The most useful AI job boards combine an AI-focused board or two (such as the 1752vc careers board's AI track or AIJobs.ai), a startup board like Wellfound or YC's Work at a Startup, and the AI companies' own careers pages on Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever, where many roles appear first. Check them on a fixed schedule, newest postings first.
Definition: An AI job board is a site that lists open roles at AI companies, or AI-related roles at any company, from research and engineering to sales, operations and policy.
Here's the catch with "where to find AI jobs" lists. Most of them treat every board as equal. In our view, they aren't. A board is only as good as how fresh its listings are and how close it sits to the company's own posting.
This roundup covers which boards we'd use, who each one is for, what it costs you, and a routine to work them in 30 minutes a day. If you are still choosing which AI role to aim for, start with our guide on how to get a job in AI. For roles inside venture firms, see our separate list of venture capital job boards.
Where AI companies actually post jobs
Start with how the jobs get out into the world, because it explains which boards are worth your time.
Most AI companies run hiring through an applicant tracking system (ATS), and the ATS publishes a public job page. In early October 2026, Anthropic's and Scale AI's boards were hosted on Greenhouse, and OpenAI's on Ashby.
Those company pages are usually the first and most complete place a role appears. Aggregators and big general boards pick them up later, and sometimes never. That's why we'd treat the careers pages as the source and everything else as a way to discover companies you didn't know to check.
The volume is growing. Per the Stanford HAI AI Index 2026 (using Lightcast data), AI skills appeared in 2.56 percent of US job postings in 2025. Indeed Hiring Lab's AI tracker, which counts any posting that mentions AI or machine learning terms, put the US share near 6.7 percent on August 31, 2026, roughly double a year earlier. The two measure different things, but both point the same way.
The best AI job boards, and who each one is for
We list the 1752vc careers board first because it is ours; the others follow in the order we'd use them. Every board below was live when we checked it, and the descriptions stick to what each one says about itself.
1. 1752vc careers board, AI track
Who it's for: people looking for roles at AI companies and venture-backed startups in the US. What it covers: the AI jobs track lists open roles at AI companies; the same board also has startup and VC tracks. It is refreshed every week, shows each employer's own posting date and keeps only recent postings. Filters cover level (internship, entry, analyst, associate, mid, senior, principal and up), location (remote and major US cities) and time posted, and each job has its own page. Cost: open to browse. Our take: useful as a weekly sweep of fresh AI roles with dates you can trust, before you go deeper on the company's own page.
2. AI company careers pages on Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever
Who it's for: anyone targeting specific AI labs or startups. What it covers: every role the company chooses to publish, usually before anywhere else. Cost: free to apply. Our take: the closest thing to a primary source in job search. The trick is finding them, which the search strings below solve. VC portfolio boards help with discovery too: Andreessen Horowitz's, for one, searches jobs across its portfolio companies, AI companies such as ElevenLabs included. One caution: companies switch systems. Anyscale's old Lever page now points applicants to its Ashby board, so it helps to search all three.
3. AIJobs.ai
Who it's for: candidates who want an AI-only feed across many employers. What it covers: it describes itself as a source for jobs in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science, with categories running from engineering and research to sales, marketing and product. Listings show how many days ago they were posted. Cost: employers pay to post; searching shows no charge to job seekers. Our take: a good discovery tool for AI-native companies you haven't heard of. Click through and apply on the company's own page where you can.
4. Wellfound
Who it's for: people who want to join a startup, including AI startups. What it covers: startup jobs across engineering, product, design, sales and more, with an AI engineer role page. Wellfound highlights salary and equity shown upfront on listings. Cost: free for job seekers. Our take: strong for early-stage AI startups, and the upfront compensation saves a round of guessing. Our sibling roundup of startup job boards covers it alongside other startup-focused sites.
5. Y Combinator's Work at a Startup
Who it's for: candidates interested in YC-backed companies, AI startups included. What it covers: roles at YC companies only, and YC pitches applying to many startups with a single profile, with founders able to contact you. Cost: no job seeker fee shown. Our take: high signal per listing for early-stage work, but the universe is limited to one accelerator's portfolio.
