Titlesby GlyphWho is hiring, September 2012
212 postings in the Hacker News thread mention 15 tracked titles; the most mentioned is Full Stack Engineer, in 4.2% of them.
Titles in this thread
Change: percentage points against a year before| # | Title | Posts | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Stack EngineerWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.4.2% · an example posting | 4.2% | 9 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.2.8% · an example posting | 2.8% | 6 | +1.7 |
| 3 | Product DesignerDesigns how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.2.4% · an example posting | 2.4% | 5 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Product ManagerDecides what gets built and why, and gets it shipped.1.9% · e.g. Best Buy | 1.9% | 4 | -1.3 |
| 5 | Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.1.4% · an example posting | 1.4% | 3 | +1.4 |
| 6 | DevOps EngineerAutomates builds, deploys and infrastructure; the title that took over from sysadmin.1.4% · e.g. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. | 1.4% | 3 | +0.9 |
| 7 | Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.1.4% · an example posting | 1.4% | 3 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Site Reliability EngineerKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.0.90% · an example posting | 0.90% | 2 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Data AnalystAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.0.90% · e.g. GlobalGiving.org | 0.90% | 2 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.0.90% · e.g. WebAction | 0.90% | 2 | -0.7 |
| 11 | Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.0.90% · an example posting | 0.90% | 2 | +0.9 |
| 12 | Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.0 |
| 13 | Research ScientistDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.5 |
| 14 | Design EngineerHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.0 |
| 15 | Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.5 |