Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

Hacker News Discussion ↗

Roles and Seniority

  • Wide spectrum from students, recent grads, and junior devs up through senior, staff, principal engineers, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and product leaders.
  • Many experienced generalist full‑stack web engineers; numerous backend‑heavy profiles and infrastructure/platform engineers.
  • Several people explicitly seek engineering leadership, technical founder/CTO, or head‑of‑product/engineering roles; others emphasize staying IC but with high impact.

Technical Domains and Stacks

  • Web and backend dominate: JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Next.js, Node, Python (Flask/Django/FastAPI), Ruby/Rails, Java/Spring, Go, C#, PHP/Laravel, and Elixir are common.
  • Data‑oriented roles: data engineers, data scientists, MLOps and AI infra engineers, operations research and optimization specialists, geospatial and search/NLP experts.
  • Strong presence of AI/LLM focus: RAG, agents, MCP, LangChain, fine‑tuning, evaluation, AI‑assisted workflows, and AI product engineering.
  • Systems and low‑level: C/C++, Rust, embedded/firmware, robotics/SLAM, HPC, compilers, functional languages, and kernel‑adjacent work.
  • DevOps/SRE/platform: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/Azure/GCP, CI/CD, observability, internal platforms, cloud migration, and high‑scale infra.
  • Mobile and desktop: iOS/macOS (Swift/Objective‑C), Android, Flutter, React Native, plus occasional game dev and graphics/3D/Unreal/Metal.

Geography, Remote & Relocation

  • Posters from North America, Europe (including UK, Nordics, Eastern Europe), Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and Asia‑Pacific.
  • Strong preference for remote or remote‑first across the thread; many open to hybrid in specific cities.
  • Relocation attitudes vary: some firmly “remote‑only,” others open to moving within regions (EU, US, Canada, etc.) or “for the right role”.

Types of Engagement Sought

  • Mix of full‑time employment, contract/freelance, fractional CTO/architect, advisory, and part‑time side engagements.
  • A few explicitly target internships, off‑season/summer roles, or first job in tech.

Non‑technical Focus & Values

  • Multiple posts emphasize positive social impact (education, climate, health, Africa‑focused work), ethical constraints (no defense/crypto/“harmful” industries), or user‑centric design.
  • Several highlight strengths in UX/UI, product design, design systems, DevRel, community building, and technical writing as complements to engineering skills.

Meta / Thread Notes

  • A few comments point out misposts from the companion “Who’s hiring?” thread and indicate they’ll be moved, but there’s little debate or contention—this is primarily a dense listing of people advertising availability.