Turn Hacker News hiring threads into a structured job list

Automatically pulls the monthly tech hiring thread and turns it into organized, searchable job listings.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per job posting in the thread.

Pattern: Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

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The problem it solves

You want to track which companies are hiring and what roles are open, but scrolling through hundreds of comments in a single thread to find useful details is slow and easy to give up on.

Who it fits

Recruiters, job seekers, or anyone tracking tech hiring trends.

How it works

  1. Fetches the latest monthly hiring thread automatically
  2. Extracts each individual job posting from the discussion
  3. AI pulls out details like role, location, and requirements
  4. Organizes everything into clean, structured records
What you get

Hiring trends you can browse without reading the thread

You get the monthly Hacker News hiring thread turned into a clean, searchable list of open tech roles.

What you get

A structured spreadsheet or database of job listings with role, location, and company details.

What you need

An account with the spreadsheet or database service you choose to store results in.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

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