Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2025)

I can relate to this reaction for a variety of startups. I still am interested in working for these light mission or neutral mission startups, rather than crypto or something empty, but I wish we had a lot of deep mission startups to choose from. I blame the diluted mission problem on VC + hypergrowth. If more startups could focus on less aggressive capital and growth goals and let the founders dream more, I think we would all be more excited.

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Danti | Senior Full Stack/Front Eng Engineer | Remote (US), DC, SF, ATL, MIA | https://danti.ai/

Company - Knowledge engine for data tied to physical places (drone data, satellite imagery, ship beacons, cell phone videos to news, social, fire locations etc.). We build tools for US Government and commercial markets that allow anyone of any skill to ask questions of the sensors generating information around the planet and encoding once complex intelligence and other workflows so agents can walk users through these workflows in seconds. You will work with founders with multiple successful prior startups, experts in government and intelligence data systems, engineers from some of the top tech companies and startups, and support from tier 1 investors, many active government contracts and customers. Help FEMA get money to those impacted by fires fast, help foreign nations dealing with migratory crisis, help defense analysts tract illicit maritime activities and also support the insurance, property tech space as well.

Role - Looking for someone with full stack skills but to mainly focus on the front end, huge customer empathy and can take a concept and pull it through a full work flow and fast. React expert, cracked engineer, can rip through features overnight. Thoughtful on reliability and testing but still able to execute at speed while bringing others up around them.

Don't need a clearance or prior government experience but if you want to learn this world quickly, work at the intersection of AI and defense tech this is the shot. You will get seed level equity with A/B round revenue, great cash comp.

Email me the founder directly - jesse@danti.ai

IVPN | System and Network Administrator | Remote (UTC-1 to UTC+3) | Full-time | https://www.ivpn.net

IVPN is a privacy-focused consumer VPN service in operation since 2010. We have high ethical standards, regular security audits and a stellar reputation among security and privacy analysts. This year we are launching multiple new services to complement our VPN offering.

We are looking for a System and Network Administrator with the following responsibilities: maintaining and ensuring the high availability of our network of hundreds of servers, including VPN gateways / interfacing with ISP's to resolve upstream network issues / provide tier 2 and 3 support to our customer support team for issues relating to infrastructure / consolidating infrastructure, unifying monitoring and aligning operational practices across the business.

The position is fully remote with high level of autonomy: maximum freedom, minimum meetings.

What we expect: 5+ years experience managing Linux servers including bare-metal. / Strong understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, SSL/TLS and other related Internet protocols / Experience working with a configuration management tool e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Salt. / 5+ years experience with Python, Go or other scripting languages / Interest in infosec, specifically with regards to public key cryptography, firewalls and Linux server hardening.

You can email me if you have any questions about the role: viktor at ivpn.net.

If you are ready, you can apply here: https://www.careers-page.com/ivpn/job/L67WWWY5