Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2025)

/$2500mo → $150K-300K FTE + 0.5%-3% equity

/Our final boss is to de-throne Yelp with co-op

/Validated, 7 paid clients and growing

/Next milestone: 50+ clients, $45305/y pre-mvp

yc@joinshop.co https://joinshop.co

We are building an AI platform that empowers retail traders with institutional-grade research tools and real-time strategy guidance. As our first technical hire, you will own the full lifecycle from AI model research to production deployment. You will design and implement data pipelines for market, news, and sentiment feeds, fine-tune LLMs for financial reasoning, and ship features that help retail traders make smarter, faster decisions with hedge-fund-level tooling. You will collaborate directly with AI researchers, engineers, traders, and quants from top institutions to bring financial intelligence to the retail trading world.

Minimal Qualifications Proficiency in Python and modern ML/AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX) Hands-on experience with LLMs, transformers, time-series modeling, or AI agents Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), scalable API development, and data engineering pipelines Proven ability to take projects from initial concept to production deployment Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics (in progress acceptable), or a Bachelor’s degree with a proven track record of work supported by a GitHub

What We’re Looking For AI/ML Expertise – Proven experience with LLMs, transformers, or other foundation models Cloud & Infrastructure Skills – Proficiency in the Python ML stack, scalable API development, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP End-to-End Ownership – Ability to take projects from concept through production deployment Research Mindset – Experience implementing state-of-the-art AI methods and conducting research in ML/AI

Nice to Have Publications in ML/AI conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, CVPR, etc.) Trade strategy generation and backtesting experience Interest in trading and understanding of retail workflows across stocks, crypto, and futures Familiarity with brokerage APIs (Interactive Brokers, Alpaca, etc.) Knowledge of options strategies, risk management, and portfolio optimization The drive, creativity, and technical depth to be that “cracked” engineer

Email Resumes/GitHub: alexyskoutnev@gmail.com

We’re looking for a full-stack engineer with strong experience in React, PHP, and AWS to take technical ownership of a fast-growing product. You'll work on an HR/coding evaluation platform used by hundreds of companies across LATAM. This is a profitable, growing SaaS.

What we’re looking for: (1) Senior React & PHP developer; (2) Fluent with AI dev tools (Cursor, Claude Code); (3) Startup/SaaS experience or shipped your own products.

Compensation: $3.5k-5k/mo on a B2B contract, depending on experience and fit. Other details: Remote, full-time, 3 short meetings/week, B2B contract, LATAM or Europe.

Apply here: https://airtable.com/appH4dOGEi6iiotOE/pagWpeEDUfb9dCMCI/for...

NVIDIA’s Air team builds a web app that simulates real data centers for design and validation. Learn more: https://air.nvidia.com

You’ll: design/build web apps & REST APIs in Python/Django; write clean, tested code; review PRs; debug performance/security issues; partner with PM/architects; and ship scalable features used by teams running the world’s most advanced data centers.

Must have: 3+ years Python + Django; REST/async; SQL + relational DBs; Docker/QEMU; Git; agile collaboration; strong comms.

Nice to have: Kubernetes; Linux networking & SDN debugging; JavaScript/HTML/CSS; Angular.

Compensation (depends on level/location): L2 $120,000–$189,750; L3 $148,000–$235,750 + equity + benefits. Apply: [paste your ATS link for JR1999975] (or search JR1999975 at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/about-nvidia/careers/)

You can message me on linkedin if you'd like more info or would like a referral! https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameure/