22 Remote Roles Say $300K+, but 10 Start Below $300K
Lenny Rachitsky listed 22 remote roles, with the top range reaching $512K. Before saving the links, distinguish base, bonus, and total target—then note that 10 of the roles have range floors below $300K.
Lenny Rachitsky posted a list of remote roles on X: 22 roles, with the title saying 300K+. The original post includes an application link for each one, plus two images. Here are the images first.
The list itself is useful, but the numbers need to be broken down first. Lenny added in a reply that these are base salaries and exclude equity. In the list, Veeam says $275.9K–$512.3K total target comp, while HubSpot says $306.3K–$490.1K cash comp incl. bonus. One commenter reminded people that base, bonus, and total target are not the same thing, so don't mix them up when comparing offers.
Another detail that the headline easily hides: of the 22 ranges, 10 have floors below $300K, and the lowest, Hightouch, starts at $220K. The highest ceiling is Veeam at $512.3K, but that is total target comp. OpenAI's Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security range is $401K–$510K. One commenter saw this security role and asked whether OpenAI can this time build a sandbox that isn't made of wet wipes. Anthropic's Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector is $405K–$485K. 1Password's Senior Director, Product Management, Developer & AI is $267K–$401K, a $134K spread. One commenter said the spread looks like they haven't decided how much of the job AI will actually do.
The full list is below, with all links preserved.
| # | Company | Role | Salary Range | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Password | Senior Director, Product Management, Developer & AI | $267K-$401K | Apply |
| 2 | Polymarket | Staff Backend Engineer | $250K-$400K | Apply |
| 3 | Superhuman | Head of Growth Product, Mail | $302K-$370K | Apply |
| 4 | Affirm | Senior Director, Product Management (Financial Platforms) | $340K-$375K | Apply |
| 5 | Veeam | Product Marketing Director, Velocity | $275.9K-$512.3K total target comp | Apply |
| 6 | OpenAI | Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security | $401K-$510K | Apply |
| 7 | alt | Staff Software Engineer, Ledger | $300K-$500K | Apply |
| 8 | HubSpot | VP, Growth Marketing | $306.3K-$490.1K cash comp incl. bonus | Apply |
| 9 | Anthropic | Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector | $405K-$485K | Apply |
| 10 | Anthropic | Data Center Architect, CSA | $320K-$405K | Apply |
| 11 | SwarmAero | Vice President, Software | $230K-$450K | Apply |
| 12 | OpenAI | ChatGPT Performance Engineer | $347K-$445K | Apply |
| 13 | OpenAI | Research Lead, Policy Communications | $347K-$385K | Apply |
| 14 | Patreon | Senior Engineering Manager, Infrastructure + Developer Productivity | $296K-$444K | Apply |
| 15 | Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI Platform | $292.5K-$409.5K | Apply | |
| 16 | Spotify | Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Content Platform | $281.2K-$401.7K | Apply |
| 17 | SecurityScorecard | Distinguished Software Engineer, AI | $350K-$400K | Apply |
| 18 | Hightouch | Engineering Manager, Agents | $220K-$400K | Apply |
| 19 | Sequen AI | Staff+ Research Engineer, Recursive Self-Improvement Lead | $350K-$400K | Apply |
| 20 | Ontra | Vice President, Marketing | $260K-$390K | Apply |
| 21 | Horizon3.ai | Senior Director, Engineering, Proactive Offense | $315K-$370K | Apply |
| 22 | Runway | Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineer | $270K-$370K | Apply |
There are also a few replies worth reading. One commenter said that in the list, the top of the product marketing director range beats the OpenAI security engineer, and that pay for distribution roles is moving toward engineering roles. Others focused on location restrictions; the first reply was US only. Someone commented from Lagos, saying $300K remote is too far out of reach and they would take any role paid in USD.
On hiring methods, one commenter said many senior roles happen at in-person events first: a founder chats for 20 minutes over dinner, and six months later the person becomes head of growth; the job-board posting is just paperwork. Another person said they left this kind of role to go independent; the pay cut is real, but they don't miss other people deciding what can ship. Another comment described high remote pay as how companies compete when they can't win on location; on-site startups can only win with speed and ownership.
PM roles are also splitting. One commenter said there are two kinds of PMs: one manages the roadmap, and the other can prototype an agent workflow themselves before the first engineering ticket appears. Seen against this list, the Developer & AI PM role at 1Password and the Agents EM role at Hightouch both stand out.
The list is worth saving, but before applying, get clear on the range floor, location restrictions, and comp structure. One commenter put it bluntly: a posted $300K+ remote role is just permission to apply, not an offer already in your account.
Original: Lenny Rachitsky's tweet
发布时间: 2026-10-30 11:45