The companies hiring the most for Austin-based roles in 2026, ranked by open roles from live job postings — led by Tesla with 802 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 Austin roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tesla | 802 |
| 2 | Apple | 441 |
| 3 | Applied Materials | 267 |
| 4 | AMD | 217 |
| 5 | Saronic | 211 |
| 6 | Base Power | 145 |
| 7 | Amazon | 135 |
| 8 | Fluidstack | 131 |
| 9 | 100 | |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 96 |
| 11 | CesiumAstro | 93 |
| 12 | Currencycloud | 75 |
| 13 | Apptronik | 66 |
| 14 | Allen Control Systems | 57 |
| 15 | Neuralink | 51 |
| 16 | Aalo Atomics | 50 |
| 17 | Procore | 49 |
| 18 | Braze | 47 |
| 19 | Renesas | 47 |
| 20 | Tenstorrent | 47 |
| 21 | Entegris | 43 |
| 22 | eBay | 40 |
| 23 | Graphcore | 38 |
| 24 | SkyWater Technology | 37 |
| 25 | SpaceX | 36 |
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, Tesla, Apple, Applied Materials lead — see the full top 25 above.
How is this ranking measured?By the count of active, public job postings per company for Austin-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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