Shinkei Systems
Seafood · Industrial Robotics
15open roles
$135kmedian advertised pay
$6.3Mlatest round · Venture round · Jan 2024 · 2 yr ago
3backers · Y Combinator, Global Brain
Overview
Shinkei Systems uses robotics to support fishermen, make seafood supply chains transparent and strengthen American food systems, and it sells premium seafood through distributor and foodservice channels. It hires robotics and fullstack software engineers, engineering technicians and regional sales leaders. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California, United States.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 15 open roles at Shinkei Systems. Shinkei Systems is headquartered in El Segundo, United States. It was founded in 2021. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $6.3M, announced in 2024. The median pay stated in its open roles is $120k, across 14 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 15Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- El Segundo, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2021Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $6.3MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $6.3M · Jan 22, 2024SEC Form D filing · sec.gov
- Median advertised pay
- $120kPay stated in 14 open postings
- Visa sponsorship, United States
- 2 · H-1B filings in 12 monthsUS Department of Labor · latest filing May 4, 2026
- Technologies in its job postings
- 30Named in its job postings
Official records
Funding and backers
Total raised
$6.3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$6.3M
Venture round · Jan 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
40
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +122% in a year
Hiring now
14
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Y Combinator, Global Brain
The money's age
Long since its last round
33 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
18/100
hiring for its size, in the news
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
2025
Team of 40 was 18 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Jan 22, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $6.3M · SEC Form D
Jan 2022
Went through Y Combinator
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jan 2024 | $6.3M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Shinkei Systems Corp. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Saif KhawajaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Jobs
$120k – $150k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree
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$150k – $185k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree
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$50k – $64k per year · In office · Full-Time · El Segundo
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$105k – $135k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree
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$130k – $180k per year · In office · Full-Time · El Segundo
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$150k – $190k per year · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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$110k – $135k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · El Segundo
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$66k – $80k per year · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · El Segundo
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$44k – $64k per year · In office · Internship · El Segundo
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$95k – $120k per year · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · El Segundo
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$135k
Typical range
$40k – $190k
Open positions
15
12
Jobs
Intern
16.7%
Junior
33.3%
Middle
16.7%
Senior
25%
Architect
8.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 | $52k | $40k – $64k |
| Junior | 4 | $100k | $64k – $175k |
| Middle | 2 | $108k | $80k – $135k |
| Senior | 3 | $135k | $120k – $160k |
| Architect | 1 | $185k | $185k |
Highest paying role
Software Engineer - Robotics
$190k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Shinkei Systems
By role, level and city, against the market · 15 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
2
H-1B filings in 12 months
$183k
Median offered salary
15
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Industrial production managers
2
In the register as Shinkei Systems Corp., El Segundo, CA
Other sponsors in the same field
ABB 
Path Robotics 
Dexterity 
RoboForce
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US Department of Labor · latest filing May 4, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
43/100
Stable
Open positions
15
1 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
15 days
faster than 66% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 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.
Industrial Engineering
20% ▼
Sales
16% ▲
Field & Service
12% ▼
Robotics
8% ▼
Backend
4% ▼
QA
4% ▼
Activity Timeline
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Added DNS to stack
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Added DHCP to stack
Nov 2026
+23 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$6.3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $6.3M | Details |
People
Saif Khawaja
Executive Officer, Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Shinkei Systems over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
30
Postings analysed
10
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
Python30%
SQL20%
C++10%
Go10%
Frameworks & libraries
Angular10%
React.js10%
Vue.js10%
Cloud & platforms
Tableau20%
Linux20%
AWS10%
Azure10%
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News
US startup Seremoni expands sockeye, red snapper to Whole Foods - Undercurrent News
'A national retail partnership with Whole Foods means we can meet consumers where they already shop' - Saif Khawaja, Shinkei Systems
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Report
AI-powered humane fishing startup expands with $22M in venture capital
Shinkei Systems has developed a new method for automatic the centuries-old process of slaughtering fish known as ikejime using artificial intelligence.
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Food Robotics Startup Shinkei Systems Signs HQ Lease in SoCal
The company has raised $30 million in investment funding since its founding in 2021.
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This robot uses Japanese tradition and AI for sashimi that lasts longer and is more humane
El Segundo based Shinkei Systems Corp. uses robots and AI to automate ikejime, a centuries-old Japanese fish processing technique for premium seafood.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
El Segundo
El Segundo
United States
HQ
El Segundo
14 open roles 22 posted in 90 days 36% engineering 50-200 est. staff $124k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Backend
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