Y Combinator Jobs Scraper

Y Combinator Jobs Scraper

Extract startup job listings from Y Combinator's jobs board. Scrape salary ranges, equity, visa sponsorship, experience requirements, full descriptions, founder data, and company metadata from every YC-backed job posting.

Track startup hiring trends, benchmark compensation, and source candidates across the entire YC ecosystem.

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parsebird/yc-jobs-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parsebird/yc-jobs-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: role (string, "software-engineer"/"designer"/"product-manager"/etc.), location (string, "san-francisco"/"new-york"/"remote"/etc.), maxPages (integer), maxResults (integer). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parsebird~yc-jobs-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations

What does Y Combinator Jobs Scraper do?

This Actor scrapes ycombinator.com/jobs, the official job board for Y Combinator-backed startups. Every job is automatically enriched with its detail page. Each record includes:

• Job details — title, type (full-time/contract/internship), role category, subcategory
• Compensation — salary range with min/max parsed into numbers, currency, equity percentage range
• Location — city, state, country, or "Remote"
• Requirements — experience level, visa sponsorship status
• Company data — name, YC batch, tagline, founded year, team size, status, website, logo
• Founders — names and roles
• Full description — complete job description in both plain text and HTML
• Apply URL — direct link to apply

Why scrape YC Jobs?

• Salary benchmarking — Compare compensation across YC startups by role, location, and company stage
• Recruiting — Source candidates interested in startup roles, or find companies hiring for specific skills
• Market research — Track hiring patterns, in-demand roles, and growth signals across the YC ecosystem
• Lead generation — Identify fast-growing companies and decision-makers (founders)
• Investment research — Monitor hiring activity as a signal of company traction
• Job aggregation — Feed YC job data into your own job board, newsletter, or alert system

How to use

1. Go to the Y Combinator Jobs Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free
3. Configure your input:
   • Role — Software Engineer, Designer, Product Manager, Sales, etc.
   • Location — San Francisco, New York, Remote, etc.
   • Max Pages — How many listing pages to paginate
   • Max Results — Cap the number of jobs returned
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
role	string	software-engineer	Role filter: software-engineer, designer, product-manager, recruiting-hr, sales-manager, marketing, support, operations, science
location	string	(empty)	Location filter: san-francisco, new-york, los-angeles, seattle, austin, chicago, india, remote
maxPages	integer	10	Max listing pages to paginate (each page has ~20-35 jobs)
maxResults	integer	100	Max jobs to return (0 = unlimited)

Output data

Each job is enriched with its detail page automatically:

{
    "jobId": "W6pjo0Q-senior-software-engineer",
    "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/confido/jobs/W6pjo0Q-senior-software-engineer",
    "companyName": "Confido",
    "companySlug": "confido",
    "companyUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/confido",
    "companyTagline": "AI-enabled financial automation and intelligence for CPG Brands",
    "ycBatch": "S21",
    "jobType": "Full-time",
    "roleCategory": "Engineering",
    "roleSubcategory": "Full stack",
    "salaryRange": "$210,000 - $280,000",
    "salaryMin": 210000,
    "salaryMax": 280000,
    "salaryCurrency": "USD",
    "equity": "0.20% - 0.30%",
    "location": "New York, New York, US",
    "experience": "3+ years",
    "visaSponsorship": "Will sponsor",
    "description": "Confido is building an AI-native operating system for brands...",
    "descriptionHtml": "<p><strong>About Confido</strong></p>...",
    "companyDescription": "Confido is a next-generation financial automation...",
    "companyFounded": 2020,
    "companyTeamSize": 28,
    "companyStatus": "Active",
    "companyLocation": "New York",
    "companyWebsite": "https://www.confidotech.com",
    "companyLogo": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/...",
    "founders": [
        {"name": "Kara Holinski", "role": "Founder"},
        {"name": "Justin Hunter", "role": "Founder"}
    ],
    "datePosted": "2026-03-17T03:36:35Z",
    "applyUrl": "https://account.ycombinator.com/authenticate?...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-04T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Cost	Rate
yc-job-detail	$0.0028	$2.80 per 1,000 jobs

Cost examples:

• 10 jobs: $0.028
• 50 jobs: $0.14
• 100 jobs: $0.28
• 500 jobs: $1.40
• 1,000 jobs: $2.80

You only pay for the jobs actually returned.

Tips and best practices

• Start small — Set maxResults to 5-10 to preview the data before running larger scrapes
• Role filter is required for pagination — The general /jobs page caps at ~20 jobs; role/location pages support full pagination
• Combine role + location — Filter by both to get targeted results (e.g. "Software Engineer" in "San Francisco")
• Scheduling — Set up weekly runs to track new job postings and hiring trends

Integrations

Connect this Actor to your workflow:

• Google Sheets — Export results directly
• Webhooks — Trigger actions when new data arrives
• API — Access data programmatically via the Apify API
• Zapier / Make — Automate downstream workflows