Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2025)

You’ll:

- Own and ship full-stack features across SvelteKit, GraphQL, and Python

- Work in person with a high-output team, solving real pain points for top law firms

- Build AI-native product.

Must:

- Be NYC-based (or willing to move)

- Be serious, fast, and ready to work long hours on hard problems

- 2+ years experience

Nice: FastAPI, GraphQL, Tailwind, Svelte, Bun/Deno, AI/ML infra, structured concurrency

We're looking for talented individuals interested in solving some of the hardest problems in real-time databases and front-end technology. If you love building delightful developer experiences and want to work on cutting-edge tech, we want to hear from you!

Our current stack: Typescript + Clojure + AWS Aurora Postgres

* We offer client SDKs, a CLI tool, and web GUI to interact with Instant. All written in Typescript

* We have a server written in Clojure for managing websocket connections, parsing queries, running permissions, and broadcasting novelty.

* All of which sits on top AWS Aurora Postgres

Open Roles:

* Typescript Engineer - Help build the best type system for our database and improve developer experience.

* Full-Stack Engineer - Build frontend sync engines and UIs that developers use for hours.

* Backend Engineer - Solve hard database problems and build infrastructure to handle 100k+ connections.

Additional details:

* Location: We're based in San Francisco, CA!

* In-person or open to relocation only: We're a small team and we really do prefer all working together in person!

* Compensation: Sliding scale between 0.5%-2% equity and 150k - 200k base + medical/dental/vision benefits

Our vision is to be the infrastructure for all apps of the future. If this jives with you we should really talk . Send us an email: founders@instantdb.com with a bit about yourself, and a project you've worked on.

About Lumafield: Lumafield was founded in 2019 to upgrade manufacturing by making the most advanced tools more accessible. Our AI-driven platform and industrial CT scanning technology give engineers unprecedented visibility into their products, helping them make better decisions, faster. We’re headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with an office in San Francisco, CA. Lumafield is building the future of manufacturing through deeper insights, greater autonomy, and continuous innovation.

We recently raised our Series C funding of $75 million, further accelerating our mission to revolutionize manufacturing.

Open Roles: Frontend Software Engineer (SF Bay Area) Backend Software Engineer (SF Bay Area) Research Engineer (Greater Boston Area) UX Designer (SF Bay Area)

Don't see a role you're looking for? Visit our careers page (https://www.lumafield.com/careers) and send us a message!

- We’re building a finance / cash operating system - Growing fast - Hard integration, scaling, and design challenges

Backed by top-tier investors: Contrary, SV Angel, Susa Ventures, and the founders of SoFi and Tinder. What you’ll do: Design and build APIs and features from scratch. Scale and improve current systems. Ship.

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