19 Carnegie Mellon founders actively hiring fully remote for their startup

It's always nice to have something in common when you are doing outreach. If you went to Carnegie Mellon, it's much easier to reach out to founders of these startups who also did, and they are much more likely to reply than if you did not share this in common with them. Makes sense right? Here is a list of startups whose founders have been to Carnegie Mellon. You can just drop them a line like this:

Hey, my name is X, also been to Carnegie Mellon, built XYZ before, down to connect if you are hiring. Cheers X

The list of startups with Carnegie Mellon founders hiring remote roles

Describe your next role, cut the noise

  • Fort

    4 open roles

    San Francisco-based wearables company.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Miranda Nover

    • Community Manager
      Mid-level$120K to $200K

      Contract Community Manager role in an early-stage wearable startup; flexible US remote; you’ll create intimate, high-quality brand experiences and build Fort’s community through partnerships with gyms, coaches, creators, and wellness partners. Direct impact on events, content, and brand voice within a small founding team. Note: US citizen/visa only.

      Remote US allowed; SF or NY preferred; other US cities supported.

      Posted

    • Social Media Content Producer
      Mid-level$120K to $250K

      Early-stage wearable startup building a premium health-tracking device. Shape luxury wellness storytelling across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and founder-led channels. Be part of a small, close-knit team with high standards, refined taste, and a hands-on approach to product storytelling. Visa: US citizen/visa holders only.

      Remote US allowed; SF preferred; NY/LA also ok.

      Posted

    • Community & Events Lead
      Mid-level$120K to $200K

      YC-funded, early-stage wearables startup seeks to shape intimate, hospitality-driven brand experiences across gyms, studios, and wellness spaces. You’ll own the guest journey, build meaningful relationships with fitness partners and creators, and translate events into customer insights and content. A small, taste-driven team culture values polish, thoughtful detail, and growth opportunities.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Social Content Intern
      Interncapcutpremierefinal cut$4K to $8K

      Exciting exposure to luxury wellness branding and hardware storytelling at a small, founder-driven SF startup; strong growth potential in video content, with direct founder interaction. Visa and location restrictions apply.

      Remote US possible; SF in-person preferred.

      Posted

  • Leaping AI

    4 open roles

    YC-backed voice AI company for customer support automation.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Kevin Wu

    • Full-cycle Account Executive
      Mid-level$150K to $220K

      Join a YC-funded voice AI startup on a rapid growth trajectory, with direct exposure to founders and high-visibility deals. This role offers a clear path to build and manage a small sales team as the company scales, within a seed-stage environment that has already closed a notable seed round and is expanding in the home remodeling vertical. Note: visa sponsorship is limited to US citizens/visa holders.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Full-cycle Account Executive ($200k OTE)
      Mid-level$150K to $220K

      YC-backed, fast-growing voice AI startup in home remodeling. Seed round closed at $4.7M, with founders close to the business and a distributed SF/Europe team. This is a high-visibility revenue role with potential to lead 1-2 SDRs and close multi-million deals; conferences are part of the activity. Visa: US citizen/visa required; sponsorship not indicated.

      Remote US allowed

      Posted

    • Sales Engineer - home improvement
      Mid-levelpython$60K to $110K

      High-visibility, customer-facing role owning onboarding and ongoing success for home-improvement clients; YC-backed seed-stage startup with founder access, rapid growth, and travel. Visa: US citizen/visa only.

      Remote US or Madrid, ES; US citizen/visa only.

      Posted

    • Forward deployed engineer - home improvement
      Mid-levelpythonazureapis$60K to $110K

      YC-backed, seed-funded, fast-growing voice AI startup; strong growth potential, customer-centric culture, and opportunities to advance in a unique, high-impact role.

      Remote US and Europe (Madrid); must be US citizen or hold a visa; no sponsorship.

