company is hiring the most?

Anthropic, with 675 open roles as of November 1, 2026.

Do AI companies hire non-engineers?

Yes. Across these companies, 597 open roles are outside engineering, in go-to-market, product, design and operations.

Do AI startups hire remote?

18% of open roles at these companies are listed as remote. Most AI labs prefer hybrid in San Francisco, New York or London.

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