Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2025)

Pave | https://www.pavefi.com | Data Scientist | Backend Engineer | Remote (US or Canada) | Full-time

I’m the Director of Engineering at Pave, a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing financial access for underserved consumers and small businesses through AI-powered Cashflow Analytics and Scores. 50+ risk teams use Pave to reduce defaults, provide the optimal loan amount/credit limit, and maximize collections success.

- We’re hiring Software Engineers in Backend, Full Stack, Data and ML to scale our data processing platform to 100M+ users: https://wellfound.com/l/2BmPpa

- We’re hiring Data Scientists to ship models that will redefine the US credit system, making it fair and inclusive: https://wellfound.com/l/2AqFf9

Shoot us an email at howdy@pave.dev and let us know you found us on HN!

Pave is backed by Better Tomorrow, Bessemer, 8VC, and other top funds and angels from Coinbase, Chime, SoFi, CashApp, and Plaid.

MeritFirst | Software Engineer | Austin, TX (onsite)

MeritFirst is a VC-backed startup building a new way to identify talent, where intelligence, problem-solving, and adaptability matter more than credentials. We're a small, profitable team using a modern stack (TypeScript, Next.js, Postgres/Drizzle, Vercel).

You'll work side-by-side with the founders, own features end-to-end, and have direct input into product decisions. Competitive salary + equity.

Apply here: https://meritfirst.us/candidate/tests/46e6bb96-3c1e-4451-ac8...

Outschool.org is hiring a senior engineer to help us refine and build features that help families find the schools, tutors, therapies and resources that match their needs, all using state funded programs.

https://outschool.org/careers

29 team wide paid days off a year plus unlimited vacation. This is doing work that matters, and living well along the way!

Hopkins PE — Remote (US/UK time zones preferred) — Forward-Deployed Engineer & Embedded Analyst — chris@hopkins.pe

Hopkins PE is building the first AI agent for private equity. Our mission is to help deal teams move faster, make sharper decisions, and cut reliance on external vendors by embedding AI directly into the investment workflow. We’re backed by leading investors and already have hundreds of firms on the waitlist.

Roles open now:

Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE): Embedded with PE firms, rapid prototyping, adapting our AI to live deals (Python, FastAPI, React, Postgres, cloud).

Embedded Analyst / Outcome Lead (Echo): Ex-PE/IB/consulting operator, mapping pain points, defining outcomes, and working alongside FDEs to deliver value.

If you thrive in ambiguous, high-stakes environments and want to shape how AI transforms private equity, send a note + CV to chris@hopkins.pe .

I just applied to this. I am really excited and would be honored if I could get a chat.