Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2025)

391 points whoishiring | 2 comments | 03 Mar 25 16:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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hartator ◴[03 Mar 25 17:19 UTC] No.43244210[source]▶

>>43243024 (OP) #

SerpApi is the leading API to scrape and parse search engine results. We deeply support Google, Google Maps, Google Images, Bing, Baidu, and a lot more.

Our current stack is Ruby, Rails, MongoDB, and React.JS. We are looking for more Junior and Senior FullStack Engineers. We have an awesome work environment: We are a remote first company (before Covid!).

We do continuous integration, continuous deployments, code reviews, code pairings, profit sharing, and most of communication is async via GitHub.

We value super strongly transparency, do open books, have a public roadmap, and contribute to the EFF.

Apply at: https://serpapi.com/careers

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1. theatomsman ◴[07 Mar 25 17:01 UTC] No.43291854[source]▶

>>43244210 #

I interviewed with SerpApi recently and feel compelled to share my experience.

The interview left me pretty frustrated. After multiple rounds and what felt like good conversations, I got a generic rejection with zero feedback. When I asked for some insight on what I could improve, I was basically told "we don't do that."

The process included a take-home assignment they claimed would take around 4 hours - which is a significant time investment, especially with no feedback afterward.

Additionally - I keep seeing these monthly HN posts (this is what, the third or fourth consecutive month?), which makes me wonder how serious they actually are about hiring. Are they really bringing people on, or just constantly fishing?

The remote-first setup and tech stack seemed cool, and I liked what I heard about the transparency values. But honestly, that transparency didn't extend to their hiring process at all.

If anyone from SerpApi is reading this - some actual feedback for candidates who invest their time with you would go a long way. Just my two cents for anyone considering applying.

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2. hartator ◴[08 Mar 25 00:50 UTC] No.43296470[source]▶

>>43291854 (TP) #

Can you send me an email to julien at serpapi.com? I'll investigate for you.

Usually after a few rounds + code challenge, we are open to give additional in addition of the rejection email. However, sometimes we don't if we spotted red flags that suggest the candidate might not take this constructively, we don't.

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