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# Tech & AI jobs in Tennessee

> Tennessee's tech scene is centered on Nashville, which has grown fast on the back of healthcare IT, music-tech, and a wave of companies relocating for the low costs and no state income tax. Built Technologies and a cluster of health-IT firms anchor it, and Oak Ridge near Knoxville adds serious national-lab research. The roles span fintech, health IT, and enterprise software.

- **Open roles:** 396
- **Hiring companies:** 110
- **Region type:** state
- **Timezone:** America/Chicago
- **Population:** 7,130,000
- **Cost of living:** 10% below the US average, no state income tax, and Nashville is booming.
- **Climate:** Humid subtropical, with hot summers and mild winters. Cooler in the eastern Appalachian highlands.
- **Page:** https://feeny.ai/location/tennessee

## Cities in Tennessee

- [Nashville](https://feeny.ai/location/tennessee/nashville) — 165 jobs
- [Memphis](https://feeny.ai/location/tennessee/memphis) — 115 jobs

## Top companies hiring in Tennessee

- [xAI](https://feeny.ai/companies/xai) — 67 open roles
- [Bolt Farm Treehouse](https://feeny.ai/companies/bolt-farm-treehouse) — 9 open roles
- [Revance ](https://feeny.ai/companies/revance) — 14 open roles
- [EVG Specialty Network](https://feeny.ai/companies/evg-specialty-network) — 11 open roles
- [EnSafe Inc.](https://feeny.ai/companies/ensafe-inc) — 9 open roles
- [LG Electronics](https://feeny.ai/companies/lg-electronics) — 17 open roles
- [Weinstein Properties](https://feeny.ai/companies/weinstein-properties) — 10 open roles
- [Metropolis](https://feeny.ai/companies/metropolis) — 14 open roles
- [Sony Music](https://feeny.ai/companies/sony-music) — 11 open roles
- [Lyft](https://feeny.ai/companies/lyft) — 9 open roles
- [SpaceX](https://feeny.ai/companies/spacex) — 9 open roles

## Top Universities

**Where Tennessee's tech talent studies**

Vanderbilt anchors the talent pool with a strong engineering and business pipeline, and the University of Tennessee produced PetSafe founder Randy Boyd. Belmont's music-business program feeds Nashville's entertainment-tech scene, a genuinely local specialty.

- **Vanderbilt University** (Nashville, TN · 7,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Muhammad Yunus, James Patterson, Amy Grant, David Williams, Muhtar Kent
- **University of Tennessee, Knoxville** (Knoxville, TN · 33,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Randy Boyd, Clarence Brown, Kenneth Walker, Pat Summitt, Bill Dance
- **University of Memphis** (Memphis, TN · 17,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Fred Smith, Penny Hardaway, Kevin Kane
- **Belmont University** (Nashville, TN · 7,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Mike Curb, Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood
- **Middle Tennessee State University** (Murfreesboro, TN · 18,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Kix Brooks, Chris Young, Andy Womack

## Top Unicorns

**Unicorn startups in Tennessee**

Tennessee's private unicorn bench is thin, led by Built Technologies, a Nashville construction-and-real-estate lending software company. The state's tech growth is newer and more relocation-driven than venture-native, so the homegrown unicorn count is still small.

- **[Built Technologies](https://feeny.ai/companies/built-technologies)** — $1.5B · Construction & real-estate lending software

## FAQ

**Tech jobs in Tennessee: common questions**

### How many tech jobs are open in Tennessee right now?

Feeny is tracking about 396 open tech roles in Tennessee from 110 companies hiring. The listings refresh straight from employer career pages, so the count tracks real openings instead of aging on a board. A lot of that growth traces back to companies relocating to the state for its low costs and no income tax.

### Which Tennessee cities have the most tech jobs?

Nashville is the clear center, and it has been booming as companies move in for the cost and tax picture. Memphis adds its own base, and Knoxville sits near serious research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Across the 2 Tennessee cities we index, Nashville accounts for most of the open tech roles.

### What companies are hiring for tech roles in Tennessee?

Nashville's tech scene runs heavily on healthcare IT, with Built Technologies and a cluster of health-IT firms anchoring the hiring. Music-tech has its own niche, fitting for the city. Near Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory brings a different kind of employer entirely, one doing serious national-lab research that most states never touch.

### What kinds of tech roles are common in Tennessee?

Health IT is the biggest lane, a natural fit for Nashville's long history as a healthcare hub. Fintech and enterprise software fill out much of the rest, especially at the companies relocating in. Oak Ridge adds research and scientific-computing roles that sit closer to the lab bench than the typical SaaS job, giving the state an unusual high end.

### What is it like to work in tech in Tennessee?

The pitch is straightforward: cost of living runs about 10 percent below the national average, and Tennessee has no state income tax, so your paycheck goes noticeably further. Nashville is genuinely booming, which means a growing scene but also rising housing costs chasing the older affordability. If you want a fast-growing city and a real tax break, Tennessee is one of the strongest cases in the South.

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