Career stories
Career decisions in tech — compensation, interviewing, management transitions, and burnout — generate some of HN's most widely read threads. This archive collects those discussions for people navigating their professional path.
Salary surveys, layoff experiences, and advice for junior developers surface regularly with candid community input.
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RSS feed for CareerFreelancers are getting buried with 'soulless' AI slop cleanup
theguardian.com · 9 points · 0 comments
Uber Lays Off 10% of Employees in Reorganization
nytimes.com · 7 points · 3 comments
Suwu, an Omarchy inspired web remote shell
suwu.liyu1981.xyz · 2 points · 0 comments
Uber to Cut 3,300 Jobs in Company Overhaul to Reduce Management Layers
bloomberg.com · 9 points · 2 comments
Whose interview process has caught up to the new way of working?
2 points · 8 comments
Telli (YC F24) is hiring engineers and designers [Berlin, on-site]
careers.telli.com · 1 points · 0 comments
How do you survive a job you hate which is slowly making you sick?
5 points · 70 comments
HN Match Maker – Matching "Who Wants to Be Hired?" With "Who's Hiring?"
hnmatchmaker.com · 27 points · 46 comments
Dwarf Fortress creator: industry in shambles over AI and layoffs
2 points · 1 comments
Quill (YC W20) Is Hiring a Fullstack SWE
1 points · 0 comments
Nepal seeks compensation from China, US, India, other large polluters for floods
theprint.in · 11 points · 0 comments
Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI
pcgamer.com · 143 points · 250 comments
Who is hiring? (September 2026)
115 points · 399 comments
Who wants to be hired? (September 2026)
37 points · 576 comments
Tim Cook Sold Out Steve Jobs (2025)
anildash.com · 143 points · 234 comments
CollectWise (YC F24) Is Hiring
ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments
Carmack: Has early Scratch experience led to fulfilling careers?
twitter.com · 35 points · 99 comments
Private 5G for Mining and Remote Operations [pdf]
framerusercontent.com · 5 points · 0 comments
Autonomous (YC F25) is hiring engineers
1 points · 0 comments
The safest job from AI may be writing
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com · 112 points · 211 comments
Interviewing IBM's Christian Zoellin and Christian Jacobi
chipsandcheese.com · 16 points · 0 comments
What do your job interviews look like? (August 2026)
16 points · 12 comments
Why your boss doesn't seem to care about your tech career anymore
businessinsider.com · 20 points · 20 comments
Artie (YC S23) Is Hiring Technical AES
artie.com · 1 points · 0 comments
I filtered August Who is Hiring to 19 $100k+ remote jobs, salary listed
commitasync.com · 3 points · 2 comments
Meta Project OT plan to replace employees with AI agents
thestreet.com · 13 points · 8 comments
Steve Jobs 8th Grade Science Fair Project: The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier
rrauction.com · 7 points · 0 comments
American Airlines' Legendary Mechanic Passes Away at 100 After 80-Year Career
simpleflying.com · 6 points · 163 comments
Attimet (YC F24) Is Hiring Members of Technical Staff – Engineering and Research
ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments
Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight
wsj.com · 8 points · 0 comments