Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' Parser: Remote Tech Jobs
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Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' Parser: Remote Tech Jobs
Parse monthly Hacker News Who is Hiring threads into structured tech jobs, remote status, salaries, and founder emails.
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Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' Parser: Remote Tech Jobs (v1.0)
Automatically parse the monthly Hacker News "Ask HN: Who is hiring?" mega-threads (often 800–1,200+ comments) into structured, searchable tech job postings.
Extract company names, job titles, remote work policies, compensation/salary ranges, contact emails, and tech stacks.
⚡ Key Capabilities
- Algolia API Integration: Discovers the latest official monthly thread published by
@whoishiringautomatically without manual link configuration. - Structured Field Extraction: Parses company names, role titles, and locations from standard HN format strings (
Company | Role | Location | Remote | Comp). - Remote & Visa Filters: Detects
REMOTE,HYBRID, orONSITEstatus and visa sponsorship eligibility. - Tech Stack Tagging: Identifies languages and frameworks (
Python,TypeScript,Rust,Go,React,PyTorch,AWS,PostgreSQL). - Direct Founder / Hiring Email: Extracts direct application emails and links for candidate outreach.
⚙️ Input Parameters
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
roleKeyword | string | "" | Filter by role or skill (e.g. Rust, Frontend, AI, Staff). Leave blank for all. |
onlyRemote | boolean | true | Restrict output to remote or hybrid positions. |
maxJobs | integer | 50 | Maximum jobs to output into the dataset (up to 1,000). |
📦 Sample Dataset Record
{"company": "Stripe","role": "Staff Infrastructure Engineer","remoteStatus": "REMOTE","location": "Remote (US / Canada)","salaryRange": "$190k - $240k","visaSponsored": true,"contactEmail": "infra-jobs@stripe.com","techStack": ["Go", "Kubernetes", "AWS", "TypeScript"],"hnLink": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41234567","scrapedAt": "2026-10-31T20:56:00.000Z"}