6. Built In (AI jobs)
Who it's for: people who want AI roles at established companies as well as startups. What it covers: an artificial intelligence jobs page with filters for remote or hybrid, experience level, location, industry and company size. Cost: free to browse and apply; we saw no job seeker charge. Our take: good for the "AI team inside a bigger company" path, which is often the most realistic first AI job for career changers. Our roundup of tech job boards covers more general sites like it.
7. LinkedIn Jobs
Who it's for: everyone. What it covers: one of the largest general job databases, with filters for date posted, experience level and remote work. Cost: free to search, with paid tiers. Our take: strongest for saved searches and for seeing who you know at a company. Weaker, in our view, for popular AI roles, where a big general board concentrates applicants on the same listings. We'd use it to find the person, then apply on the company page.
8. Hacker News "Who is hiring?"
Who it's for: engineers and technical candidates, often at small startups. What it covers: a monthly thread where company employees post openings. Each month's thread asks posters to be part of the hiring company (no recruiters or job boards), to post once per company and to state location and remote status. Cost: free. Our take: raw but direct. You are often emailing the hiring manager, not a portal.
9. 80,000 Hours job board
Who it's for: people who want to work on AI safety, AI policy and governance. What it covers: a board it describes as handpicked roles on pressing global problems, with AI safety front and center. Cost: no charge shown to job seekers. Our take: one of the few boards built around policy and safety research, where general boards are thin.
AI job boards compared side by side
| Board | Best for | Cost to job seekers | Our take |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1752vc careers, AI track | Fresh US roles at AI companies and startups | Open to browse | Weekly sweep with real posting dates |
| Company ATS pages | Specific target companies | Free to apply | The primary source |
| AIJobs.ai | AI-only discovery | No charge shown | Find new AI companies |
| Wellfound | AI startups | Free | Upfront salary and equity |
| YC Work at a Startup | YC-backed companies | No fee shown | One profile, many startups |
| Built In | AI teams at established companies | Free | Strong filters |
| LinkedIn Jobs | Alerts and warm paths | Free, paid tiers | Find the person |
| HN Who is hiring | Technical roles at small startups | Free | Direct to the hiring team |
| 80,000 Hours | AI safety and policy | No charge shown | Rare policy coverage |
How to search AI company career pages directly
You don't need a special tool to search ATS pages. A search engine's site operator does most of the work. Paste these into Google or another engine that supports it, and swap in your role:
site:job-boards.greenhouse.io "machine learning engineer"site:jobs.ashbyhq.com "forward deployed"site:jobs.lever.co "AI engineer" remotesite:job-boards.greenhouse.io "account executive" AIsite:jobs.ashbyhq.com evals OR evaluation
Older Greenhouse links use boards.greenhouse.io, which now redirects to the job-boards address, so either form can surface results. Search results lag the live pages, so treat a hit as a lead and confirm the role is still open on the company's board.
Then keep a target list. Thirty AI companies you would genuinely join, with a link to each careers page, is plenty. Check them in one weekly pass.
Tracking sheet columns you can copy: company, careers page link, ATS (Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, other), role, level, location or remote, posting date, date applied, contact name, follow-up date, status.
How to find AI jobs in 30 minutes a day
One illustrative routine, five days a week. Adjust the split to your role.
- Minutes 0 to 10: new postings only. Check the 1752vc AI track filtered to Past 7 days and your saved LinkedIn alerts. Log anything that fits.
- Minutes 10 to 15: one discovery board. Rotate AIJobs.ai, Wellfound, Built In and YC's Work at a Startup across the week, one per day. Add any new company to your target list.
- Minutes 15 to 25: one application, done properly. Apply on the company's own page, then send a two-line note to someone on the team.
- Minutes 25 to 30: follow up. Send any follow-ups due today and update your tracker.
Once a week, swap the discovery slot for your target list: open all 30 careers pages and look for anything new. On the first weekday of each month, skim the new Hacker News thread.
The math on that routine: one strong application a day is about 20 a month, each with a personal note. That beats 100 one-click applications in our view, because it shows up where the hiring team can actually see you.
Which AI job board fits your role
A rough guide to where each role family tends to show up:
- ML and AI engineers: company ATS pages, Wellfound, YC's Work at a Startup, Hacker News.
- Researchers: lab careers pages first; research roles are rarely worth waiting to see on aggregators.
