Elite Startups jobs
The startups defining the current cycle: frontier-AI labs, the tools built on top of them, and the fintech and infra companies the top venture funds are backing. Smaller teams, wider scope, and the steepest learning curve on this list.
Who’s hiring
Startups employers by open roles.
Where the roles are
Open Startups roles by Indian city.
- Bangalore355
- Mumbai42
- Delhi16
- Benguluru5
- Hyderabad5
- Chennai3
- Gurgaon3
- Pune2
Latest Startups roles
See all live jobsSenior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Harvey
Remote · India
Account Director, Large Enterprise
OpenAI
Remote · Delhi, Delhi, India
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Notion
Remote · Hyderabad, India, India
Software Development Engineer II - CCaaS
Observe.AI
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Product Marketing Intern - Tetriz
Fi Money
Bangalore
Associate PMM — Tetriz
Fi Money
Bangalore
Senior AI/ML Applications Engineer
Kapture CX
Bengaluru, KA, India
Client Partner - Head of AI Foundations for GCP
Fractal
Bengaluru, India
Sales Executive
Fractal
Bengaluru, India
Senior Data Scientist – Generative AI
Fractal
Bengaluru, India
Senior Full Stack Engineer (ReactJS + Dot Net)
Fractal
Bengaluru, India
Azure Data Engineer
Fractal
Bengaluru, India
Architect - Software Development
Quantiphi
IN MH Mumbai Eureka, India
Regional Client Partner, Ads Solutions (Mumbai)
OpenAI
Remote · Mumbai, India
Manager, Software Engineering
Fivetran
Remote · India, APAC
Staff Software Engineer
Fivetran
Remote · India, APAC
Technical Support Engineer– Enterprise Customer Success
Kapture CX
Bengaluru, KA, India
Developer Relations Engineer - Developer Advocate
Sarvam AI
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Developer Relations Engineer - Community Manager
Sarvam AI
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Global Threat Intelligence Researcher
CloudSEK
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Project Operations intern
Signzy
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Product Support Engineer
Signzy
Bangalore, KA, India
Senior IT Engineer
Glean
Bangalore, India, India
Member of Technical Staff (MTS) –Senior Core Full-Stack / Backend
Fi Money
Bangalore
Questions
How many Elite Startups jobs are open right now?
OnJob is tracking 4,671 open roles across 46 Elite Startups employers in August 2026, 479 of them in India. OpenAI has the most with 744. These are live listings crawled from the companies' own careers pages.
Which Startups companies are hiring in India?
By open roles right now: OpenAI (744), Anthropic (386), Harvey (348), Brex (304), ElevenLabs (226), Scale AI (214). This counts roles advertised publicly; companies that hire mainly through referrals are under-represented.
Are Elite Startups jobs worth it compared to a stable job?
Open roles at the fast-rising, top-tier startups — many AI-native, most venture-backed by the best funds. On the current feed, 41% of these roles are remote or hybrid. The trade-off is real: smaller teams mean wider scope and faster learning, against less structure and more risk. Read the role, not just the logo.
How is this list built and how current is it?
From OnJob's own crawl of company career pages, refreshed continuously. The Elite Startups set is a curated list of employers matched by company — never by keyword — so a "Startups" role really is at a Startups company. It measures advertised demand, not headcount, and is free to reuse with attribution.
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<a href="https://onjob.io/startup-jobs">Elite Startups jobs in India — August 2026 — OnJob.io</a> Quick answer: how do I get hired at these companies?
Apply early and apply narrow. Companies in this group receive far more applications than they have roles, so screening is aggressive and a resume that mirrors the posting is what clears the first gate. Referrals matter more here than almost anywhere else, so find one person you already know at the company before applying cold.
Is this list of companies current?
The companies shown carry live openings pulled from their own applicant-tracking systems, so one disappears from this board when it stops posting. Membership of the group is fixed, but the roles are not, which is why the count moves between visits rather than sitting at a round number.