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Fintech de inversiones busca Senior Backend Developer que domines Node.js en profundidad. Stack moderno: TypeScript, AWS, bases de datos distribuidas, arquitectura de eventos. Si venís del mundo Java y querés moverte a Node, también te buscamos.

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Sources: Indeed data via Business Insider; Revelo (4,000+ placements).

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Forward Deployed Engineer job posts were up 729% year over year in April 2026, roughly 8×. Typical US pay: $170k, going past $200k.

The role barely existed two years ago: production code, customer instinct and product judgment in one person.

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Where there's room: senior LatAm engineers in remote US roles earn a $66k median, about $94k all-in vs ~$160k for a comparable US hire.

Five portfolio companies hiring FDEs is a platform problem. Funds can coordinate it.

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Sources: Ashby Talent Trends, May 2026; Cronofy Candidate Expectations Report 2024 (12,000 candidates).

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A technical role takes about 10 weeks to fill (business roles, about 8). And 42% of candidates have left a process because scheduling an interview took too long.

What we see in startups that hire fast:
→ First call with a founder within 48h

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→ One deep technical round instead of three shallow ones
→ Comp range shared on the first call
→ Decision within a week of the final interview

Audit your loop: for every round, ask when it last changed a hire/no-hire call. If you can't remember, cut it.

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→ Expect "what happens at 10x traffic?"
→ Say "I don't know" when you don't. It reads as senior.

Use AI to build. Own every line.

Source: Ashby Talent Trends (100M+ applications), May 2026.

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AI can write your take-home. It can't defend it.

Interviews now test whether you understand your own code. Technical roles already take nearly twice the interview time of business roles.

How to prep:
→ Bring code you know end to end
→ Explain your tradeoffs out loud

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💰 US$49M — LearnUpon 🇮🇪

◆ Round: Growth
◆ Sector: Edtech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$50M — Rabot Energy

◆ Round: Funding
◆ Sector: Cleantech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$60M — https://t.co/dbqVgpsExQ 🇺🇸

◆ Round: Growth
◆ Sector: SaaS

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$65M — Mueon 🇺🇸

◆ Round: Growth

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$200M — Sequence 🇬🇧

◆ Type: Acquisition
◆ Sector: Fintech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$82M — Abby Care 🇺🇸

◆ Round: Funding
◆ Sector: Healthtech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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📊 This week on the radar

◆ 156 verified rounds
◆ 61 early-stage (seed, Series A)
◆ Top region: Europe (62)
◆ Hot sector: AI (46)

→ https://t.co/diVuvDQ4yu

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💰 US$6.3B — Proofpoint 🇺🇸

◆ Type: Acquisition
◆ Sector: Cybersec

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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💰 US$303M — OMass Therapeutics 🇬🇧

◆ Round: Series B
◆ Sector: Healthtech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ

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📊 Venture radar · Oct 16

34 rounds · US$7.3B tracked

🥇 Proofpoint — US$6.3B
🥈 OMass Therapeutics — US$303M
🥉 Sequence — US$200M

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💰 US$4M — GreenCell Mobility 🇮🇳

◆ Round: Growth
◆ Sector: Cleantech

→ https://t.co/7ft7femOrZ