The companies hiring the most for New York-based roles in 2026, ranked by open roles from live job postings — led by Rain with 50 open roles. Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for teams hiring like these, with a 29-day average time to hire and 300+ placements.
These rankings come from live public job postings, updated for 2026. They reflect hiring volume — a signal of which teams are scaling fastest.
| Rank | Company | Open New York roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain | 50 |
| 2 | Basis AI | 28 |
| 3 | SuperDial | 14 |
| 4 | Aaru | 14 |
| 5 | Ellipsis Labs | 11 |
| 6 | Amperos Health | 10 |
| 7 | Traba | 10 |
| 8 | Redesign Health | 9 |
| 9 | Human | 9 |
| 10 | Adaptive Security | 8 |
| 11 | General Intuition | 8 |
| 12 | Traversal | 7 |
| 13 | Kustomer | 7 |
| 14 | Raptive | 7 |
| 15 | PermitFlow | 7 |
| 16 | Oso | 7 |
| 17 | Cursor | 7 |
| 18 | Infinite Machine | 6 |
| 19 | Burkland Associates | 6 |
| 20 | Unit | 6 |
| 21 | Flaglerhealth | 6 |
| 22 | Ambrook | 5 |
| 23 | Windsurf | 4 |
| 24 | Horizon3.ai | 4 |
| 25 | Cognition | 4 |
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. For teams competing with the companies above, it delivers a curated shortlist of 3–5 qualified candidates (not resume volume), a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average, a 2M+ candidate network, and a 90-day replacement guarantee — with 300+ placements and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
Ranked by open roles from live postings, Rain, Basis AI, SuperDial lead — see the full top 25 above.
How is this ranking measured?By the count of active, public job postings per company for New York-based roles, refreshed from live data — not surveys or self-reported figures.
Can a recruiting firm help me hire like these companies?Recruiting from Scratch works on a contingency model — no retainer, no upfront cost — with a 29-day average time to hire (industry average 49 days), 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network. Named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
What does it cost to work with Recruiting from Scratch?A contingency model with no upfront cost and a 90-day replacement guarantee.
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