Hacker News Who Is Hiring Scraper
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Hacker News Who Is Hiring Scraper
Fast, lightweight scraper for Hacker News "Who is hiring?" threads. Extract structured tech jobs, direct recruiter emails, remote policies, and tech stacks with custom keyword filtering. Export directly to JSON, CSV, or Excel.
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$2.00 / 1,000 job scrapeds
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Hacker News "Who Is Hiring" Scraper
Extract structured tech job postings, direct hiring manager emails, remote status, and tech stacks from the monthly Hacker News "Who is hiring?" threads without browser overhead.
Features
- Automated Thread Resolution: Automatically finds and scrapes the newest monthly thread using chronological search if no ID is specified.
- Keyword & Tech Stack Filtering: Filter postings by comma-separated keywords (e.g.
Rust, Python, AI, Staff, Founding) to isolate relevant leads. - Remote Role Filtering: Instantly isolate remote-friendly positions.
- Direct Lead Extraction: Regex-based extraction of hiring manager and recruiter contact emails directly from post bodies.
- Clean Text Formatting: Strips HTML noise and decodes HTML entities so links and company descriptions are immediately usable.
- Ultra-Fast & Cost-Efficient: Direct API execution on 256 MB RAM—extracts hundreds of listings in seconds with zero proxy overhead.
- Export Ready: Native exports to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or direct webhook ingestion via Zapier and Make.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | String | "" | Comma-separated keywords to filter by (e.g., Python, React, Founding). Matches if any term appears. |
remoteOnly | Boolean | false | When enabled, only saves listings that explicitly offer remote work. |
maxItems | Integer | 1000 | Maximum number of job postings to extract. |
threadId | String | "" | Optional Hacker News story ID (e.g. 41419356). If empty, scrapes the latest active thread. |
Output Schema
Each job listing pushed to the dataset contains structured metadata:
{"id": "41419402","company": "Stripe","headline": "Stripe | Infrastructure Engineer | Remote (US) | Full-time","isRemote": true,"email": "eng-jobs@stripe.com","text": "Stripe is looking for engineers to scale our core payment systems. We rely heavily on Go, Ruby, and AWS. Apply at [https://stripe.com/jobs/](https://stripe.com/jobs/)...","author": "recruiter_dan","postedAt": "2026-09-01T15:04:12.000Z","url": "[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41419402](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41419402)"}
Use Cases
- Job Seekers: Set up automated email or Slack alerts via Make/Zapier whenever a role matching your tech stack is posted.
- Recruitment & Lead Generation: Collect direct contact info for engineering managers and technical founders actively looking for talent.
- Market Intelligence: Monitor technology adoption, remote work policies, and compensation trends across tech hubs.
Pricing
- Zero start fees.
- Platform compute included.