Further AI hiring range
YC‑backed Further AI is hiring remote backend engineers at 40–80 LPA (~$48K–$96K USD) plus equity, showing the pay bands early‑career devs can expect at funded AI startups. The listing surfaced in social posts this cycle. (x.com)
The Y Combinator job posting for the role lists an equity range of 0.10%–0.80%, requires 3+ years of experience, will sponsor visas, and specifies at least four hours of overlap with Pacific Time for a remote India hire. (ycombinator.com (ycombinator.com)) FurtherAI’s own Ashby jobs board shows a slate of San Francisco engineering roles with posted base ranges like $125K–$165K for new grads and $150K–$250K for backend engineers, demonstrating a material location-based pay spread inside the same company. (jobs.ashbyhq.com (jobs.ashbyhq.com)) The company announced a $25 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz on Oct. 7, 2025, coming six months after a $5M seed round — the filings and company blog report total funding at roughly $30M to date. (furtherai.com (furtherai.com)) Y Combinator’s company page lists founders Aman Gour (previously co‑founder of TurboHire and ex‑Microsoft product manager) and Sashank Gondala (former language‑modeling scientist at Apple) as the leadership behind FurtherAI. (ycombinator.com (ycombinator.com)) Ashby’s job description and the company blog both state FurtherAI processes “billions in premiums” for customers and claim wins including a top‑5 insurer and partners such as Accelerant, MSI, and Leavitt Group, while the Ashby copy touts 10x revenue growth year‑over‑year. (jobs.ashbyhq.com (jobs.ashbyhq.com) furtherai.com (furtherai.com)) Both the YC and Ashby listings explicitly flag “offers equity” alongside cash compensation, with the YC listing giving the only published equity band for the India role (0.10%–0.80%), providing the first public signal of the stock‑based upside FurtherAI is pitching to early engineering hires. (ycombinator.com (ycombinator.com) jobs.ashbyhq.com (jobs.ashbyhq.com))
