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Posted by whoishiring 1/2/2026

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2026)

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.

Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does.

Please only post if you are actively filling a position and are committed to responding to applicants.

Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.

Readers: please only email if you are personally interested in the job.

Searchers: try https://dheerajck.github.io/hnwhoishiring/, http://nchelluri.github.io/hnjobs/, https://hnresumetojobs.com, https://hnhired.fly.dev, https://kennytilton.github.io/whoishiring/, https://hnjobs.emilburzo.com, or this (unofficial) Chrome extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hn-hiring-pro/mpfal....

Don't miss this other fine thread: Who wants to be hired? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46466073

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alexmchale 1/6/2026|
GreenArrow Email | Remote | Full-Time https://www.greenarrowemail.com/careers/developer

I'm Alex McHale, Lead Developer at GreenArrow Email. We're looking to add an additional developer to our team. The right candidate will have solid Go skills and can "hit the ground running" (so sorry for the cliché). Bonus if you're a polyglot who might have skills in Ruby on Rails and JavaScript.

We've put a lot of thought into our job post. Please give it a read. If you think you're a fit, there's a link at the bottom of the post with a form to fill out.

Isaac_franklyn 1/15/2026|
Hey alex, I'm looking for a job right now and I think I would be a good fit for your organization. I love Go, that's what made me reignite my love towards programming, I have built scalable systems like Distributed Databases using Raft to building low - level backend HTTP/1.1 protocols purely without using any external libraries. I genuinely love Go and love to build stuff in it, and looking at your requirements I am assuming I met a fellow gopher. Regarding Ruby on Rails I would love to learn about it, I like learning new stuff that I can use with Go and current projects. As once a great programmer said the late Terry A Davis "an idiot admires complexity but a genius admires simplicity" I live by this motto. I am more than ready to hit the ground running on Day-1 and I would love to code and learn many more things. Thank you

here is my X: https://x.com/isaacfranklyn10 my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-franklyn/ my github: https://github.com/isaac-albert

groznyj 1/12/2026||
Atomscale | Software Engineer, Full Stack | Boston, MA (Hybrid Onsite) | https://atomscale.ai

Atomscale is building AI to improve atomic-scale materials manufacturing. Our goal is to help translate new materials into new technologies and products by making sure they can be created at scale instead of stalling at R&D.

This is a hard (but exciting!) challenge that involves high-throughput data ingestion and processing pipelines, complex materials science data visualization, and hardware integrations for direct synthesis control. The payoff is unlocking new technologies that address today's most pressing challenges.

⎯

We're looking for a Product-oriented Software Engineer that will:

- Build ergonomic interfaces for data visualization, workflow automation, and AI-copilot assistance.

- Develop backend systems with flexible, expressive data models and performant APIs.

- Create desktop apps for on-premises low-latency data streaming and hardware integrations.

(You don't need background in materials science)

⎯

More details: https://www.atomscale.ai/careers/software-engineer-full-stac...

To apply: email jobs@atomscale.ai with the job title + HN

jtwaleson 1/12/2026||
Comper | First Product Designer / UI Engineer | €80-100k + equity | Utrecht, The Netherlands | ONSITE | https://comper.io

We make software landscapes understandable and explorable. Our canvas is zoom-to-code, and shows data on overlays from all of the git repos in your company. LLMs go through the codebase and extract the architecture.

We provide clarity when it's most needed: re-orgs, onboarding, explaining the tech stack at board meetings. Or just being stuck in your IDE and want to ask your team mate a question.

Comper needs someone that can design revolutionary UIs and go where no man has gone before. I don't know exactly what to call this role, as it crosses several disciplines: Design, Engineering, new UIs. Our UI is the core of our product: a zoomable canvas that has all your code, documentation and diagrams on it. We have a long way ahead and need serious thinking to make sure we explain the software stack as simple as can be.

