Intel
Situation Monitor
U.S. Hiring Intelligence
Hiring momentum, market shifts, and capacity changes across the tracked ecosystem.
Company spotlights
Read the spotlights →What company progress and hiring reveal about the career bet.
Supporting signals
Space is moving fastest: 2,019 roles opened against 4 closed in the latest cycle.
216 companies tracked across 15 sectors, with 22,581 total roles currently in view.
Geography
Where the tracked ecosystem is hiring.
Signals
What changed.
01▼
Dataiku lost 9 roles (-41%)
From 22 to 13 open positions.
AI / ML2026-10-19
high
02▼
Last Energy lost 10 roles (-29%)
From 34 to 24 open positions.
Energy2026-10-19
high
03▼
Strider lost 6 roles (-29%)
From 21 to 15 open positions.
Defense Tech2026-10-19
high
04▲
Atom Computing added 11 roles (+37%)
From 30 to 41 open positions.
Semiconductors2026-10-19
high
05▲
Zanskar added 5 roles (+83%)
From 6 to 11 open positions.
Energy2026-10-19
high
06▲
Yubico added 5 roles (+31%)
From 16 to 21 open positions.
Software2026-10-19
high
07▲
Rune Tech added 9 roles (+38%)
From 24 to 33 open positions.
Defense Tech2026-10-19
high
08▲
Second Front Systems added 6 roles (+35%)
From 17 to 23 open positions.
Defense Tech2026-10-19
high
Rankings
Companies by open roles.
| # | Company | Sector | Jobs | 7d | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpaceX | Space | 2,767 | +161 | GH |
| 2 | AndurilIntel → | Defense Tech | 2,532 | +127 | GH |
| 3 | Anthropic | AI / ML | 657 | +22 | GH |
| 4 | Shield AIIntel → | Defense Tech | 641 | +57 | LVR |
| 5 | Rocket Lab | Space | 584 | +32 | GH |
| 6 | Axon | Defense Tech | 477 | -30 | GH |
| 7 | Cohere | AI / ML | 408 | -50 | -- |
| 8 | Relativity Space | Space | 369 | +28 | GH |
| 9 | Ramp | Fintech | 357 | +28 | -- |
| 10 | Zipline | Robotics | 345 | -6 | GH |
Sectors
Where hiring is concentrating.
35 companies
Defense Tech
5,520roles▲ 135 (+2.5%)
19 companies
Space
5,305roles▲ 281 (+5.6%)
16 companies
AI / ML
1,898roles▼ 16 (-0.8%)
15 companies
Robotics
875roles▲ 15 (+1.7%)
23 companies
Energy
742roles▲ 7 (+1%)
18 companies
Hard Tech
574roles▲ 34 (+6.3%)
10 companies
Manufacturing
509roles▲ 9 (+1.8%)
3 companies
Fintech
497roles▲ 39 (+8.5%)
12 companies
Aviation
370roles▼ 18 (-4.6%)
7 companies
Autonomy
366roles▲ 17 (+4.9%)
15 companies
Software
365roles▲ 21 (+6.1%)
3 companies
Logistics
237roles▼ 1 (-0.4%)
4 companies
Semiconductors
108roles▲ 14 (+14.9%)
5 companies
Biotech
64roles▲ 7 (+12.3%)
Investors