Adam Tal 🚀

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I wrote a short post a while ago titled "First make the change easy, then make the easy change" which is #1 Hacker News today 🤯 Wow

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Full report:
https://t.co/fvSGUE8xsQ

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May 2026 Hacker News Hiring Index:

Pay rebounded. Volume didn't.

After April's drop, median pay jumped 6.1% back to $188k—but hiring barely moved (+1.4%). The comp dip didn't hold. The volume reset did. (1/6)

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Pay back up.

Volume flat.

The stack quietly shifting toward AI.

Not a boom. Not a bust.

A market finding its level.

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Full report:

https://t.co/vJNWt2IOPq

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April 2026 Hacker News Hiring Index:

The market didn’t bounce back—it stabilized at a lower, more selective level. (1/6)

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Fewer roles.
Tighter requirements.
More signal in what companies actually want.
This isn’t a dip. It’s a reset.

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March hiring on Hacker News wasn’t broad, it was selective:

• majority senior roles
• fewer total openings
• remote below half

Feels like companies are hiring carefully, not widely.
Does April confirm that?

Data drops tomorrow

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The April report is just around the corner.

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March 2026 Hacker News Hiring Index:

Volume is down 16% from last month, but median pay hit a record $200,000. It is a "quality over quantity" market. (1/6)

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Full report here:

https://t.co/jF8VcLjzgo