Titlesby GlyphWho is hiring, November 2012
219 postings in the Hacker News thread mention 15 tracked titles; the most mentioned is Full Stack Engineer, in 8.2% 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.8.2% · e.g. Educreations | 8.2% | 18 | +6.5 |
| 2 | Product DesignerDesigns how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.4.1% · an example posting | 4.1% | 9 | +1.5 |
| 3 | Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.4.1% · an example posting | 4.1% | 9 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.2.3% · an example posting | 2.3% | 5 | +1.9 |
| 5 | Product ManagerDecides what gets built and why, and gets it shipped.2.3% · e.g. Rumble | 2.3% | 5 | +0.1 |
| 6 | DevOps EngineerAutomates builds, deploys and infrastructure; the title that took over from sysadmin.1.8% · e.g. London: Farringdon. On-site only. | 1.8% | 4 | +1.8 |
| 7 | Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.1.4% · an example posting | 1.4% | 3 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.0.90% · an example posting | 0.90% | 2 | +0.9 |
| 9 | Product EngineerA full-stack engineer who owns product decisions too, not just tickets.0.90% · an example posting | 0.90% | 2 | +0.9 |
| 10 | Founding EngineerOne of a startup's first engineers, usually with equity and a wide remit.0.90% · an example posting | 0.90% | 2 | +0.9 |
| 11 | Data AnalystAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.0.90% · e.g. Radius | 0.90% | 2 | +0.9 |
| 12 | Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Design EngineerHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.0.50% · e.g. Alcorn McBride | 0.50% | 1 | +0.1 |
| 14 | Analytics EngineerModels raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.0.50% · e.g. Indiegogo | 0.50% | 1 | +0.5 |
| 15 | Staff EngineerThe senior individual-contributor track: technical leadership without managing people.0.50% · an example posting | 0.50% | 1 | +0.5 |