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75 YC Companies Hiring Now!

by Paige Omura12/15/2022

If you’re actively looking for a job in tech, we want to help you. To help you narrow down your search, here is a list of 75 Y Combinator companies hiring now.

Women Engineers in Startups: Tess's Story

by Y Combinator9/29/2022

This October, we are hosting our second annual Women Engineers in Startups program. One participant in our first cohort, Tess Huelskamp, accepted a role at Middesk (YC W19). She shared her experience and advice for thinking about joining a startup.

New: Filter by equity – at the best YC startups

by Ryan Choi8/3/2022

YC's job board now lets job seekers filter by equity offered on the job description. Over 380 startups have posted roles with equity, with some early engineering roles offering 2%.

New YC video series: First Five

by Y Combinator7/13/2022

Introducing First Five, a new video series where growth stage companies look back on their first five hires, customers, and launches. In the first episode, YC Managing Director Anu Hariharan sits down with Tomer London, the co-founder and CPO of Gusto, to look back on the company’s first five hires.

6 founding engineer roles at W22 YC startups

by Ryan Choi7/12/2022

The YC job board has always been the best way to find early roles at funded and vetted YC startups. Below are a few of the most recent YC startups (Winter '22 batch) hiring for founding engineers, with compensation in the $160-180K range and equity around 1.5-2.0%.

Get one-on-one career advice from YC, starting with Anu Hariharan (Managing Director)

by Paige Omura6/30/2022

Women have historically been underrepresented in tech, especially in technicalroles like engineering and product. YC has run events to educate and supportwomen in tech, and now we’re doubling down to offer tailored advice that’s specific to you and your career.We’re setting up chats for women engineers to get one-on-one career advice fromYC, starting with Anu Hariharan, Managing Director of YC Continuity.

Y Combinator’s (Virtual) Summer Career Expo - June 8th

by Paige Omura5/4/2022

Y Combinator is hosting our Summer Career Expo online on Wednesday, June 8th, 4 pm PT. This is our way to introduce engineers, PMs, and designers to the latest batch of YC startups (W22) that are looking to hire.