Tin Can
Smartphones · Smart Home Devices
7open roles
$175kmedian advertised pay
3backers · PSL, Greylock
Growinghiring pace, 68 of 100
Overview
Tin Can is an American consumer hardware company that makes a Wi-Fi connected landline-style phone for children. The device has no screen or texting and lets kids call only contacts approved by their parents, such as grandparents and friends, giving children a way to talk without a smartphone. The company sells directly to families and builds its product and software in Seattle. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Funding and backers
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
11
+4 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
PSL, Greylock
Momentum
15/100
hiring for its size
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
Jul 16, 2025
On the Hacker News front page Tin Can – The landline, reinvented for kids · 197 points
2023
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.4%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 197 points
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
PSL 
Greylock 
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Jobs
$145k – $175k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Seattle
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$175k
Typical range
$83k – $315k
Open positions
11
7
Jobs
Middle
28.6%
Senior
57.1%
Architect
14.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $158k | $140k – $175k |
| Senior | 4 | $190k | $156k – $200k |
| Architect | 1 | $315k | $315k |
Highest paying role
Head of Legal
$315k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Tin Can
By role, level and city, against the market · 11 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
68/100
Growing
Open positions
11
2 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
48 days
faster than 28% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+1300%
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.
Backend
38% ▼
Communications
13% ▲
Marketing
13% ▲
DevOps
6% ▲
Administrative
6% ▼
Design
6% ▲
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Tin Can over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
23
Postings analysed
14
Stack modernity
72/100
Languages
TypeScript36%
Dart14%
JavaScript14%
C++7%
Frameworks & libraries
Flutter14%
Next.js7%
React.js7%
Room7%
Databases
PostgreSQL21%
Cloud & platforms
AWS43%
AWS Lambda36%
Figma14%
Cloudflare7%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Seattle
Seattle
United States
HQ
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12 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $167k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Product, DevOps
Seattle, WA 98121
Earlier presence
New York, United States