      Posted

  • Skyvern

    3 open roles

    Open-source AI agent for automating browser tasks; YC-backed.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Shuchang Zheng

    • Founding Developer Marketing – Open Source AI
      Founding$100K to $150K

      YC-backed open-source AI startup Skyvern is seeking a founding marketer to build the brand from the ground up. This early-stage role offers creative ownership over content strategy, social voice, and developer-facing storytelling, with a small team and fast growth on the horizon. Remote-friendly with US/CA eligibility; visa restrictions apply (US citizen/visa only).

      Remote US or CA

      Posted

    • Founding SDR, AI-Powered Outbound
      Founding$60K to $75K

      YC-backed, early-stage open-source AI agent startup offering a rare chance to build and own a scalable outbound engine alongside the founders. Expect direct impact on ICPs, messaging, and pipeline with equity upside, in a fast-growth culture that rewards experimentation and initiative.

      Remote US or CA allowed; US citizen/visa only.

      Posted

    • Founding Account Executive - AI Infrastructure
      Founding$120K to $300K

      YC-backed, early-stage AI product with inbound leads and fast cycles; high growth, close founder/engineering collaboration, and US citizen/visa only eligibility.

      Remote US/CA allowed; on-site SF option.

      Posted

  • Acrely

    3 open roles

    On-prem voice AI solutions for leading enterprises worldwide.

    Carnegie Mellon founders: Alek Stefanov, Derek Armfield

    • Senior Web Platform Engineer
      Seniornext.jsreact$100K to $200K

      Join a YC-backed startup building AI voice agents for enterprises, with founder-led culture, ownership over your work, and rapid growth as the engineering team scales.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Head of Engineering
      Directortypescriptnext.jsconvex$100K to $200K

      Be the first engineering leader to shape our engineering org from the ground up, with hands-on ownership and direct collaboration with the founders. YC-funded, enterprise-focused AI voice agents with two products and a growth path; strong culture of ownership, autonomy, and impact.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Forward Deployed Engineer
      Mid-levelpythontypescript$90K to $120K

      Hybrid engineer/solutions architect/operator role working directly with enterprise customers to deploy and scale on-prem AI voice agents in real production environments; join a YC-connected, early-stage startup with a small team.

      Remote US only

      Posted

  • ArchiLabs

    2 open roles

    AI CAD tool for architects/engineers focusing on data centers.

    Carnegie Mellon founders: Brian Bakerman, William Meng

    • Founding Engineer
      Founding$100K to $200K

      Join a founder-led, early-stage AI CAD startup building data-center design tools. Shape product direction from day one, benefit from equity and visa sponsorship, and participate in a fast-growing, collaborative culture.

      Remote US allowed; SF on-site option; visa sponsorship available.

      Posted

    • Founding BIM Engineer
      Foundingpython$100K to $200K

      Founding, visa-sponsoring role in an early-stage AI CAD startup; join a tiny founding team to shape content-driven CAD for data centers, with customer-facing onboarding and growth opportunities.

      Remote US allowed; on-site in San Francisco, CA optional.

      Posted

  • Streamable

    2 open roles

    YC-funded startup enabling IRL streamers to stream without issues.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Nang Ang

    • Social Media / Growth Intern (Remote)
      Internfigma$1K to $2K

      Unpaid Growth / Social Media internship at a YC-funded, seed-stage startup to grow and manage Streamable's Streaming Culture pages. Join a founder-led team and gain hands-on experience shaping content strategy, building social assets in Figma, and applying data-driven growth tactics.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Short-Term Design Contractor (Product Design + Brand Kit)
      Mid-levelfigma$1K to $3K

      YC-backed startup offers a brand-focused design project with high-visibility impact, early-stage product work, and a compact team culture; US citizen/visa-only eligibility.

      Remote US-only; US citizen/visa eligibility.

      Posted

  • Datafold

    2 open roles

    Unified data quality platform preventing data issues, accelerating development.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Gleb Mezhanskiy

    • Forward Deployed Data Engineer
      Mid-levelsql$110K to $200K

      Venture-backed data software company delivering AI-powered migrations; this high-ownership, customer-facing role lets you lead end-to-end migrations across multiple projects and help shape delivery playbooks as the team grows. Visa sponsorship is available.

      Remote US, EU, and UK; on-site in New York is available.

