Runway
runwayml.comGenerative video and creative AI tools.
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Runway is an AI-native company — Generative video and creative AI tools. It currently has 3 open roles in our index, with posted total comp from $175k–$335k and 33% of roles open to remote. Below: who they're hiring, what it pays, and what working there looks like.
- Open roles
- 3
- Posted comp range
- $175k–$335k
- Remote-friendly
- 33%
Open roles at Runway
3 live roles — click any row for the full posting.
What Runway does
Runway is an AI-native company: Generative video and creative AI tools. That matters for anyone considering a role here, because the work sits on the company's critical path rather than off to the side — the systems you build compound directly into the product's value.
Being AI-native also shapes the team. Hiring skews toward people who have shipped AI systems in production, the pace is fast, and the bar for technical judgment is high. The upside is leverage: your work is visible and the problems are genuinely hard.
What it's like to work at Runway
A few culture data-signals, read straight from Runway's live postings rather than from a careers-page mission statement:
- Remote: 33% of current openings are remote-friendly.
- Seniority: the team is weighted as shown below — a useful read on how much mentorship vs. ownership to expect.
- Tech stack: Python, PyTorch, TypeScript, CUDA.
| Seniority | Share of open roles |
|---|---|
| Mid | 33% |
| Senior | 33% |
| Staff | 33% |
A higher share of senior and staff roles signals a team that expects ownership from day one; a heavier mid-level share usually means more structured ramp-up and mentorship.
What Runway pays
Across its open roles, Runway's posted total compensation spans $175k–$335k, with the band widening at senior and staff levels as equity becomes the larger slice. Runway weights offers toward equity, so the realised number tracks how the company performs over your vest.
For role-by-role detail — percentiles, pay by seniority, and how base splits from equity — use the salary guides linked beside each role below.
Roles Runway is hiring for
The roles Runway is most actively hiring right now, with a live count and a link to the salary guide for each:
| Role | Open now | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 1 | guide |
| MLOps Engineer | 1 | guide |
| AI Product Manager | 1 | guide |
The full list of open roles, with comp and location on every posting, is in the board above.
How hiring works at Runway
Runway's loop looks like a typical AI-native process: a recruiter screen, a practical technical round, an applied/system session on shipping AI in production, a team-and-values conversation, and a final with a hiring manager or founder. Your level — and therefore your offer — is set in this loop.
That is why preparation beats negotiation. Landed scores your background against a specific Runway posting, shows the skills and signals you're missing, and drills the interview until you walk in ready.
Prep for a Runway interview
Landed scores your readiness against real AI-native roles and drills the interview until you walk in ready.
Frequently asked
Is Runway a good place to work as an engineer?
Runway is AI-native, so engineering work sits on the company's critical path. Expect a high technical bar, fast pace, and real ownership — with comp weighted toward equity.
How many open roles does Runway have?
Our index currently tracks 3 live Runway roles across engineering, product, and research, refreshed daily.
What does Runway pay?
Posted total comp spans $175k–$335k across levels. See the per-role salary guides for percentiles and pay by seniority.
Does Runway hire remote?
Some roles — about 33% of current openings are remote-friendly, with the rest on-site or hybrid.