Merlin Labs
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Avionics & Flight Control
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How Merlin Labs hires
Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
70 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%
Merlin Labs scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 6 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 70 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Merlin Labs is a company focused on developing autonomous flight capabilities through its innovative Merlin Pilot technology. They aim to deliver reduced aircrew and uncrewed flight solutions for various aircraft, including the C-130J Super Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, and F-16. Merlin Labs employs advanced automation systems, sensor technology, and natural language processing to enable full takeoff to touchdown flights, navigate environments, and communicate effectively with air traffic control.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Merlin Labs over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
43
Postings analysed
15
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
C++53%
Python40%
MATLAB20%
SQL7%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch27%
PyTorch C++20%
TensorFlow13%
TensorFlow C++13%
Cloud & platforms
Linux13%
MLFlow7%
Weights & Biases7%
RTOS7%
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Full Merlin Labs tech stack
43 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$220k
Typical range
$150k – $360k
Open positions
22
21
Jobs
Junior
4.8%
Middle
4.8%
Senior
42.9%
Staff
28.6%
Architect
19%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $175k | $175k |
| Middle | 1 | $220k | $220k |
| Senior | 9 | $220k | $150k – $265k |
| Staff | 6 | $230k | $215k – $325k |
| Architect | 4 | $290k | $220k – $360k |
Highest paying role
GM - Maritime
$360k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Merlin Labs
By role, level and city, against the market · 22 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
76/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
22
6 opened / 10 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
71 days
faster than 19% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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.
Industrial Engineering
52% ▲
Finance
13% ▼
Backend
9% ▲
Data Science
4% ▲
DevOps
4% ▼
Hardware
4% ▼
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+7 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Fusion 360 to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Smithfield
Sep 2026
Added SFT to stack
Sep 2026
Added Post-training to stack
Sep 2026
Added Fine-tuning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Embodied AI to stack
Sep 2026
Added Kotlin to stack
Sep 2026
Added StateFlow to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Time Series Forecasting to stack
Sep 2026
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Boston
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Boston
United States
HQ
Pilot
20 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 30% engineering 200-500 est. staff $233k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Backend
100 Causeway Street,Boston, MA 02114
Washington
United States
Sales office
2 open roles 10-50 est. staff $290k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Sales
Earlier presence
Kingstown, United States
Smithfield, United States
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$220k – $290k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 15+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$185k – $325k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$125k – $220k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$165k – $220k per year • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Boston
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$252k – $360k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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TensorFlow C++
PyTorch C++
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TensorFlow
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Model Distillation
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$180k – $240k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Boston
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$130k – $175k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Master's Degree • Boston
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$115k – $150k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Boston
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