Hiring data, layoffs, market analysis, and the macro forces shaping AI and tech careers in 2026.
We analyzed 1,800+ AI/ML job postings across 116 companies to find the skills that actually get you hired in 2026 — from LLM fine-tuning to MLOps to AI agent development.
📈 Industry TrendsThe best YC-funded companies actively hiring in 2026 — from Stripe and Airbnb to Supabase and PostHog. YC batch, open roles, culture values, and Glassdoor ratings for 10 top Y Combinator companies.
📈 Industry TrendsWhich tech companies do employees actually stay at? We ranked the top 10 by recommend %, Glassdoor scores, WLB, and culture values that predict retention — from Supabase (100% recommend) to Linear, Anthropic, Plaid, and more.
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked 80+ tech companies by hiring intensity — open roles as a % of headcount. Mistral AI leads at 157%, Cursor at 142%. Full data, comparison table, and what hypergrowth actually means for engineers.
📈 Industry TrendsStripe has approximately 8,000 employees in 2026, rebuilding after cutting 14% of its workforce in 2022. Full headcount history, fintech peer comparison, and what it means for job seekers.
📈 Industry TrendsScale AI has approximately 1,200 full-time employees in 2026, with a $29B valuation and major U.S. defense contracts. Full headcount breakdown, context on government work, and what it means for candidates.
📈 Industry TrendsPerplexity AI has approximately 500 employees in 2026, up from just ~50 in early 2024. Inside the AI search unicorn's rapid growth, team structure, and what it means to work there.
📈 Industry TrendsOpenAI has approximately 7,000+ employees as of 2026, with plans to reach 8,000 by year-end. Full headcount breakdown by department, office locations, and comparison to Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and other AI labs.
📈 Industry TrendsNotion has approximately 1,000 employees in 2026 — a deliberately measured growth approach despite a $10B valuation and 100M+ users. Full headcount breakdown and what it means for candidates.
📈 Industry TrendsFigma has approximately 1,900 employees in 2026, now a public company after its landmark IPO and the collapse of Adobe's $20B acquisition attempt. Full headcount history and what it means for candidates.
📈 Industry TrendsGoogle DeepMind has approximately 5,600 employees as of 2026, up from 2,500 before the Google Brain merger. Full breakdown of headcount by team, London and Mountain View offices, and comparison to OpenAI and Anthropic.
📈 Industry TrendsDatabricks has approximately 7,000–10,000 employees as of 2026, growing rapidly ahead of its IPO. Full breakdown of headcount growth, departments, offices, and comparison to Snowflake and other data infrastructure companies.
📈 Industry TrendsCursor (Anysphere) has approximately 50–300 employees as of 2026 — tiny for a $60B+ valuation. Full breakdown of Cursor's team size, revenue per employee, and how it compares to GitHub Copilot and other AI coding tools.
📈 Industry TrendsAnthropic has approximately 3,000–5,000 employees as of 2026, with explosive growth from 400 in 2023. Full breakdown of team size, departments, office locations, and how Anthropic compares to OpenAI, DeepMind, and Cohere.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Vercel remote-friendly in 2026? We analyzed all open roles and Glassdoor reviews: distributed-first culture with hybrid anchor days near SF, NY, London, and Berlin offices. Here's the full picture.
📈 Industry TrendsVercel replaced its 10-person sales team with AI in 2025 and has had layoffs amid rapid growth. In 2026: ~600 employees, 86 open roles, $340M ARR, and IPO signals. Full story inside.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Stripe remote-friendly in 2026? ~40% of 8,000 employees are remote, but office-assigned staff spend 50% of time on-site. We break down the hybrid policy, office locations, and what employees really say.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Runway ML remote-friendly in 2026? We analyzed open roles and Glassdoor reviews: NYC is the center of gravity despite a “remote-first” label. Here’s the real policy, office locations, and what employees say.
📈 Industry TrendsRunway (AI video) has not had layoffs in 2026. The company raised $315M in February 2026 at a $5.3B valuation and is aggressively hiring. Full hiring status, culture ratings, and competitive landscape.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Plaid remote-friendly in 2026? We analyzed all open roles and employee reviews: Plaid is moving toward mandatory hybrid (2–3 days/week) for SF and NYC employees. Here's the real policy, office locations, and what employees actually say.
📈 Industry TrendsPlaid cut 20% of staff (260 people) in December 2022. In 2026 they've reached profitability, raised $575M at a $6B+ valuation, and have ~90 open roles. Full layoff timeline and recovery story.
📈 Industry TrendsIs OpenAI remote-friendly in 2026? We analyzed all 659 open roles: only 28 (4%) are listed as remote. SF is the undisputed center of gravity. Here's the real hybrid policy, office locations, and what employees actually say.
📈 Industry TrendsOpenAI has never had mass layoffs — but it's had a board coup, a CTO departure, a safety team exodus, and a triple executive exit in April 2026. Growing from 4,500 to 8,000. 659 open roles. Here's the full story.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Linear remote-friendly in 2026? Yes — and it's one of the rare companies that actually means it. 99 people across 15+ countries, no standups, async-first. Here's the full remote work policy, team structure, and what employees say.
