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Notes on the startup hiring market
Salary numbers pulled from live job posts, funding signals decoded for engineers, and hiring playbooks for founders. By the team that runs the board.
For engineers
Reading funding signals, valuing equity, and what representation looks like done right.
Engineers · March 24, 2026
Startup equity at seed, Series A, and Series B: what to ask before you sign
The questions that tell you what an equity grant is worth, stage by stage, and the silences that should worry you.
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Engineers · March 5, 2026
Should you join a startup that just raised?
Funding recency is the most useful signal in a startup job search, and the easiest one to misread. How to use it, and when it should scare you off.
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Engineers · February 19, 2026
How a recruiting agency placement works, from the engineer's side
What happens between dropping a CV and signing an offer, what it costs you (nothing), and the questions worth asking any recruiter who contacts you.
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For founders
Hiring after a raise, choosing how to source, and writing posts that senior people answer.
Founders · May 26, 2026
Hiring senior engineers after a raise: the first 90 days
The round is closed and the plan says five engineers by Q4. A working playbook for founders, with the failure points marked.
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Founders · April 28, 2026
Contingency recruiter, in-house, or do it yourself: a founder's honest comparison
The three ways startups source senior engineers, what each really costs, and the break-even points, from a firm that only wins in one column.
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Founders · April 9, 2026
How to write a job post senior engineers will read to the end
Senior engineers spend seconds on a post and they are looking for four things. Most posts hide all four. A teardown, with the fix.
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For the curious
Numbers from the live board: pay, geography, and where the roles are.
The board behind the numbers
Every figure here comes from live roles at funded startups, refreshed several times a day. Browse them, or get matched.