I'm the founder & CTO. We just raised a pre-seed and are now with 4 people. Find the vacancy on our site and send us an email. Site is a bit outdated as it's not prio #1. Happy to chat.

grimre4p 1/15/2026||
PayPlan | Platform Specialist (Metabase) | Grantham, UK | Remote | 50,000 GBP / year | Full-Time

At PayPlan, we are embarking on a major transformation of our data insight capabilities. We are seeking a Platform Specialist who will act as the Subject Matter Expert in Metabase, leading its rollout and ensuring adoption across the organisation.

This hybrid role offers flexibility, with 2 days in our Grantham office and potential for full remote work after 12 months. Our team is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of people in debt and provides a supportive work culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Join us and be part of a mission-driven organisation that values empathy and respect.

More details and option to apply: https://devitjobs.uk/jobs/PayPlan-Platform-Specialist-Metaba...

ryoungbobbett 1/2/2026||
Piq Energy | Full Stack Software Engineer | SF, Athens, or US REMOTE | Full-time | $150k-$250k + equity (SF; location-adjusted)

https://jobs.gem.com/piqenergy/am9icG9zdDp5j21vRWEpgIUq005H6...

Piq Energy builds software that helps renewable and large-load developers get projects connected to the electric grid faster. We automate grid interconnection studies and planning workflows.

You’ll own features end-to-end: interactive frontend, backend APIs, data pipelines, AI agents, and power systems simulation workflows. We’re looking for experienced generalists who like ownership, real-world impact, and scaling startups.

Stack: Typescript, Svelte, GraphQL, Mapbox, D3.js, Python, LLM agents, Postgres, workflow orchestration

afian 1/3/2026||
Afi Labs | Sales Associate | REMOTE (US) | Contract or Full-time

Afi Labs (http://www.afi.io) is a software consulting company that specializes in building software for transportation and logistics companies. I'm looking for a part or full-time sales associate to sell route optimization software and APIs to grocery delivery companies, tech forward logistics providers or larger fleets that would benefit from truck routing.

The ideal candidate would have either worked at a route optimization provider or is deeply connected to the last mile delivery industry (e.g. you've sold software or services to third party logistics providers). Email afian at afi dot io if this sounds like you.

logicallee 1/3/2026|
sent you an email :)
n0cturne 1/13/2026||
Upwave | Senior Software Engineer | REMOTE (US) | https://upwave.com

Upwave is a YC/venture-funded startup that helps large enterprises plan, measure, and optimize brand advertising campaigns using advanced analytics and AI. We offer a comprehensive set of tools that help our Fortune 500 clients understand and improve how they're perceived in the marketplace, how aware consumers are of the value they provide, and how much consumers trust them to provide the value they promise.

Our platform leverages AI to deliver deeper insights, automate complex analysis, and help marketers make data-driven decisions faster. We've been rapidly expanding our list of enterprise customers and deepening our integrations with "household name" partners. As we grow, we need engineers to help us build even more unique, differentiated, valuable, scalable, and robust analytical SaaS tools and products.

About the Role: Upwave is a startup and we need an experienced generalist "startup engineer" who's experienced doing the wide variety of technical work that modern SaaS startups need. That includes backend web development (JVM frameworks), frontend SPA development (mostly React), AWS-based cloud engineering, data engineering, and working with AI/ML capabilities to enhance our analytics platform.

Our team emphasizes high-quality, high-velocity, sustainable software development in a collaborative and inclusive team environment. We're a small team that gives our engineers a lot of autonomy, and we want people who are excited to step in and learn whatever's needed to get the job done (whether that's new technical skills or business domain knowledge.)

If interested, email me: jason.kelly@upwave.com

BetterSea 1/14/2026||
We are looking for a full-stack "ninja" to join BetterSea full-time.

We are a team of entrepreneurs, decarbonisation experts and tech enthusiasts who believe in purpose-driven innovation. We are building a maritime carbon exchange as an engine to commercialise maritime decarbonisation.

In just 2.5 years of existence, we have made history in launching the first regulatory carbon exchange index, capturing 10% of the global market, 50% of SOM, getting awards and being featured in top maritime newspapers. The team grew from to 22 this year. Metrics wise, we are revenue-generating, close to breaking even and approaching series A.

Looking fora backend heavy full-stack developer, 5+y experience in python , fastapi, drf, docker, GCP, terraform. frontend react, redux, zustand, tailwindcss (chakra ui, or shadcn - similar libraries)

Position: remote, CET (+-2h) Type: contract Process: call with the founder and head of engineering, tech test, offer

Apply:: gordana.ilic@bettersea.tech (add HN in subject line)

BetterSea 1/23/2026|
We received an overwhelming number of applications, thus we will halting the acceptance of new applications for the time being. Thank you very much for your interest and time!
joshwget 1/9/2026||
Hightouch | Multiple Roles | Remote | Full-time | $180,000 - $320,000 USD + equity

Hightouch is the modern AI platform for marketing and growth teams. Our AI agents reimagine marketing workflows, allowing marketers to create content, plan campaigns, and execute strategies with transformational velocity and performance. Hightouch is a rare company built on the intersection of two fundamental technological shifts: advances in LLMs and agentic AI, and the creation and rapid adoption of cloud data warehouses like Snowflake and Databricks. Building on these tailwinds, we’ve become a leader in AI marketing and partner with industry leaders like Domino’s, Chime, Spotify, Ramp, Whoop, Grammarly, and over 1000 others.

Our team focuses on making a meaningful impact for our customers. We approach challenges with first-principles thinking, move quickly and efficiently, and treat each other with compassion and kindness. We look for team members who are strong communicators, have a growth mindset, and are motivated and persistent in achieving our goals.

Open Roles: Backend Engineer, AI Content Agents Developer Productivity Engineer Full Stack Product Engineer ML Engineer, AI Decisioning Software Engineer, AI Agents Software Engineer, Control Plan Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Journeys

We are committed to reviewing all applications

Darshan009 1/15/2026||
Hi Hightouch Team,

I’m excited about Hightouch’s work at the intersection of LLM-powered agents and cloud data platforms, and I’m reaching out to express interest in backend and AI agents–focused roles.

I’m a Software Engineer with experience building scalable backend and distributed systems, as well as production AI platforms. My background includes designing event-driven microservices on AWS, optimizing data-intensive pipelines, and shipping LLM-powered systems such as agent workflows, RAG-based services, and large-scale inference optimized for latency and cost. I’ve also worked across the stack to deliver reliable, customer-facing systems at scale.

I’d love to explore how my experience could contribute to Hightouch’s AI agent and platform initiatives, and would welcome the opportunity to connect or interview.

Best regards, Darshan Vaghasiya darshangvaghasiya0@gmail.com

dserban 1/9/2026|||
These roles are North America only, based on your careers page. Please consider adding a caveat to the "Remote" designation.
astromar 1/14/2026||
I applied to AI Agents Software Engineer.
cube2222 1/2/2026|
Spacelift | Remote (Europe) | Full-time | Senior Software Engineer | $80k-$110k+ (can go higher)

We're a VC-funded startup (recently raised $51M Series C) building an infrastructure orchestrator and collaborative management platform for Infrastructure-as-Code – from OpenTofu, Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Kubernetes, to Ansible.

On the backend we're using 100% Go with AWS primitives. We're looking for backend developers who like doing DevOps'y stuff sometimes (because in a way it's the spirit of our company), or have experience with the cloud native ecosystem. Ideally you'd have experience working with an IaC tool, i.e. Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, or SaltStack.

Overall we have a deeply technical product, trying to build something customers love to use, and have a lot of happy and satisfied customers. We promise interesting work, the ability to open source parts of the project which don't give us a business advantage, as well as healthy working hours.

If that sounds like fun to you, please apply at https://careers.spacelift.io/jobs/3006934-software-engineer-...

You can find out more about the product we're building at https://spacelift.io and also see our engineering blog for a few technical blog posts of ours: https://spacelift.io/blog/engineering

Additionally, we're hiring for a new product we're building, Flows. Mostly the same requirements and tech stack, without the devops bits. You can see a demo of Flows and apply for it here: https://careers.spacelift.io/jobs/6438380-product-software-e...

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