📈 Industry TrendsHas Linear ever had layoffs? The $1.25B project management startup has ~80–100 employees, 23 open roles, and has never conducted a layoff. Full hiring status and culture breakdown for 2026.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Google DeepMind remote-friendly in 2026? Google's 3-day hybrid mandate applies to DeepMind. We cover the real policy, London vs Mountain View flexibility, and what researchers actually say.
📈 Industry TrendsGoogle cut 12,000+ jobs in 2026 but DeepMind has been largely shielded. ~2,500 DeepMind employees, 70 open roles. Full timeline of the Google Brain merger, restructuring, and what employees say now.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Databricks remote-friendly in 2026? We analyzed open roles and employee reviews: most engineers need 3 days in-office with badge tracking. Here's the real Databricks remote work policy, office locations, and what employees say.
📈 Industry TrendsDatabricks has not had mass layoffs in 2026. With $134B valuation, 840+ open roles, and a pre-IPO push, here's what to know before applying — including role cuts, culture, and how it compares to Snowflake.
📈 Industry TrendsIs Cursor (Anysphere) remote-friendly in 2026? No — every role requires in-person work at their San Francisco office. Here's the real policy, why they're office-only, and how it compares to OpenAI, Anthropic, Linear, and Vercel.
📈 Industry TrendsNo layoffs at Cursor in 2026. Anysphere is in hypergrowth: $2B ARR, $50B valuation, 87 open roles, ~50 employees. Full hiring breakdown and what to expect applying now.
📈 Industry TrendsDid Anthropic have layoffs in 2026? No. With ~1,500 employees, 428 open roles, and a $61.5B valuation, Anthropic is in aggressive hypergrowth mode. Full hiring status and culture breakdown.
📈 Industry TrendsMicrosoft, Amazon, Instagram all mandating return-to-office. But 14 companies on JobsByCulture are still genuinely remote-first in 2026 — with 956 open roles. Here's who they are and how to verify.
📈 Industry Trends61,000+ tech employees laid off in Q1 2026 alone — Oracle, Block, Amazon, Meta, Dell. But companies like Databricks, Anthropic, and OpenAI are hiring thousands. Here's the full tracker and who's growing.
📈 Industry TrendsOracle laid off 20,000-30,000 employees in March 2026 (~18% of workforce) to fund a $156B AI buildout. Here's what happened, what Oracle's culture was really like, and where to find better roles now.
📈 Industry TrendsWe benchmarked employer brands across 45 AI & tech companies. Median Glassdoor is 4.2, median WLB is 3.8. Full rankings from Vast AI (5.0) to Cohere (2.9), plus what separates top employers from the rest.
📈 Industry Trends220 AI & tech jobs in Paris from 13 companies including Mistral AI (95 roles), Datadog (55), Databricks (24), and Hugging Face. Salary data, company culture ratings, and how to land an AI job in Europe's AI capital.
📈 Industry TrendsWe analyzed 7,083 open roles across 45 AI companies. Mistral AI is hiring at 145% of headcount. Databricks leads with 836 roles. Full hiring intensity rankings, role demand data, and what it means for recruiters.
📈 Industry TrendsStripe laid off 14% in 2022 and another 300 in January 2025. In 2026 they have 8,000+ employees, 500+ open roles, and a 4.0 Glassdoor. Full layoff timeline and recovery story.
📈 Industry TrendsHow many employees do the top AI companies have in 2026? Live headcount data for 57 companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, Cursor, Perplexity, Stripe, and more. Updated April 2026.
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked 27 AI & tech companies with jobs in San Francisco by work-life balance score. Notion leads at 4.2 — Scale AI trails at 2.7. 1,847 open SF jobs.
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked 26 AI & tech companies with jobs in New York by work-life balance score. Hugging Face leads at 4.1 among major employers — Scale AI trails at...
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked 35 AI & tech companies by what engineers care about most. See who leads in technical culture, compensation, autonomy, and open source — plus...
📈 Industry Trends11 AI startups under 500 employees ranked by Glassdoor rating. Vast AI leads at 5.0, Linear at 4.6, and LangChain at 4.6. 619 open jobs across all startups.
📈 Industry Trends9 open source AI companies actively hiring in 2026 — 729 open jobs from Hugging Face, LangChain, Vercel, Airbnb, and more. Real Glassdoor data and...
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked all 35 AI & tech companies by Glassdoor rating. Vast AI leads at 5.0, Cohere trails at 2.9. See the full rankings with employee reviews.
📈 Industry TrendsNot just remote-OK — genuinely remote-first. 11 AI companies with real remote culture, open roles, Glassdoor ratings, and what employees actually say about WFH.
📈 Industry TrendsWe ranked all 35 AI & tech companies by work-life balance score using Glassdoor data. See who leads (Vast AI at 4.5) and who trails (Scale AI at 2.7).