Amit Taylor

I made @trueupio to help you get jobs in tech. prev: product and design @awscloud. "excruciatingly logical"

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@pmarca Added to the wall:
https://t.co/DrFhbovHEU

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

Demand for recruiters is surging

The number of open recruiter roles is almost back to 2022 peak levels. This role got hit the hardest post-Covid, and also recovered the quickest.

By definition, recruiting headcount expands and contracts with hiring demand, so it’s likely a leading indication that we’re tracking toward sustained highs in hiring demand in tech.

[Pietro Schirano @skirano]

I tried to warn designers.
This is exactly why I built @MagicPathAI, you need to lean more into AI native workflow.

You're getting outpaced by product and engineers now.

Prototypes are the new PRDs. If PMs are doing this, what do you do? You either own that or you're out.

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

Engineering job openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over 3 years

There are over 67,000 (!!!) eng openings at tech companies globally right now, with 26,000 just in the U.S. We don’t know if there would have been more open roles if not for AI or if AI is actually leading to more open roles, but since the start of this year, the increase in open eng roles is accelerating even more.

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

STATE OF THE PRODUCT JOB MARKET IN EARLY 2026

In spite of the headlines about layoffs and AI taking jobs, we’re actually seeing a lot of promising signs in tech hiring, and some interesting new trends:
1. PM openings are at the highest levels we’ve seen in over three years
2. AI hasn’t slowed the demand for software engineers (at least not yet)
3. AI roles in general are absolutely exploding
4. Design roles have plateaued
5. The Bay Area is increasing in importance
6. Remote work opportunities continue to decline
7. Despite ongoing layoffs, the overall number of tech jobs continues to grow

More in 🧵

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

More names tracked here

https://t.co/7fhmhKDSny

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

Tech people mentioned most in the Epstein files (so far)

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@SpamRoss @NumeralTax Other companies have 40 G2 badges though

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@ns123abc

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@ns123abc Live tracker here:

https://t.co/z4xwBVUyvH

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@ns123abc Added to tracker

https://t.co/z4xwBVUyvH

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@HungLee I think one implication here is that the 'average' candidate would need to apply to 804 jobs to reach an 80% chance of receiving at least one offer (if my math is correct)

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@dvassallo https://t.co/cQzFQOao5o

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@netcapgirl https://t.co/1gE69N6Egw

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@GergelyOrosz Is this a verify once thing? Or do you need to re-verify at the start of every interview/call?

[Lenny Rachitsky @lennysan]

State of the product job market in 2025:
1. The highest number of open PM and engineering roles in over 2.5 years (!!!)
2. AI PM roles (and AI-related roles in general) are exploding
3. Layoffs are slowing
4. Capital investment is increasing
5. The Bay Area continues to be the center of opportunity
6. Remote work opportunities are declining—and are probably near a new baseline
7. There are lots of open PM roles around the world

There's a lot to be optimistic about!

More details in thread 👇

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@AravSrinivas @CommunityNotes https://t.co/9To8X930Qu

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@levelsio adding...

https://t.co/sF1SFQqJhW

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@dvassallo https://t.co/cQzFQOao5o

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

@anothercohen @BoringBiz_ @netcapgirl @yacineMTB @GergelyOrosz @ParikPatelCFA https://t.co/cQzFQOao5o

[Amit Taylor @AmitTaylor]

Congrats to the current leaders
@anothercohen @BoringBiz_ @netcapgirl @yacineMTB