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News
Technologies
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
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Jobs
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Funding and backers

Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
4
AlleyCorp, Elemental Impact
Momentum
25/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Overview

Glacier is a Series A startup building AI and robotics systems for recycling that combine AI vision with robots to recover more materials at lower cost. It hires hardware, computer vision and fleet support engineers, robotics technicians and climate tech account executives. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Connections

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Shared investors4
JetstreamVia a fund
50 portfolio companies: Windborne Systems, WattCarbon, Wildgrid and 47 more
AlleyCorpVia a fund
140 portfolio companies: Nosis Biosciences, Syenex, Vibe Bio and 137 more
144 portfolio companies: ZeroAvia, Cambium, Yard Stick PBC and 141 more
NEAVia a fund
673 portfolio companies
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News

News Earth.com 19 days ago
The world's tallest glacier cliffs are challenging climate predictions
Tall ice cliffs break apart faster than models assume, but two decades of laser data show the retreat stalls before it can run away.
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News Earth.com 20 days ago
Doomsday Glacier may raise sea levels twice as much as predicted
New research reveals why Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier is retreating faster than predicted, potentially doubling its contribution to sea level rise by 2100.
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News Gizmodo 21 days ago
Ocean Water Is Seeping Under the Doomsday Glacier-and Its Sea-Level Threat Just Doubled
A new model suggests the Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise.
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Blog 26 days ago
35,000 Recyclables a Day: Glacier Celebrates New AI-Powered Robot at Circular Services Sarasota
With support from Cox Enterprises, Glacier and Circular Services are bringing smarter recycling technology to Florida's Gulf Coast. We love any excuse to bust out the oversized scissors. On October 8, Glacier joined Circular Services and Cox Enterprises i
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News the Guardian 1 month ago
'Explosion of melt rates': 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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News boulderdailycamera 2 months ago
St. Mary's Glacier is gone. How long will Boulder County's Arapaho Glacier last?
Experts estimate the Boulder County glacier, the state's largest, could disappear in the next decade or two
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News Eos 2 months ago
Scientists Mapped a Hidden Glacier Using Gravity
Rock glaciers like Timpanogos in Utah are a jumble of ice and stone. A new method could finally show just how much water these glaciers hold.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Glacier over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
20
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
Python
SQL
JavaScript
Structured Text
Frameworks & libraries
Django
FastAPI
Next.js
React.js
Databases
ElasticSearch
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Ubuntu
Amazon S3
Label Studio
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Full Glacier tech stack 20 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$127k
Typical range
$42k – $220k
Open positions
4
4 Jobs
Junior 25%
Middle 25%
Architect 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $42k $42k
Middle 1 $54k $54k
Architect 2 $210k $200k – $220k
Highest paying role Director of Computer Vision $220k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
39/100
Slowing
Open positions
4
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
50 days
faster than 26% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
DevOps
20% ▲
Hardware
20% ▲
Robotics
20% ▼
Sales
20% ▼
Field & Service
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Edge AI to stack Oct 2026
Added Ubuntu to stack Oct 2026
Added Structured Text to stack Oct 2026
Added Git to stack Oct 2026
Added ElasticSearch to stack Oct 2026
New location: United States Oct 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Francisco
San Francisco United States
HQ
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $210k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
seen since Aug 2026 job postings

Jobs

$36k – $54k per year · Remote (LATAM, South America) · Contractor · 3+ years exp
Python
Structured Text
Django
Databases
ElasticSearch
DevOps
Git
Ubuntu
Linux
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$185k – $200k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · San Francisco
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$24k – $42k per year · Remote (LATAM, PT hours) · Full-Time · 2+ years exp
Python
JavaScript
SQL
FastAPI
Django
AI/ML
DVC
Computer Vision
Label Studio
CVAT
Machine Learning
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Amazon S3
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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