CNC Technician
Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site
Because we are a small startup, this role is highly cross-functional. You won't just be pushing buttons; you will be programming toolpaths, setting up mills and lathes, welding structural frames, and ...
New
Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site
Because we are a small startup, this role is highly cross-functional. You won't just be pushing buttons; you will be programming toolpaths, setting up mills and lathes, welding structural frames, and ...
New
Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site
Because we are a small startup, this role is highly cross-functional. You won't just be pushing buttons; you will be programming toolpaths, setting up mills and lathes, welding structural frames, and ...
New
Palo Alto, CA ยท On-site
Experience working in a small startup environment (Seed or Series A). * Understanding of data lake/data warehouse, Transformer/Attention/GPU inference. * Experience in building products from zero to ...
Palo Alto, CA ยท On-site
Experience working in a small startup environment (Seed or Series A). * Understanding of data lake/data warehouse, Transformer/Attention/GPU inference. * Experience in building products from zero to ...
Irvine, CA ยท On-site
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
Irvine, CA ยท On-site
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
Irvine, CA ยท On-site
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
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Irvine, CA ยท On-site
$20/hr
Join our small startup at Darwins as we build out our consumer app, Tabi! Position Overview: As a Social Media Strategist & Content Creation Intern, you'll be joining us in exciting stages of growth ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
As a small startup we expect everyone to be adept at shifting priorities to meet changing goals. * Develop scalable sales strategies. As an early member of our sales team, your contribution will be ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
As a small startup we expect everyone to be adept at shifting priorities to meet changing goals. * Develop scalable sales strategies. As an early member of our sales team, your contribution will be ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
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San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
Quick apply
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180 - $280/hr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180 - $280/hr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$80 - $120/hr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$80 - $120/hr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$250K/yr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$250K/yr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
Quick apply
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$180K - $280K/yr
Leadership has deliberately kept the group operating in high-velocity startup mode, with its own engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. This is a small, founder-led team with real ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$120 - $250/hr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$120 - $250/hr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
Newport Beach, CA ยท On-site
$88K - $112K/yr
Their current business clients range from small startup companies to large publicly traded companies that are subject to Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements. Individual clients typically range in ...
Newport Beach, CA ยท On-site
$88K - $112K/yr
Their current business clients range from small startup companies to large publicly traded companies that are subject to Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements. Individual clients typically range in ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$144K - $190K/yr
Trust is part of the Checkr start-up lab: we operate with the speed of a small startup, while enjoying the leverage and resources of a known technology brand. Since launching, we've seen significant ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$144K - $190K/yr
Trust is part of the Checkr start-up lab: we operate with the speed of a small startup, while enjoying the leverage and resources of a known technology brand. Since launching, we've seen significant ...
San Jose, CA ยท On-site
$144K - $191K/yr
We are seeking a talented electrical engineer to join a small startup in the space industry. The candidate will own hardware design and testing efforts on microelectronics and systems for space ...
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San Jose, CA ยท On-site
$144K - $191K/yr
We are seeking a talented electrical engineer to join a small startup in the space industry. The candidate will own hardware design and testing efforts on microelectronics and systems for space ...
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San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$190K - $300K/yr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
San Francisco, CA ยท On-site
$190K - $300K/yr
We are a small startup and we intend to keep an extremely flat organizational structure for as long as possible. Instead of relying on people managers, product managers and heavy processes, we rely ...
Berkeley, CA ยท On-site
This is a builder role at a small startup with no existing GTM engineering function. You will define what "good" looks like as much as you execute it. What You'll Do * Build and maintain technical ...
Berkeley, CA ยท On-site
This is a builder role at a small startup with no existing GTM engineering function. You will define what "good" looks like as much as you execute it. What You'll Do * Build and maintain technical ...
Berkeley, CA ยท On-site
$140 - $180/hr
This is a builder role at a small startup with no existing GTM engineering function. You will define what "good" looks like as much as you execute it. What You'll Do * Build and maintain technical ...
Berkeley, CA ยท On-site
$140 - $180/hr
This is a builder role at a small startup with no existing GTM engineering function. You will define what "good" looks like as much as you execute it. What You'll Do * Build and maintain technical ...
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Medical, Dental, Vision
Posted 3 days ago
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We are looking for a highly skilled CNC Technician and Machinist to bridge the gap between design and physical hardware. You will work directly alongside our mechanical engineers to translate CAD models and engineering drawings into high-quality machined aluminum and steel parts.
Because we are a small startup, this role is highly cross-functional. You won't just be pushing buttons; you will be programming toolpaths, setting up mills and lathes, welding structural frames, and advising the engineering team on design for manufacturability (DFM). If you love the challenge of zero-to-one prototyping and taking a part from a digital model to a finished piece of metal, this is the role for you.