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🐺 Six months old. $100M raised. NASA just called. Monarch Quantum is hiring in San Diego.

🐺 Six months old. $100M raised. NASA just called. Monarch Quantum is hiring in San Diego.

Monarch Quantum, Seismic, Flock Freight, and Radicle Science

April 14, 2026

A San Diego company was just selected by NASA to build quantum light engines for the first planned space-based quantum gravity gradiometer.

They crossed $100M in capital and contracts within six months of founding.

And they're hiring deeply technical roles right here in San Diego.

That's one of four companies worth knowing about this week.

Howl yeah, let's dive in.

Monarch Quantum — 43 Open SD Roles

Why they matter:

Quantum technology has been a laboratory promise for decades.

Monarch Quantum is building the hardware that makes it real. Their Quantum Light Engines integrate chip-scale lasers, modulators, detectors, fiber optics, and control systems into compact, ruggedized subsystems.

The physical infrastructure that quantum computing, sensing, and communications actually run on.

In February 2026, NASA selected them to deliver integrated photonics for the first planned space-based quantum gravity gradiometer. The applications beyond space: drug discovery, climate modeling, financial optimization, and secure communications.

This is the kind of company most people won't hear about until it's already changed something.

Momentum signals:

Surpassed $100M in capital and contracts within six months of founding
Raised $55M growth round in March 2026 to scale quantum photonics infrastructure
Selected as a founding member of the SoCal Quantum Alliance alongside UCLA
NASA contract for space-based quantum sensing (February 2026)

Open roles across:

Photonics Engineering
Quantum Systems
Robotics and Software
Principal and Director level across multiple disciplines
All open SD roles

If you're a deeply technical engineer ready to work on technology that is moving from lab to launch. This is the one.

Seismic — 6 Roles, SD HQ and Remote US

Why they matter:

Sales and marketing teams run on disconnected tools. Content lives in one place, coaching in another, analytics somewhere else entirely.

Seismic built the platform that pulls it together. Their Enablement Cloud gives go-to-market teams the content, skills, and AI-driven insights they need in one place. Trusted by approximately 2,000 organizations worldwide.

In February 2026, Seismic announced a merger with Highspot, its closest competitor. The combined company keeps the Seismic name, Seismic's CEO, and Seismic's private equity backing. They're now the undisputed category leader in revenue enablement.

And they just launched Winter 2026 with new AI agents and Model Context Protocol support.

Momentum signals:

$3B valuation, headquartered in San Diego
Six consecutive profitable quarters
Merger with Highspot creates category-defining combined platform
Winter 2026 release adds AI agents and MCP support

Open roles across:

Product and Engineering
Sales
All open roles

If you're in AI, product, or enterprise SaaS and want to work at a profitable, category-leading San Diego company during one of the most interesting chapters in its history. It’s worth a look.

🚚 Flock Freight — 6 Open Encinitas Roles

Why they matter:

Most freight trucks on American highways are partially empty.

Flock Freight built the technology to fix that. Their AI-powered shared truckload platform pools shipments from multiple shippers onto a single truck, so everyone pays only for the space they use. Lower cost for shippers, better earnings for carriers, fewer trucks on the road.

Fast Company called it one of the Next Big Things in Tech for 2025. They just raised $60M in Series E funding to keep scaling.

The company is headquartered in Encinitas and is hiring locally.

Momentum signals:

$60M Series E funding (May 2025)
Fast Company 2025 Next Big Things in Tech for Shared Truckload AddOns
Largest shared truckload freight brokerage in the US
Won 2025 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award

Open roles across:

Engineering
Applied AI
All Open Roles

Six roles in Encinitas. If you're in engineering or AI and want to work on a real logistics problem on a real scale, this one is worth a look.

Radicle Science — 2 Open SoCal Roles

Why they matter:

Billions of dollars in wellness products are sold every year, with almost no clinical proof behind them.

Radicle Science is changing that. Their Proof-as-a-Service platform lets health and wellness brands run decentralized, large-scale, placebo-controlled clinical trials faster and at a fraction of traditional cost.

The result: verified evidence for products that have never had it.

Co-founded by Pelin Thorogood, a UCSD Foundation Trustee and chair of the UC San Diego Chancellor's Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Fast Company named it a World Changing Idea.

Former TED owner Chris Anderson invested.

Momentum signals:

Fresh growth round closed April 2026
Launched Radicle Discovery Gen 2, upgraded AI-powered clinical research platform
Investment from Resilience Reserve and Chris Anderson (former TED owner)
Recognized as a Fast Company World Changing Idea

Open roles:

Chief Science & Innovation Officer (CSIO)
Sales Director
All Open Roles

Two roles, a genuinely novel company. If you're at the intersection of health tech, clinical research, and AI, this one is doing something no one else is doing.

Kanani's Open Searches

Kanani is one of San Diego's sharpest tech recruiters. Three fresh roles this week, all on-site in San Diego.

VP of Supply Chain Operations — Amazon/eCommerce — Up to $400K | Hybrid, San Diego Senior operator role leading supply chain for a large-scale eCommerce business. Executive visibility, high ownership.
Senior Product Manager — Up to $170K | On-site, San Diego Drive roadmap and execution across operational platforms and analytics for a scaling eCommerce company.
Senior Data Architect — Up to $195K | On-site, rebuild and future-proof the data foundation.

If any of these look like a fit, reach out to Kanani directly. Tell her Jonah sent you.