Ouster
ouster.com
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Robotic Components & Sensors
Machine Vision & 3D Cameras
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- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 9 · green card filings: 2
- United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)
Overview
Ouster is a San Francisco lidar company that designs and manufactures digital lidar sensors for precision mapping, robotics, automotive, security systems, smart cities and industrial solutions. It merged with rival Velodyne in 2023 and lists locations in Bangkok, Singapore and Edinburgh. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
News
Automattic's interim CEO and legal chief signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg's brief ouster
CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other's severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, providing a year of salary and additional equity vesting if their departures qualify for the benefits.
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Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
Automattic says Mullenweg is back as "chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board."
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Matt Mullenweg tells (trolls?) Automattic staff, saying he's back in control after CEO ouster
In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he's back in control of the company, days after its board put him on leave. Automattic has not yet confirmed the apparent reversal.
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Flyability and Ouster Showcase Proven Lidar Partnership at INTERGEO 2026 to Elevate Next-Gen Industrial Inspection
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Ouster Surges 14%, Aeva Jumps 11% as Physical AI Lidar Demand Heats Up
Shares of Ouster (NASDAQ:OUST) are up 14% to $61.64 in midday trading Tuesday, while lidar peer Aeva Technologies (NASDAQ:AEVA) is up 11% to $28.55. Both moves are tied to surging investor enthusiasm around the physical AI theme, where lidar sensors meet
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What Does the Sale of Ouster Shares Worth $2.1 Million by the CFO Mean for Investors?
This lidar technology provider for automation markets reported a notable insider sale amid ongoing sector demand for advanced 3D perception.
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An Ouster Director Sold Over 9,000 Company Shares. Here's What That Means for Investors.
This lidar technology specialist, serving automation and robotics markets, reported a notable insider sale amid a year of rapid share gains.
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World's first native color LiDAR gives machines human-like vision
Ouster's Rev8 LiDAR sensors now capture native color, revolutionizing autonomous perception by fusing 3D data and color at the source for enhanced machine vision.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Ouster over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
66
Postings analysed
25
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
Python56%
C++20%
Bash4%
PowerShell4%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch8%
PyTorch C++8%
Transformers8%
ROS8%
Databases
MariaDB4%
PostgreSQL4%
SQLite4%
Cloud & platforms
Linux24%
Windows12%
Ubuntu8%
AWS4%
AI & ML
YOLO8%
LLM4%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$184k
Typical range
$70k – $240k
Open positions
16
15
Jobs
Intern
6.7%
Junior
6.7%
Middle
6.7%
Senior
46.7%
Staff
26.7%
Architect
6.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $70k | $70k |
| Junior | 1 | $100k | $100k |
| Middle | 1 | $155k | $155k |
| Senior | 7 | $177k | $160k – $200k |
| Staff | 4 | $225k | $190k – $230k |
| Architect | 1 | $240k | $240k |
Highest paying role
Director, Global Field Application Engineer - Ouster
$240k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Ouster
By role, level and city, against the market · 16 jobs with pay
People
Mark Frichtl
Executive Officer, Director
Charles Pacala
Executive Officer, Director
Andrew Hamer
Executive Officer
Michael Vella
Executive Officer
Thomas Tewell
Executive Officer
Mathew Rekow
Executive Officer
David Hall
Executive Officer, Director
Anand Gopalan
Executive Officer, Director
Joseph Jellen
Executive Officer
Marta Hall
Executive Officer, Director
Isaac Pritzker
Director
Riaz Valani
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
79/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
23
8 opened / 13 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
25 days
faster than 47% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 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.
Hardware
13% ▼
QA
11% ▼
Finance
11% ▲
HR
11% ▲
Sales
8% ▲
Industrial Engineering
8% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: Thailand
Oct 2026
Added ITIL to stack
Oct 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack
Oct 2026
Added Xilinx Vivado to stack
Sep 2026
Added Vitis to stack
Sep 2026
Added Verilog to stack
Sep 2026
Added UVM to stack
Sep 2026
Added SystemVerilog to stack
Sep 2026
Added Bash to stack
Sep 2026
Added Sensor Fusion to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added DHCP to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
4
Busiest office
San Francisco
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San Francisco
United States
HQ
17 open roles 22 posted in 90 days 59% engineering $179k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Robotics, Backend
Bangkok
Thailand
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Finance
Singapore
Singapore
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Management
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days
hires for Industrial Engineering
Earlier presence
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
Jobs
≈ $141k – $272k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
Git
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$70k per year • In office • Internship • Master's Degree • San Francisco
Python
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≈ $103k – $199k per year (Estimated) • In office • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
Verilog
C++
SystemVerilog
Bash
Git
Linux
Chips/EDA
UVM
Xilinx Vivado
Vitis
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$190k – $240k per year • In office • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
ROS
Sensor Fusion
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$150k – $190k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
Pandas
NumPy
LLM
DevOps
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
Linux
Windows
TCP/IP
Robotics
ROS2
Analytics
Plotly
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$154k – $230k per year • In office • 12+ years exp • San Francisco
Python
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$160k – $220k per year • In office • San Francisco
Python
Rust
C++
RTOS
CI/CD
Linux
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$140k – $200k per year • In office • 8+ years exp • San Francisco
Edge AI
Physical AI
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$140k – $200k per year • In office • 8+ years exp • San Francisco
Multimodal AI
Triton
Feature Store
Physical AI
Machine Learning
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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$123k – $177k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • San Francisco
Physical AI
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Financials
Total raised
$1.5B
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | $1.5B | Details |