Machina Cognita Technologies

Machine Learning
6open roles
$180kmedian advertised pay
$12.7Mgrants · 17 grants · CORDIS
10+team · employees, estimated range

Overview

Machina Cognita Technologies, Inc is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in San Marcos, CA. We develop machine learning solutions for real-world problems.

Funding and backers

Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
10
+10 posted in 30 days
Grants
$12.7M
17 grants · CORDIS
Momentum
40/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 5, 2025 Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS Nov 3, 2025 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Nov 3, 2025 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Nov 3, 2025 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Aug 28, 2025 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Jun 2, 2025 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Jan 9, 2024 Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS Dec 18, 2023 Won a grant $3M · CORDIS Sep 21, 2023 Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS Jun 5, 2023 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Feb 13, 2023 Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS Aug 17, 2022 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Aug 12, 2022 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Oct 6, 2021 Won a grant $2M · CORDIS Jun 30, 2021 Won a grant $240k · CORDIS Jun 8, 2020 Won a grant $240k · CORDIS May 28, 2020 Won a grant $111k · CORDIS
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Nov 2025 $1.7M — CORDIS
Grant Nov 2025 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Nov 2025 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Nov 2025 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2025 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2025 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Jan 2024 $1.2M — CORDIS
Grant Dec 2023 $3M — CORDIS
Grant Sep 2023 $1.2M — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2023 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Feb 2023 $1.7M — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2022 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2022 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Oct 2021 $2M — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2021 $240k — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2020 $240k — CORDIS
Grant May 2020 $111k — CORDIS
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$145k – $230k
Open positions
7
7 Jobs
Junior 42.9%
Senior 28.6%
Architect 28.6%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 3 $150k $145k – $150k
Senior 2 $185k $180k – $190k
Architect 2 $230k $230k
Highest paying role Vice President of Research and Development $230k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Machina Cognita Technologies By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
35/100
Slowing
Open positions
10
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
1 days
faster than 99% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
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.
Mobile
27% ▲
Leadership
27% ▲
Management
27% ▲
Backend
9% ▲
Early Careers
9% ▲
Actively hiring for Mobile (+3 in 30 days)

Financials

Total raised
$12.7M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
17
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $1.7M Details
Grant 2025 $140k Details
Grant 2025 $140k Details
Grant 2025 $140k Details
Grant 2025 $140k Details
Grant 2025 $140k Details
Grant 2024 $1.2M Details
Grant 2023 $3M Details
Grant 2023 $1.2M Details
Grant 2023 $140k Details
Grant 2023 $1.7M Details
Grant 2022 $150k Details
Grant 2022 $150k Details
Grant 2021 $2M Details
Grant 2021 $240k Details
Grant 2020 $240k Details
Grant 2020 $111k Details

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Machina Cognita Technologies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
13
Postings analysed
11
Stack modernity
69/100
Languages
Java55%
Kotlin27%
Python27%
Bash9%
Databases
SQLite27%
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes36%
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Full Machina Cognita Technologies tech stack 13 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Carlsbad
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Carlsbad United States
HQ
Contact
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff $190k Avg Salary
hires for Mobile, Leadership, Management
701 Palomar Airport Rd Ste 200,, Carlsbad, California 92011, US
seen since Nov 2026 company site, job postings
Lafayette United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Mobile, Management, Early Careers
seen since Nov 2026 job postings
San Diego United States
Engineering / R&D
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $150k Avg Salary
hires for Backend
seen since Oct 2026 job postings