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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
48
open professional roles
48
opened in the last 90 days
58 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
4
states hiring
California, District of Columbia, New York, Washington
What it hires for: Engineering (39), Sales (5), Human Resources (2), Legal (2), Product (2). By level: senior ic (15), mid level (15), early career (12), director (7), senior manager (3).
Where: Long Beach, California, United States (15), Los Angeles (8), Long Beach, CA (6), Los Angeles, CA (3), San Francisco (3), Long Beach, CA, USA (1), Long Beach, NY (1), Washington DC (1).
Main hubs: Long Beach, CA (6), Los Angeles, CA (3), Long Beach, NY (1). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Long Beach, CA ranks
Where Long Beach, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates72 / 100 · of 100
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast72 / 100 · of 39
- #3Cities that post pay most often53% · of 100
- #7Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast8 conferences · of 17
- #8Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$140k · of 35
- #11Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.1% · of 66
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Vast in the industry job lists
Where Vast places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #3Entry-level space jobs and who is hiring56 entry-level · of 25
- #6Employers with the most open space jobs120 open · of 25
- #19Highest-paying space employers$159k · of 25
Vast hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Vast's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 58 professional roles in that time.
- 12 of Vast's 32 open roles (38%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 8 open roles (25%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 on-site.
- Among open roles, 1 require a security clearance.
- 52% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 7 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 20 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Vast ranks #185 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What Vast asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 13
- linux 9
- c++ 7
- docker 4
- onboarding 4
- procurement 4
- teamcenter 4
- bitbucket 3
- ci/cd 3
- confluence 3
AI tools named: CUDA (4), PyTorch (1), TensorFlow (1).
How Vast compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | Vast | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 32 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 52% | 18% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Vast pays
Across 30 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 52% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Engineering | $134,380–$225,000 | 18 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Vast hiring?
- Vast has 48 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 48 opened in the last 90 days and 58 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Vast pay?
- Across 30 postings with a posted salary range, Vast's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Vast hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 12 of Vast's 32 open roles (38%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Vast offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 on-site.
- What skills does Vast ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (13), linux (9), c++ (7), docker (4), onboarding (4), procurement (4).
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