They say everything is bigger in Texas, and Austin ups the ante for its cool live music scene, delicious BBQ, and beautiful lakes for boating.
These nine startups are all growing fast. And the good news is that they’re all currently hiring! For anyone looking for work in Austin right now – with the right qualifications – here are nine companies to start with. And if you’re considering relocating to Austin for a new phase of your career, here’s your starter kit. There’s exciting stuff happening, so let’s dive deeper.
Industry: Software Engineering|AI & Machine Learning|Real Estate
OJO Labs is on a mission to empower people to make better decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence. The company’s unique, patented AI technology products can conduct text conversations with consumers at scale. By combining natural language understanding with data and personalization, the products allow for consumers to deeply engage in a purchase process prior to interacting with a salesperson.
“The entire leadership team brings unmatched experience to the entire organization, the drive to build the best consumer product, and constant encouragement, fostering an incredible workplace environment and culture.”
-Employee review
OJO Labs employees rated their overall culture a A+.
OJO Labs is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Delivery|Location Based Services|Logistics
Favor is the easiest way to get anything you want in your city delivered to your door in under an hour. Whether it’s lunch at the office, a household shopping list or those errands you just don’t have time for — your personal assistant (the company calls them Runners) can deliver it in just a few taps
“Very understanding and flexible with schedule.”
-Employee review
Favor employees rated their overall culture a A.
Favor is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Health Care|Medical Devices|Enterprise Software
ESO delivers innovative, reliable and easy-to-use applications that fire departments, EMS agencies and hospitals use to improve community health and safety. At ESO, the experts in community safety and healthcare collaborate with technology experts to improve community health and safety through the power of data.
“Great place with great expectations!”
-Employee review
100% of ESO employees say they look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
ESO is hiring! Check out jobs here!
ESO Solutions employees rated their overall culture a A-.
Industry: Consumer Goods/Brewing/Coffee
High Brew Coffee a premium ready-to-drink cold-brew coffee that’s smooth, bold and full of natural energy with way less sugar. The company is a direct trade, ready-to-drink, cold brew coffee. 100% All Natural ready-to-drink Cold-Brewed coffee born in Austin, Texas. Made from 100% Certified Fair Trade Arabica Beans.
“They provide us with the tools to succeed.”
-Employee review
High Brew Coffee employees rated their overall culture a A.
High Brew is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Cloud Security|Internet of Things|Network Security
Praetorian is a cybersecurity company whose mission is to make the digital world safer and more secure. Through expertise and engineering, Praetorian helps today’s leading organizations solve complex cybersecurity problems across enterprise IT assets, software development practices, and IoT product portfolios.
“Good mix of benefits, salary, and equity. Stock options when exceptional work is done. Salary is extremely competitive”
-Employee review
Praetorian employees rated their overall culture a A-.
Praetorian is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Tech|Education|Software
PeopleAdmin is a recognized leader in Talent Management solutions specifically designed for Higher Education and Government. The company’s unique web-based solutions enable organizations to: automate and streamline the hiring process; improve candidate communication; efficiently manage position descriptions and employee performance; develop compliant and defensible audit trails to defend talent management decisions; and utilize industry-leading reporting and metrics.
100% of PeopleAdmin employees are satisfied with their benefits.
PeopleAdmin is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Consulting|Marketing|Software
Software Advice is the leading online service for businesses navigating the software selection process. Advisors provide free, personalized software recommendations, helping companies of all sizes find products that meet their business needs.
“Transparency, openness to change, passionate about a strong culture.”
-Employee review
100% of Software Advice employees describe their work environment as positive.
Software Advice is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Consulting|Marketing|Software
Modernize is a tech company based in Austin, TX that connects homeowners interested in having projects done with contractors. Built on the strong foundation of Home Improvement Leads over the past 10 years, it works with the most professional contractors in the country.
“Open flexible paid time off. No accrual system. If we are doing our jobs right, we can take all we want.”
-Employee review
Modernize employees rated their overall culture a A.
Modernize is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: SaaS|Mobile|E-Commerce
Volusion is a leading ecommerce solution for small businesses. With its powerful shopping cart software, Volusion has helped thousands of merchants profit from their passions worldwide. Shoppers have spent more than $28 billion in transactions and placed over 185 million orders on Volusion stores.
“I work with a group of smart people that care about the quality of their work.”
-Employee review