YC Jobs Scraper - Work at a Startup

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Search Y Combinator's Work at a Startup jobs — roles at funded startups with company info and apply links.

What you get

Search Y Combinator's Work at a Startup jobs — roles at funded startups with company info and apply links.

Why use this YC Jobs scraper

• Startup-only listings — jobs at YC-backed companies, not the general market.
• Role fields — title, company, location, job type, and apply URL.
• Keyword and role filters — the same facets the board exposes.

Scrape YC Jobs data in minutes

{
  "query": [
    "software engineer"
  ]
}

{
  "query": [
    "product manager"
  ]
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
query	No	Free-text search, e.g. "frontend", "machine learning". Leave empty for all jobs.
role	No	Role category slug from workatastartup.com, e.g. software-engineer, product-manager, design.
maxJobs	No	Max jobs. Default: 100.

Output fields

• jobId
• title
• jobType
• roleType
• location
• salaryMin
• salaryMax
• salaryCurrency
• equityMin
• equityMax
• companyName
• companySlug
• companyBatch
• companyOneLiner
• companyLogoUrl
• companyLastActiveAt
• applyUrl
• jobUrl

Example result

{
  "jobId": 13302,
  "title": "Software Engineer - Backend",
  "jobType": "Full-time",
  "roleType": "Backend",
  "location": "Seattle, WA",
  "salaryMin": null,
  "salaryMax": null,
  "salaryCurrency": null,
  "equityMin": null,
  "equityMax": null,
  "companyName": "Mason",
  "companySlug": "mason",
  "companyBatch": "W16",
  "companyOneLiner": "Mason is the fastest way to take smart devices from idea to end user",
  "companyLogoUrl": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/70881ad94c495ff9a1501555a31b61ee9ba0c769.png",
  "companyLastActiveAt": "4 months ago",
  "applyUrl": "https://account.ycombinator.com/authenticate?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.workatastartup.com%2Fapplication%3Fsignup_job_id%3D13302&defaults%5BsignUpActive%5D=true&defaults%5Bwaas_company%5D=991",
  "jobUrl": "https://www.workatastartup.com/companies/mason/jobs/13302"
}

Common use cases

• Find startup jobs by role
• Track YC company hiring
• Feed recruiting pipelines
• Map startup job-market trends

Compared to alternatives

• vs other YC Jobs scrapers on the Store — pay-per-result billing means empty or failed searches cost nothing; you are not charged for a run that returns zero rows.
• vs building your own — no proxy management, markup-change maintenance, or infrastructure to run; paste inputs and consume the dataset.

Limitations

• YC portfolio companies only.
• Listings rotate as startups fill roles.
• Salary data appears only where companies disclose it.

FAQ

Do I need an account or cookies?

No — the Actor reads public data only. There is no login to configure and no account to risk.

What happens when a search returns nothing?

The run completes with zero (or an explicit error) rows. Per-result billing means you are not charged for empty output.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes — attach an Apify schedule or use the saved tasks to re-run the same inputs daily or weekly.

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Last verified: 2026-09

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