Slate Auto
Automotive Manufacturing
76open roles
$156kmedian advertised pay
Growinghiring pace, 60 of 100
29 daysmedian time a role stays open
Overview
Slate Auto is an American electric vehicle start-up headquartered in Troy, Michigan that is developing a low-cost, customizable electric pickup that converts into an SUV, using wraps and accessories in place of paint, with a starting price under $25,000. Founded in 2022 inside Re:Build Manufacturing and backed by investors including Jeff Bezos, it is preparing production at a plant in Warsaw, Indiana and has satellite offices in Louisville, Chicago, Phoenix and Los Angeles. It hires manufacturing process and vehicle integration engineers, plant and quality leaders, AI and mobile software engineers, product managers and supply chain and facilities staff.
How Slate Auto hires
Truth index
B 81/100
Median time to fill
29 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
75%
Reposted roles
0%
Slate Auto scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 12 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 75% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 29 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
Jobs
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$106k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Ontario
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$130k per year · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Master's Degree · Troy
Python
C++
Git
Linux
Management
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Agile
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In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Troy
CATIA
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≈ $97k – $183k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Warsaw
Jira
YouTrack
Agile
SpaceTech
FMEA
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≈ $95k – $181k per year (Estimated) · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · United States
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≈ $114k – $223k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Warsaw
FMEA
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≈ $82k – $155k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Carson
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≈ $71k – $129k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Warsaw
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≈ $77k – $181k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Warsaw
GD&T
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≈ $104k – $195k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Warsaw
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$156k
Typical range
$75k – $371k
Open positions
16
15
Jobs
Junior
6.7%
Middle
6.7%
Senior
33.3%
Staff
26.7%
Principal
20%
Architect
6.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $130k | $130k |
| Middle | 1 | $185k | $185k |
| Senior | 5 | $106k | $94k – $203k |
| Staff | 4 | $199k | $163k – $285k |
| Principal | 3 | $156k | $154k – $371k |
| Architect | 1 | $141k | $141k |
Highest paying role
VP-Distinguished Engineer of Generative AI Engineering
$371k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Slate Auto
By role, level and city, against the market · 16 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
60/100
Growing
Open positions
117
30 opened / 39 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
30 days
faster than 46% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 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
32% ▼
Operations
10%
Management
7% ▲
Field & Service
7% ▼
Finance
5%
DevOps
4%
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+15 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added IBM DOORS to stack
Nov 2026
Added CATIA to stack
Nov 2026
+14 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Warsaw
Oct 2026
Added YouTrack to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added PowerShell to stack
Oct 2026
Added Power Automate to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Defender to stack
Oct 2026
+12 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Added Stripe to stack
Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$650M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $650M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Slate Auto over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
142
Postings analysed
94
Stack modernity
84/100AI adopter
Languages
Python13%
JavaScript9%
TypeScript6%
SQL4%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js6%
JAX4%
PyTorch4%
Scikit-learn4%
Databases
Snowflake3%
PostgreSQL1%
Cloud & platforms
AWS18%
Azure16%
GCP9%
Anthropic7%
AI & ML
LLM12%
Gemini7%
Claude2%
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News
Is Slate Auto's new electric truck the EV Americans need?
A small, no frills EV could be the right vehicle for this moment.
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Slate Auto's $24,950 Minimalist EV Truck Set to Hit Market in 4th Quarter
The average new EV price was $54,532 in May, Cox Automotive reported.
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Slate Auto's electric truck starts at $24,950 with 205 miles of range
Slate Auto revealed a $24,950 starting price for its bare-bones electric truck with 205 miles of range, undercutting nearly every new EV in the US.
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Slate Auto's radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.
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The Slate Auto pickup truck starts at $24,950
It's not 'under $20,000,' but the American-made electric pickup is still the least expensive truck and EV on the US market.
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We Rode in the $24,950 Slate Truck. Here's What It's Like
The 2027 Slate Truck will be the cheapest EV you can buy when it goes on sale. We got to ride shotgun in a prototype and get you all the details of our hands-on experience.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
8
Hiring now
8
Countries
2
Busiest office
Troy
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Troy
United States
HQ
The Center
29 open roles 53 posted in 90 days 24% engineering 500-1000 est. staff $192k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Finance, DevOps
Warsaw
United States
Plant / site
Warsaw Manufacturing Site
49 open roles 72 posted in 90 days 4% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $137k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations, Field & Service
Louisville
United States
Plant / site
Kentucky Wrap Facility
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Operations, Field & Service
Carson
United States
Studio West
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $75k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Warsaw
Poland
Plant / site
Warsaw Manufacturing Site
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $163k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Long Beach
United States
Studio West
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $105k Avg Salary
hires for Management
Ontario
United States
California Wrap Facility
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $106k Avg Salary
hires for Management
Plainfield
United States
Indiana Wrap Facility
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
Earlier presence
Sterling Heights, United States