Applied Scientist job title trend since Apr 2011
Research · Established · in 0.53% of HN hiring posts · 14 open roles at 6 companies · median $248k · first seen Feb 2016
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 23h ago6 of 6 companies
Open roles
8 of 14; company pages list the rest| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Senior Applied Scientist DatadogNew York, New York, USA$220k to $275k | Datadog | New York, New York, USA | $220k to $275k |
Senior Applied Scientist, Efficient LLM Inference & Model Optimization NebiusPalo Alto, California, United States$195k to $262k | Nebius | Palo Alto, California, United States | $195k to $262k |
Senior+ Applied Scientist SamsaraRemote - US$170k to $319k | Samsara | Remote - US | $170k to $319k |
Senior Applied Scientist OutreachSeattle, WA$140k to $175k | Outreach | Seattle, WA | $140k to $175k |
Senior Applied Scientist II, Ads Optimization InstacartUnited States - Remote$240k to $254k | Instacart | United States - Remote | $240k to $254k |
AI Applied Scientist FigmaSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153k to $376k | Figma | San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States | $153k to $376k |
| Staff Applied Scientist - DashboardsDatadogNew York, New York, USA$276k to $345k | Datadog | New York, New York, USA | $276k to $345k |
| Staff Applied Scientist - Agentic InterfacesDatadogNew York, New York, USA$276k to $345k | Datadog | New York, New York, USA | $276k to $345k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
89 posts since Apr 2011September 2026 1 of 256 postings, 0.39%
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Research methods pointed at a product problem; Amazon made the title mainstream.
Also counted: applied research
First sighting
Applied Scientist | Bing Relevance (Microsoft) | Bellevue WA | Full-time & Interns We are...
Median posted salary $248k from 9 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.
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