Open roles at OpenAI, Airbnb, EliseAI, & Benchling
Your weekly list of open roles at breakout startups, hiring right now
Build -1 → 0
Andrew Steen (prev US Army Ranger, with a JD and MBA from Harvard) is building Laptis to streamline access to trusted substance use treatment. He’s building the founding team in Boston and looking for a mission-driven engineer to reimagine how people access care. DM Andrew if you’re interested!
AI engineer Jerry Pan has raised >$4M to build o1.exchange, an “onchain everything exchange.” Under the radar, he’s hiring a Growth Hacker / GTM Lead who can bring more users and trading volume to the platform. Email the team if you’re interested.
Ami Yoshimura is building Verci, a creative space & community in NYC that “nurtures lifelong learners and soulful creators to inspire the New Renaissance.” He’s hiring for community and partnerships leaders ASAP - DM him if you’re interested!
Wharton grad Jessica Shen is building Credal - a library of governed tools for enterprises to decentralize agent creation and centralize agent governance. She’s hiring a founding Deployment Strategist in Brooklyn, NY to own customer success end-to-end, engage with the engineering & GTM teams to distill product feedback, and more. Apply here!
Amrita Bhasin is building Sotira to help global brands recover value from excess inventory. Her P0 hire right now is an SDR to help drive customer acquisition and adoption. Apply here / DM Amrita if you’re interested.
Last week, Tim Cherkasov raised $3M for Trace (YC S25) to help solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise. He’s building out the founding team - DM him to learn more!
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Build 0 → 1
Ease Health just came out of stealth with a $41M Series A to build an AI-native operating system for behavioral health - unifying CRM, EHR, and RCM into one place. The team is growing! If this mission resonates, DM Zach to learn more.
Chariot Defense just announced a $34M Series A to build next-generation battlefield power systems. They’re hiring a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and test advanced mechanical and power electronic systems, including fully integrated vehicle platforms. Apply here!
Stuut is hiring a Demand Generation Lead in NYC / SF to build a high-leverage marketing engine that fuels outbound sales and gets Stuut in front of mid-market CFOs and finance leaders - many of whom don’t live on LinkedIn. You’ll experiment with creative, unconventional, and physical marketing tactics to break through to this audience, while identifying the most scalable, cost-efficient channels to drive qualified pipeline. Apply here!
Restaurant software startup Owner is hiring a Direct of Product. You’ll lead all the restaurant-facing product teams spanning POS, Payments, Mobile, Web, and AI-powered agent services, setting a unified strategy that drives revenue growth, operational excellence, and best-in-class guest experiences for thousands of restaurants and millions of diners. Apply here!
Northwood is hiring a Chief of Staff to the CTO - where you’ll own the operational, coordination, and execution work required to keep complex product and engineering efforts moving forward. This is a highly trusted, hands-on role at the intersection of technical leadership, execution, and organizational clarity. Apply here!
Castelion is hiring a Program Master Scheduler to be the heartbeat of schedule execution for hypersonic weapons development. You’ll architect and maintain integrated master schedules that span concept design, engineering development, hardware production, flight test, and operational deployment. Apply here!
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Build 1 → beyond
Airbnb is hiring a Product Program Manager in SF. You’ll help scale product-focused program management, working closely with engineering, product marketing, design, and other cross-functional teams. Looking for someone who can get things done by bringing clarity out of chaos, diving into the details, and communicating clearly and in a timely manner. Apply here.
Alex Brussell (on OpenAI’s Startups GTM team) posted last week that he’s hiring an Account Director, Startup Expansion in SF. You’ll play a critical role in owning relationships with top startup customers and supporting them in building successfully on the OpenAI platform. Apply here / DM Alex if you’re interested!
Ashwin Sreenivas posted last week that he’s hiring the first GTM engineer at Decagon - fully in-office in SF or NYC. You’ll write code, work with APIs, design reliable data flows, and translate sales strategy into programmatic workflows and internal tools. Looking for someone deeply technical with a strong understanding of GTM systems who wants end to end ownership. If you’re interested, DM Daniel / apply here.
One of EliseAI’s P0 hires right now is a Growth PM, Future Platforms | Housing in NYC - where you’ll help found and scale a critical new function from 0 → 1 at EliseAI. This is a cross-functional, high-autonomy leadership role that sits at the intersection of customer insight, product innovation, and growth execution. Apply here!
Benchling is hiring a Product Designer, AI in SF to design AI features that help scientists scale their efforts and get to insights faster. You’ll own the end-to-end user experience for Benchling’s AI-first experiences - and collaborate cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, designers, and GTM teams to bring new capabilities to life. Apply here.
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