The companies hiring the most for engineers at growth-stage companies in 2026, ranked by open roles from live job postings — led by Relativity Space with 207 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 engineering roles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relativity Space | 207 |
| 2 | Airwallex | 156 |
| 3 | Crusoe | 151 |
| 4 | Field AI | 110 |
| 5 | OKX | 109 |
| 6 | Verkada | 108 |
| 7 | Graphcore | 98 |
| 8 | Scale AI | 86 |
| 9 | Form Energy | 81 |
| 10 | Grafana Labs | 79 |
| 11 | Formlabs | 69 |
| 12 | STARK | 68 |
| 13 | Helsing | 67 |
| 14 | Nuro | 63 |
| 15 | WHOOP | 61 |
| 16 | PsiQuantum | 61 |
| 17 | Ursa Major | 59 |
| 18 | xAI | 56 |
| 19 | Harvey | 55 |
| 20 | Redwood Materials | 54 |
| 21 | Sprinter Health | 53 |
| 22 | Neuralink | 49 |
| 23 | Astranis | 49 |
| 24 | Whatnot | 48 |
| 25 | Skydio | 45 |
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, Relativity Space, Airwallex, Crusoe lead — see the full top 25 above.
How is this ranking measured?By the count of active, public job postings per company for engineers at growth-stage companies, 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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