Y Combinator Startup Jobs

Y Combinator builder roles · FAQs

Are these official Y Combinator job listings?

No. Jobs Base is not affiliated with Y Combinator. We aggregate publicly-posted listings from YC-backed companies and the YC jobs board, then filter to builder roles where one engineer owns end-to-end ownership of a product surface. The official YC jobs board is at workatastartup.com.

What kinds of YC jobs make it onto Jobs Base?

Jobs Base only lists builder roles: founding engineer, product engineer, AI engineer, full-stack engineer, and similar 0-to-1 positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. Standard ticket-driven engineering roles at YC companies are filtered out by the LLM classifier. Only ~9% of scraped listings match. From YC-source listings specifically, the builder-role hit rate is closer to 33%.

How much do YC startup builder roles pay?

YC builder roles split into two compensation profiles. Pre-seed and seed-stage YC companies typically offer $130k–$180k base + 0.5%–2% equity, often weighted toward equity when cash is tight. Series A and later YC companies typically run $180k–$240k base + 0.25%–1% equity. Salary is disclosed on most listings on Jobs Base.

Which YC batches are most active in hiring right now?

The YC jobs board prioritizes recent batches. Typically the most recent 2-3 batches account for the majority of postings. Historical batches still actively hire, especially companies that have raised follow-on rounds.

Are YC jobs remote?

Across the current 88 YC-tagged listings on Jobs Base, 12 (14%) are fully remote. The rest are on-site or hybrid, mostly in San Francisco. Pre-seed YC companies skew heavily on-site (typically 5 days in SF); later stages have more remote flexibility.

How do I apply to a YC builder role?

Click into any listing on Jobs Base and follow the apply link, which goes directly to the company's application page. No signup required on Jobs Base. For agent-driven applications, the same data is available via free API and MCP at jobsbase.io/api-docs.