Worcester Polytechnic Institute
wpi.edu
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How Worcester Polytechnic Institute hires
Truth index
B 80/100
Median time to fill
44 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
79%
Reposted roles
0%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 14 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 79% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 44 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
Visa sponsorship
- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 25 · green card filings: 1
Overview
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, focused on engineering, science, technology and business education built around a project-based curriculum. Founded in 1865 as one of the first US engineering and technology universities, it enrolls about 7,000 students, holds an R1 research classification and offers more than 50 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs across 14 departments. Openings are mainly academic, including adjunct and teaching faculty in engineering and the humanities, postdoctoral and research assistant posts, plus athletics coaches, summer program counselors and a business school dean.
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WPI Professor Catherine Whittington and her team of students are looking to better understand treatments and hopefully develop a cure for uterine fibroids.
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Student research at WPI helps launch $555K NIH study of uterine fibroids
Work that began with WPI students, including one who was still in high school, is now the foundation of a three-year effort to develop new laboratory models for studying uterine fibroids
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Massachusetts wildfire researcher explains fire tornadoes and what makes them deadly
A record-breaking hot and dry summer gripping Europe is spawning fire tornadoes. A Massachusetts wildfire researcher explains the fiery - and scary - phenomena.
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WPI receives $1.5M to push 'forever chemical' destruction technology toward real-world use
Federal funding will expand PFAS research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where scientists are developing a process that has destroyed more than 99% of the chemicals in early laboratory testing
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WPI just got $1.5M to create tech that destroys cancerous PFAS chemicals
WPI received $1.5M to advance PFAS-destroying technology as Worcester and Massachusetts intensify efforts against chemical contamination.
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2026 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Melissa St. Peter, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Melissa St. Peter, who is graduating from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named a Poets&Quants MBA Best & Brightest Online MBA for 2026
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Worcester Polytechnic Institute over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
40
Postings analysed
23
Stack modernity
77/100AI adopter
Languages
Python39%
PHP17%
JavaScript9%
TypeScript9%
Frameworks & libraries
Angular9%
PyTorch9%
ROS9%
TensorFlow9%
Cloud & platforms
AWS4%
Azure4%
Linux4%
Power BI4%
AI & ML
LLM4%
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Full Worcester Polytechnic Institute tech stack
40 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$67k
Typical range
$42k – $350k
Open positions
38
25
Jobs
Junior
24%
Middle
24%
Senior
16%
Principal
24%
Architect
12%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 6 | $53k | $42k – $90k |
| Middle | 6 | $59k | $46k – $70k |
| Senior | 4 | $116k | $52k – $350k |
| Principal | 6 | $66k | $60k – $75k |
| Architect | 3 | $124k | $89k – $135k |
Highest paying role
Dean of the Business School
$350k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
By role, level and city, against the market · 38 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
64/100
Growing
Open positions
53
10 opened / 13 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
45 days
faster than 30% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~22 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.
Science & Research
25% ▼
Industrial Engineering
14% ▼
Early Careers
13% ▲
Education
11% ▲
Administrative
7% ▼
Management
7% ▲
Actively hiring for Science & Research (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Vite to stack
Oct 2026
Added React.js to stack
Oct 2026
Added Node JS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Multimodal AI to stack
Oct 2026
Added Git to stack
Oct 2026
Added Docker to stack
Oct 2026
Added AI Agents to stack
Oct 2026
Added WordPress to stack
Oct 2026
Added Zoom to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Worcester
Worcester
United States
HQ
Worcester
53 open roles 56 posted in 90 days 36% engineering 11% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $79k Avg Salary
hires for Science & Research, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
Jobs
$58k – $65k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Worcester
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Multimodal AI
AI Agents
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vite
DevOps
Rest API
Git
Docker
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$109k – $135k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Worcester
Red Hat
Azure
Windows Server
AWS
SLI/SLO/SLA
Linux
Windows
Management
Service Desk
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$50k per year • Remote (United States) • Contractor • Worcester
Machine Learning
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