Epinoma

We engineer proteins that control the operating system of biology.

EarlySan Francisco, CA, USA8 peopleFounded 2021YC S21

2 open roles

Science · San Carlos, CA
$90k–$125kApply
Science · San Carlos, California
$70k–$95kApply

Roles are read from Epinoma’s Y Combinator every hour and disappear here as soon as they close there.

Data insights

Epinoma hiring insights

Counted from every role read from its board, compared with every startup listed on firsthires.live.

Key findings

  • Epinoma has the 2032nd most open roles of 2,932 startups hiring on firsthires.live.
  • 2 open roles is 0.5× the average Early startup here (4.3).
  • 50% of openings are in Other, then Science (50%).
  • Most roles are graduate / entry (100%). 2 roles suit graduates or interns.
  • With a team of about 8, these openings would grow headcount by up to 25%.
  • Median posted pay of $95k is 34% below the Early startup median ($145k).
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  • Other pay here (median $83k) is 37% below the market median for Other ($130k).
  • 100% of its roles post pay, against 42% across all listed startups.
  • 0% of its roles are fully remote (market: 23%).
  • 100% of postings mention equity.
  • 2 postings say they don’t sponsor visas.
  • 2 roles added in the last 30 days; 0 closed in the last 90.
  • A typical open listing here is 55 months old, against 2 months across the site.
  • Founded 5 years ago, in Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 batch.

Hiring momentum

Momentum score50out of 100Too little data

50 is flat. Blends the 4-week change, the 12-week trend and net roles added.

Added, last 4 weeks
00%
vs 0 in the 4 weeks before
Added last week
00%
Week before: 0
Weekly trend
+0.00
Roles/week, per week · R² 0.00
Net roles, 4 weeks
+0
0 added − 0 closed
Forecast this week
0
Holt exponential smoothing
Average week
0.0
σ 0.0 · CV —
4-week refresh rate
0%
New roles ÷ open roles
4-week churn
0%
Closed roles ÷ open roles
Median time listed
>90 days
0% close within 30 days
Roles added and closed per weekAddedClosed4-week avg
Week of 3 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 10 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 17 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 24 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 31 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 7 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 14 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 21 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 28 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 5 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 12 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 19 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 26 Oct (so far): 2 added, 0 closed, net +2
Week of 3 AugThis week (so far)

Momentum, explained

  • Epinoma hasn’t added enough roles in the last few months to read a trend yet.

Hiring history

Roles ever listed here
2
Roles added in 30 days
2
Roles added in 90 days
2
Roles closed in 90 days
0
Tracked since
Oct 2026
Rank by open roles
#2,032
of 2,932 hiring startups
Openings per current employee
0.25

Volume and freshness

Open roles
2
Listed in the last 7 days
0
0% of open roles
Listed in the last 30 days
0
0% of open roles
Typical listing age
55 months
Oldest: 61 months

Pay

Median posted pay
$95k
Annual USD, range midpoint
Middle half of pay
$89k–$101k
25th to 75th percentile
Roles that post pay
100%
2 of 2
Mention equity
100%

Work, level and access

Fully remote
0%
Say they sponsor visas
0
2 say they don’t
Graduate and intern roles
2
Median experience asked
1 yr
2 ask a year or less

Breakdowns

Roles added per month2 roles
MayJunJulAugSeptOct
By the month firsthires.live first saw each role.
Roles by team
  1. 1Other150%
  2. 2Science150%
Roles by level
  1. 1Graduate / entry2100%
Where the work happens
  1. 1Not stated2100%
Top cities named
  1. 1San Carlos2100%
Contract type
  1. 1Full-time2100%
Departments on the board
  1. 1Science2100%
Posted pay spread (annual USD)
$70kLow$89k25th$95kMedian$101k75th$125kHigh
Epinoma vs Early startups (annual USD)Epinoma median: $95k
$95kLow$97k25th$145kMedian$185k75th$185kHigh

Pay is each role’s posted range converted to annual US dollars, midpoint. See every Epinoma role.