November 3, 2025
Bring your popcorn: remote rumble
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025)
Remote-only standoffs, hybrid hedges, and AI bragging — this hiring thread gets spicy
TLDR: Experienced leaders and engineers pitched themselves in a hiring thread, with bold claims like “zero downtime” and AI‑powered projects. The comments turned into a remote‑only vs hybrid debate, sprinkled with jokes about buzzword bingo, showing how work preferences and “AI everywhere” shape today’s tech job market.
This month’s “Who wants to be hired?” turned into a vibes check on the tech job market, starring a veteran CTO from Sacramento (Jason Sipula) claiming ERP (company backbone software) migrations with “zero downtime” and warehouse automation that tripled output, alongside Austin’s cross‑platform wizard (Steve/infincia) flexing drones, robotics, and real‑time video. Cue the crowd: Poland’s stakent rolled up with “20+ years remote” energy, Portugal’s nunoarruda declared remote‑only, while Menlo Park’s Stratoscope offered hybrid “if nearby,” and Shanghai/Singapore’s zhyd1997_ said: sure, relocation’s on the table.
The strongest opinions? Remote absolutists vs hybrid realists. The thread split between “never going back” and “okay, maybe coffee with the team.” Skeptics side‑eyed bold claims like “zero downtime,” joking it’s rarer than a good office snack. Meanwhile, backend Python pros like bredren flaunted LLM (large language model) integrations — cue memes about “AI seasoning” sprinkled on every résumé. Frontend fans waved Angular banners, backend folks stacked Python, Go, and databases. And yes, the community played “stack bingo”: Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Kafka — someone shouted BINGO.
Overall vibe: confident builders looking for real businesses (ecommerce, logistics, manufacturing) and team‑level impact. The comments read like a hiring reality show — remote drama, hybrid compromise, AI flair — with everyone trying to stand out without tripping the “buzzword alarm.”
Key Points
- •Two candidates seek roles and are open to remote work, listing detailed technology stacks and contact information.
- •CTO candidate (Sacramento, CA) highlights zero-downtime ERP migrations, warehouse automation that tripled productivity, and cloud cost reductions.
- •CTO candidate has integrated legacy AS/400 systems with modern microservices, implemented AI automation, and contributed to open source.
- •CTO candidate targets leadership roles (CTO/VP/Director) in ecommerce, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, and SaaS.
- •Austin-based engineer specializes in embedded systems, real-time video, firmware/driver development, cross-platform applications, and applies AI/ML.