      Posted

    • Forward Deployed Data Engineer
      Mid-leveldata engineeringai toolingproject management$155K to $185K

      Requires 3-6 years of experience in data consulting or customer-facing data engineering with a strong grasp of the modern data stack. Candidates must be AI power users with an extreme ownership mentality and excellent communication skills.

      Remote US only

      Posted

  • Mach9

    2 open roles

    AI-native CAD software for civil engineering

    Carnegie Mellon founders: Alexander Baikovitz, Haowen Shi

    • Head of ML
      Directorpythonpytorch

      Lead and scale Mach9's ML team to turn a data-rich 3D dataset into automation CAD capabilities for civil engineering, guiding research-to-production, mentoring engineers and researchers, and shaping the future of design automation.

      Remote US only; US citizen/visa required.

      Posted

    • Solutions Consultant
      Mid-level

      YC-backed startup—flagship AI-native CAD product for civil/geospatial workflows—seeks a Solutions Consultant to drive pre-sales, onboarding, and ongoing technical advisory. Expect cross-functional collaboration, direct customer impact across infrastructure projects, and a path to influence product direction in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment. Visa sponsorship limited to US citizens/visa holders.

      Remote US only

      Posted

  • Sendblue

    2 open roles

    YC-backed startup providing iMessage in CRM for sales teams.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Rob Haber

    • Customer Success Manager
      Mid-levelhubspotgohighlevelclose.io$70K to $120K

      Join a lean NYC-based startup redefining how sales teams engage customers with blue bubble iMessage inside CRMs. This role offers rapid growth, hands-on ownership of onboarding, retention, and advocacy, plus comprehensive health benefits and unlimited PTO. Note: US citizen/visa only; no visa sponsorship.

      Remote US only

      Posted

    • Customer Support Specialist
      Mid-level$60K to $80K

      Join a fast-growing, YC-backed startup; build and own scaling of customer support for a product enabling iMessage in CRMs.

      Remote US only

      Posted

  • Opusense AI

    1 open role

    AI operating system for field work and reporting.

    Carnegie Mellon founder: Roya Cody

    • Software Engineer
      Mid-levelreactnext.jstailwindC$90K to C$120K

      Founders-led startup with a small, ambitious team; own major technical decisions, ship real customer-facing products, and help shape engineering culture and product direction.

      Remote Canada only

      Posted

Describe your next role, cut the noise

About Matcha

Matcha is a zero-noise alternative to job boards for remote startup jobs. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of irrelevant postings, you describe your next role once and Matcha reads every job description daily to surface only the roles that actually fit. Matches arrive in a single email, as soon as a relevant role is posted. No UI to check, no notifications, no noise. Because Matcha reads full job descriptions in plain language, there is no limit to what you can filter by: not just the usual dropdowns, but anything you can put into words.

Matcha surfaces fully remote jobs at startups from seed to series A, series B, etc. typically backed by top-tier VCs like a16z, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Google Ventures, Sequoia, Accel, Khosla Ventures, etc. Roles span software engineering, design, marketing, sales, and more. Open to candidates in Europe, the US, Canada, the UK, Brazil, Latam, APAC, and worldwide.

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You describe what you're looking for in plain language: role, tech stack, team size, things you don't want. Every day, Matcha scans thousands of new remote startup job postings and compares each description against your preferences. Roles that match land in your inbox in a single, zero-noise email within hours of being posted.

Roles are added as soon as they are posted. About 80% of them never appear on LinkedIn.

Yes, all public jobs are covered: workatastartup (YC jobs), Ashby, Greenhouse, and more. Matcha also tracks under-the-radar startups individually, including roles that are not listed anywhere else.

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While looking for a new startup to join, Fico found the experience exhausting: noisy job boards, limited filters, and no way to specify what actually mattered to him. Nothing let him filter the way he wanted. So he built it for himself, shared it with friends, and after seeing how much they loved it, opened it up. The goal: stay open to the right opportunity without the daily grind of checking boards or wading through noise. It takes two minutes over coffee instead of hours.

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