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Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Red Balloon Security | Security Researchers, Software Engineers | NYC, Northern Virginia | ONSITE, HYBRID | Full-time, Interns (paid) | US Citizenship Required | https://redballoonsecurity.com

We are a team of expert researchers and engineers focused on securing embedded devices. We work with partners across critical industries, and on government-funded research programs (think DARPA). "Full-stack" for us doesn't just stop at back end code; it means being comfortable with operating systems, firmware, and signals going over the wire. You'll succeed here if you are a quick learner who loves working independently on tough, technical problems nobody has ever solved before.

Day-to-day tasks might include:

* Tearing apart a device in our lab, reverse engineering its firmware, and finding security vulnerabilities

* Developing an automated, robotic platform for hardware reverse engineering (custom hardware, vision models, user interfaces, etc.)

* Hooking and patching RTOS kernel functions to execute defensive device integrity validation code, without violating real-time requirements

* Building scalable servers for processing millions of device telemetry messages across thousands of concurrent connections

* Maintaining open-source reverse engineering tools (like OFRAK https://ofrak.com) and cooking up fun demos for hacker conferences (like this web game we built for DEF CON in 2023 https://ofrak.com/tetris/)

Our main office is in Manhattan, but we are building out a new office in Northern Virginia. US citizenship required. Bonus points if you have an active security clearance, or are willing to get one.

Be sure to mention Hacker News in your application.

https://redballoonsecurity.com/careers/

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Form AI | Full-Stack AI Engineer (Contract) | REMOTE (US) / Austin | https://formai.build

Form is an AI fluency/integration startup for executives & their teams. We build AI applications tailored to how clients work, and need an engineer to do the building.

A typical engagement starts with a client describing a workflow eating their week. You scope alongside them, then build something that makes it disappear. Stack is whatever fits: TypeScript and Python, React or Next.js, Claude and other LLM APIs, integrations with the SaaS our clients use (Notion, Slack, Google Workspace). RAG, agents, prompt engineering, and evals when the work calls for them, not for show.

We're looking for someone who has shipped end-to-end as an early engineer somewhere small, has real opinions about LLM applications, and writes readable code. Comfort scoping with clients and communicating in writing is essential, since most of our work happens that way.

1099 fractional, paid monthly. 10-20 hrs/week, $75-150/hour. 40-hour monthly minimum, scaling with client demand. Potential to convert to a full-time role ($150k-$220k) as the practice grows.

Remote, Austin/US-based. To apply: https://formai.build/jobs or email jobs@formai.build.

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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FUTO | https://futo.tech | Austin, TX | Remote or Onsite | Full Time FUTO is an organization dedicated to developing, both through in-house engineering and investment, technologies that frustrate centralization and industry consolidation. Our work consists of a combination of in-house engineering projects, targeted investments, generous grants, and multi-media public education efforts. We are hiring for a few of our…

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thick?

wait till he finds out what FUTO was an acronym for

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Cool job. Wish I knew Rust better.

Honestly, Intelligence and Motivation are the most important things to me, not specific competence with a particular technology. I generally feel like intelligent and motivated people can learn anything.

“expanding”

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, Intelligence and Motivation are the most important things to me, not specific competence with a particular technology. I generally feel like intelligent and motivated people can learn anything.

“expanding”

that's what I get for writing on my phone. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Seeq | https://seeq.com | Staff Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Platform) | REMOTE (Some crossover w/ PST required) | Full-time | $170k + annual cash bonus + equity. Salary range for US-based; local adjustments for other countries.

Seeq creates cutting-edge data analytics software for industrial process data, serving sectors like pharmaceuticals, energy, and manufacturing. Our core product is a robust calculation engine capable of executing advanced math and machine learning algorithms on streaming time-series data. By leveraging generative AI, we enhance usability and accelerate outcomes for our users. We've built up a great remote culture (e.g. annual meetups, home office allowance, generous PTO, a remote office app we created to collaborate) and a dev team that enjoys tackling hard problems that make a difference for our customers (dev blog for more: https://geeq.seeq.com/).

Be sure to mention that you came from Hacker News in your application!

Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (JVM, React, Postgres): https://apply.workable.com/seeq/j/CDBF1AE73C/

Staff Frontend Design Systems Engineer (React, Tailwind, UX): https://apply.workable.com/seeq/j/B3E0E9645D/

Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience (Gradle, Kubernetes, Devex): https://apply.workable.com/seeq/j/A966C8897D/

Staff Software Engineer - Platform (Kubernetes, Terraform, Grafana): https://apply.workable.com/seeq/j/FD4C7FD4F3/

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Project Debug | General Engineer | Singapore (HYBRID) | Full-time | debug.com Project Debug raises, sorts by sex, and releases millions of (non-biting) male mosquitoes in Singapore to reduce the local mosquito population and prevent the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne illnesses. Our trial in Fresno, CA showed a 95% reduction in female mosquitoes during the seasonal peak. Our engineering team is pretty small…

That's absolutely awesome!

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Innolitics | https://innolitics.com | Medical Device AI/ML Engineer | REMOTE | Full-Time | $120,000 - $150,000 + benefits | US Only |

Innolitics helps companies build and FDA-clear healthcare AI.

Requires at least 3 years of full-time experience in AI/ML development work.

Apply here: https://innolitics.com/join/medical-device-ai-ml-engineer/

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Coalition Security | Principal Software Engineer | REMOTE (US) | Full-time | https://coalitioninc.com

Hey there, I'm Jake, Co-Founder & CTO of https://wirespeed.co. Following our acquisition by Coalition, we're expanding our engineering leadership team to support our crazy growth. We're looking for a principal-level backend engineer to own the core of our platform. You'll have end-to-end ownership of high-impact integrations (EDR, identity providers, SIEMs), detection & event processing pipelines, technical direction, and serve as a force multiplier for the team.

What we're looking for:

- Deep backend/distributed systems experience (TypeScript/Node.js preferred)

- Experience as a founding engineer or in highly autonomous roles

- Solid grasp of at least one: EDR, IAM, SIEM, or detection engineering

- Track record of leading architecture and mentoring senior engineers

Full remote, 100% medical/dental/vision, flexible PTO.

Apply: https://www.coalitioninc.com/job-posting/4675147005

Re: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

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Starbridge | Senior Engineers (Kotlin/Java/React/Typescript) | NYC or Remote | Full-time | starbridge.ai Starbridge is building an AI platform that turns large-scale public and enterprise data into reliable sales insights. We are early, moving fast, and building from zero to one, so this role will have huge ownership and product impact.

Backend Engineer: (looking for Kotlin/Java/Scala experience). You'll work across the backend: building enterprise integrations, large-scale scraping and parsing pipelines, and systems that let users apply LLMs to millions of documents to generate insights at scale.

AI Engineer: Applied AI plus strong software engineering. You will build, evaluate, and deploy LLM-driven features like deep document analysis and interactive chat, working with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini. Expect hands-on Python, ML system design, experimentation, and production reliability. Bonus for RAG depth and frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Hugging Face.

We're looking to build our in-person team in NYC but also open to remote!

Apply: https://starbridge.ai/careers and mention HackerNews or email recruiting@starbridge.ai with your resume.

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