Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2026)

FUTO | Software Engineers | Austin, TX | Remote or Onsite | Full Time FUTO is an organization dedicated to developing, both through in-house engineering and investment, technologies that frustrate centralization and industry consolidation. Our work consists of a combination of in-house engineering projects, targeted investments, generous grants, and multi-media public education efforts. We are hiring for a few of our projects, Immich and Grayjay. Immich is on a mission to provide a secure and private home for your most precious memories through our high-performance, self-hostable photo and video backup solution. Grayjay is a privacy first media application that lets users follow creators, not platforms. The app aggregates content from multiple video sources including YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, PeerTube, Odysee, and more, into a single unified experience. Grayjay gives users full control over their viewing experience. Roles currently available: Mobile Developer - Immich : https://futo.tech/jobs/mobile-developer-immich Android/iOS Mobile Engineer - Grayjay : https://futo.tech/jobs/mobile-engineer-grayjay Plugin Engineer - Grayjay : https://futo.tech/jobs/plugin-engineer-grayjay More details and job postings here: https://futo.tech/jobs To apply, send your resume and cover letter to jobs at futo dot org.

Schema Labs (OpenCouncil) | Civic Tech Software Engineer | Athens, Greece | Hybrid (3 days in office) | €55K-65K We're a 4-person non-profit building OpenCouncil (https://opencouncil.gr), an AI platform that makes Greek municipal council meetings accessible to citizens. We take hours-long council sessions and turn them into searchable, per-topic video clips, SMS/email notifications, and speaker analytics. We're live with 10 municipalities including Athens, and the project is open source: https://github.com/schemalabz/opencouncil Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch. Heavy use of LLMs for transcription, speaker ID, and turning unstructured PDFs/transcripts into structured data. We use Claude Code, Cursor, and similar tools daily. Looking for: 2+ years experience, strong web dev skills, genuine interest in civic tech. Bonus if you're strong in either data engineering/LLM integration or frontend/UX. Must be based in (or willing to relocate to) Athens, fluent in Greek and English. We offer up to 30% annual profit sharing, lunch on office days, and up to 3 days/week remote. Small team, high ownership, real impact. Details & apply: https://schemalabs.gr/jobs/civic-tech-software-engineer

SF Sauna -- SF Bay Area Electrical / Power Systems Engineer - Build a battery-integrated sauna heater Paid contract role, $80 - 150/hr, 15–25 hr initial scope This is a multi-kW DC system problem (battery pack, resistive heater, contactor, safety logic). The constraint is reaching sauna temps without relying on a 240V wall connection. We currently generate ~$5k MRR renting saunas in the SF Bay (sfsaunarental.com). We've validated pain-point and demand. If there’s mutual interest and the prototype goes well, this could extend into deeper collaboration or a more dedicated role. To apply, email zach (at) sf-sauna (dot) com and include: A short description of the EE project you're most proud of building from scratch A link (GitHub, project photos, writeup, resume, etc) Visit sf-sauna.com for more info about the problem space.

Proton VPN (https://protonvpn.com/) | Senior Performance Engineer | Barcelona, Spain or Geneva, Switzerland | ONSITE Proton VPN enables millions of people to connect securely and privately, even in places where the internet is restricted or unreliable. Delivering that experience means our service must perform flawlessly under highly variable, real-world conditions. We are looking for a Senior Performance Engineer to lead our efforts in making Proton VPN the fastest, most resilient, and most reliable VPN service in the world. You will define and drive the measurement, analysis, and optimization of Proton VPN’s end-to-end performance, across clients, platforms, and global infrastructure. You’ll help ensure that every connection is fast, stable, and private, regardless of where the user is or what network they’re on. We're looking for candidates with experience in system-level development (e.g. C or C++ or Rust), and network engineering (experience working with UDP/TCP and VPN protocols). Apply at: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/proton/jobs/4725157101 (see also: https://proton.me/careers)

Softmax | softmax.com | San Francisco (onsite) | Full-time THE MOST IMPORTANT UNSOLVED PROBLEM IN AI IS THE MOST POWERFUL OF ALL CAPABILITIES: ALIGNMENT. Hi, I'm Emmett. You may know me as the founder of Twitch (YC S05), and as the (extremely) interim CEO of OpenAI. I believe the question of how AI systems learn to understand themselves and others is one of the most consequential technical problems of our time. If we get it right, the agents we build today will become our friends and collaborators tomorrow. And the infrastructure required to train agents that are good at working in teams and societies will be extraordinarily valuable. Softmax is building large-scale multi-agent, multi-policy environments that will benchmark AI agents – both our own and others – on their capacity for theory of mind, adaptive goal setting, and teamwork. We’re looking for the engineers who will make that possible. The work is unusually hard. The problems are ambiguous and challenging. High autonomy, high expectations. You'll work directly with me and the rest of our small but mighty team. If this sounds exciting, I’m looking forward to meeting you. E ——————————————————— Hiring: Software Engineer https://softmax.com/jobs/softwareengineer Mention “HN Who’s Hiring” in the "How did you hear about this” field ———————————————————