Picogrid
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How Picogrid hires
Truth index
B 82/100
Median time to fill
73 days
Ghost roles
21%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Picogrid scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 19 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 21% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 73 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
Picogrid is an American defence technology company that builds a software platform for integrating sensors, cameras and other field hardware into a single command and control system. Its technology monitors remote and contested areas such as borders, bases and critical infrastructure for US military and government customers, and its founders previously built field sensor systems for the US Armed Forces. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California, United States.
News
Picogrid Demonstrates Rapid Defense Integration Across Four Major Army Exercises in Under Two Months
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Picogrid Secures $45M Series A Led by Bessemer to Revolutionize Defense Tech
Picogrid closed a $45M Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. See how this capital will scale open military integration layer tech.
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Picogrid Raises $45 Million Series A To Build Open Integration Layer For Modern Defense
Picogrid, a defense technology company building an open integration layer for modern military systems, announced the closing of a $45 million Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The round also included participation from Washington Ha
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Picogrid raises $45M to become the neutral integration layer for modern defence
Defence startup Picogrid has raised a $45M Series A led by Bessemer to build a vendor-neutral layer connecting 100+ military systems.
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Picogrid and Guardian RF Partner to Deliver Drone Defense for Space Launch Operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base
Picogrid and Guardian RF today announced a joint contract to support installation security operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This collaboration arrives amid a surge in unauthorized drone activity over sensitive military sites globally. At the cor
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Picogrid Partners with CX2 to Revolutionize Battlefield Sensor Integration
Picogrid has partnered with CX2 to enhance the Legion platform. Read about this new alliance in El Segundo's defense technology sector.
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Picogrid: Defense Technology Company Raises $12 Million
Defense technology company Picogrid announced a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation by Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
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Picogrid scores new funding to connect the military's stovepipe systems
Autonomous systems have become essential to military operations around the world, but there's almost no infrastructure available to unify these systems at
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Picogrid over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
37
Postings analysed
12
Stack modernity
75/100
Languages
Python50%
Go42%
TypeScript42%
C++17%
Frameworks & libraries
OpenTelemetry8%
React.js8%
Deck.gl8%
Databases
PostgreSQL33%
Cloud & platforms
Amazon S325%
Kubernetes17%
AWS17%
Figma8%
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37 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$185k
Typical range
$64k – $310k
Open positions
20
18
Jobs
Junior
16.7%
Middle
38.9%
Senior
22.2%
Staff
5.6%
Architect
16.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 3 | $120k | $120k – $220k |
| Middle | 7 | $185k | $80k – $200k |
| Senior | 4 | $125k | $90k – $250k |
| Staff | 1 | $200k | $200k |
| Architect | 3 | $270k | $220k – $310k |
Highest paying role
VP of Government Affairs
$310k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Picogrid
By role, level and city, against the market · 20 jobs with pay
People
Zane Mountcastle
Executive Officer, Director
Martin Slosarik
Executive Officer, Director
David Cowan
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
20
4 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
74 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 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.
Administrative
22% ▲
Finance
22% ▼
DevOps
11% ▼
Product
11% ▼
Design
11% ▲
Management
11% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: United States
Oct 2026
Added Figma to stack
Oct 2026
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added SIEM to stack
Sep 2026
New location: San Francisco
Sep 2026
Added X (Twitter) to stack
Sep 2026
Added Human-in-the-Loop to stack
Sep 2026
Added GitHub to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
El Segundo
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El Segundo
United States
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P i c o g r i d H Q
16 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 200-500 est. staff $164k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Backend, Administrative
737 Lairport St. , El Segundo, CA 90245
Washington
United States
Sales office
2 open roles 10-50 est. staff $248k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Public Policy
Kyiv
Ukraine
Engineering / R&D
1 open roles 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $114k Avg Salary
hires for Backend
Jobs
$120k – $160k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • El Segundo
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$150k – $250k per year • Equity • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • El Segundo
Python
Go
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
MinIO
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
gRPC
Amazon S3
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-53
FedRAMP
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$170k – $195k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • El Segundo
Terraform
Loki
OpenTelemetry
OpenTofu
Prometheus
AWS
Kubernetes
Grafana
SLI/SLO/SLA
IAM
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$180k – $220k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • El Segundo
Rust
C++
FreeRTOS
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$130k – $185k per year • Equity • Hybrid • Full-Time • El Segundo
JavaScript
TypeScript
React.js
Deck.gl
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$220k – $270k per year • Equity • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • El Segundo
Python
Go
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
gRPC
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-53
FedRAMP
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$60k – $114k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Kyiv
Python
Go
Rust
TypeScript
C++
PostgreSQL
MinIO
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
gRPC
Amazon S3
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$120k – $200k per year • Equity • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • El Segundo
Python
Go
GraphQL
DevOps
Rest API
gRPC
K3s
Docker
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-53
FedRAMP
SIEM
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
IoT
MQTT
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Financials
Total raised
$76.4M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
27
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2026 | $45M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $2M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $2M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $1.1M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $179k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $111k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $70k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $99k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Seed | 2024 | $12M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $65k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $191k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $62k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $69k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $63k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $60k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $68k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $74k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.3M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.3M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.3M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $800k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |