Is Hacker News a good place to find a job in tech?

Question

I read somewhere that HN is not a good place to find a job in tech any longer.Do you use HN for job search? Any luck?

mtmail · Accepted Answer

"Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36160198 is two years old. Maybe it changed indeed.It might add context it seems you run a directory website for job boards and in the past promoted various job boards on HN.

snicky · Answer

I've been hired 3 times after replying to "who is hiring" posts in the past which resulted in 8 years of employment total. Recently, I've been contacted by a couple of interesting startups after posting to "who wants to be hired" threads. I'd say it's still pretty good and definitely way better than other public channels.

uyzstvqs · Answer

There is no good place to find a job in tech in 2025. But HN "Who wants to be hired" is probably the best. You'll at least get some serious interviews (maybe, potentially, hypothetically), compared to none at all on LinkedIn or Indeed.At least in Western Europe, that is.

Is Hacker News a good place to find a job in tech?

I read somewhere that HN is not a good place to find a job in tech any longer.
Do you use HN for job search? Any luck?

"Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36160198 is two years old. Maybe it changed indeed.
It might add context it seems you run a directory website for job boards and in the past promoted various job boards on HN.

There is no good place to find a job in tech in 2025. But HN "Who wants to be hired" is probably the best. You'll at least get some serious interviews (maybe, potentially, hypothetically), compared to none at all on LinkedIn or Indeed.
At least in Western Europe, that is.