- Solutions and forward-deployed engineers: ATS searches for the title, plus the AI track on the 1752vc careers board.
- Sales, operations and marketing: company ATS pages, Built In and LinkedIn, where go-to-market roles are posted widely.
- Policy and safety: 80,000 Hours and lab careers pages.
- Interns and entry level: filter the AI track by Internship or Entry, and check university career portals.
Some roles never reach a board at all. Our guide to hidden jobs that are not posted online covers how to reach those.
Common mistakes with AI job boards
- Applying through the aggregator when the company page is one click away. Some reposted listings route through extra steps or go stale.
- Ignoring the posting date. A role that has been up for five weeks may already have a shortlist.
- Using only LinkedIn. Big general boards concentrate applicants on the same famous listings.
- Searching only for "AI" in the title. Plenty of AI work sits under titles like solutions engineer, data engineer or product manager.
- Trusting boards you can't identify. If you can't tell who runs a site or where its listings come from, we'd keep your personal details to yourself.
Where we land
No single board covers AI hiring, and we'd be suspicious of any that claims to. Our pick of a stack: one board with trustworthy posting dates for a weekly sweep, one or two discovery boards for new companies, and a short target list of careers pages checked directly.
That stack is our answer, not the answer. A researcher and an account executive will weight these sources very differently.
The bottom line
Boards tell you who is hiring. Careers pages tell you what is actually open.
Use the first to find the company.
Use the second to get the job.
Key takeaways
- Many AI companies post first on their own careers pages, usually hosted on Greenhouse, Ashby or Lever.
- AI-focused boards and startup boards are best used to discover companies, then apply on the company's own page.
- Posting dates matter: a weekly sweep of fresh roles beats scrolling a large general board.
- A simple site search of ATS domains can surface AI roles that general boards miss or list late.
- Thirty minutes a day, with one well-made application and a personal note, is a realistic routine for most job seekers.
Frequently asked questions
No single site covers everything, in our view. Many candidates combine an AI-focused board for fresh listings, a startup board such as Wellfound for early-stage companies, and the AI companies' own careers pages on Greenhouse, Ashby or Lever, where roles often appear first. LinkedIn is useful for alerts and for finding someone on the team.
Most AI startups post on their own careers page, usually hosted by an applicant tracking system such as Ashby, Greenhouse or Lever. Many also list on startup boards like Wellfound and, for YC-backed companies, Work at a Startup. Smaller teams often post in the monthly Hacker News hiring thread and on founders' social accounts.
Use a search engine's site operator with the ATS domain and a role keyword, for example site:job-boards.greenhouse.io plus "machine learning engineer", or site:jobs.ashbyhq.com plus "forward deployed". Results lag the live pages, so treat each hit as a lead and confirm the role is still open on the company's own board before applying.
Most are. Company careers pages, Wellfound, Built In and Hacker News let you search and apply without paying, and AIJobs.ai, Work at a Startup and 80,000 Hours showed no job seeker charge when we checked. Employers usually cover posting costs. Some general sites, such as LinkedIn, offer optional paid features. We'd be wary of any site that charges you just to see or apply to listings.
A short daily check of new postings, plus one deeper weekly pass through your target companies' careers pages, works well for many job seekers. Popular AI roles can fill their shortlist quickly, so applying within the first week of a posting tends to help more than checking many boards occasionally.
Sources
- Stanford HAI: AI Index Report 2026, Chapter 4: Economy
- Indeed Hiring Lab: AI Tracker (share of job postings mentioning AI and GenAI terms)
- Anthropic: Job board on Greenhouse
- Scale AI: Job board on Greenhouse
- OpenAI: Job board on Ashby
- AIJobs.ai: AI, machine learning and data science jobs
- Wellfound: Artificial Intelligence Engineer Jobs
- Y Combinator: Work at a Startup
- Andreessen Horowitz: Jobs at a16z Portfolio Companies
- Built In: Artificial Intelligence Jobs
- Hacker News: Who is hiring? threads
- 80,000 Hours: Job board
Disclaimer: This guide is for general education only and is not legal, tax or investment advice. Laws, market data and program terms change, so it may not reflect the latest developments or fit your situation. Treat it as a starting point, not a source of truth, and talk to a qualified lawyer, accountant or financial adviser before you make decisions.
