Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $140K-$264K annual total comp (multiple)
We are a people-first, boutique tech agency creating on-demand teams and software solutions for long-standing clients. These clients trust us to practice engineering excellence as though we were members of their own staff. Our leadership team is ex-Fortune 100 with software engineering backgrounds: we’re still coding. Notable recent projects include a gigantic ERP migration for Anduril, and working with Surge Labs to help develop some of the frontier LLM models from the big guys themselves (yes, seriously). This is a remote-first agency, but some projects involve onsite work.
I’m the founder and CEO, and I’m trying to do what I call “enlightened business”. I take responsibility for both staff and clients, and I look for people who approach their work with a similar sense of ownership.
For September 2026: our current work would especially benefit from from ai-forward senior engineering expertise that can design RL benchmarks, red-team model outputs, and create rubrics to evaluate and enhance the agentic coding capabilities of various frontier models. We received 216 applications in our August posting, and issued offers to approximately 10 (still following up with a few).
Applicants must meet a high bar - I intend to have a personal relationship with every hire. In return you’ll get:
* Flexibility and a low-bureaucracy environment
* Clients that won’t treat the vendor like “the B Team”
* The chance to act as a code architect, not just implement tickets
* Exposure to a wide variety of industries and modern challenges
* Me as your personal champion and advocate
Feel free to submit, even if you already did in the past.
Current roles available:
Back-end, Front-end, and Full-Stack Software Engineers, Tiers 3 and 4
(Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS; Ruby on Rails; Python; DevOps, and third-party API integrations)
Tier 3 roles are typically 5-10 years experience with $140-$180K total comp. Tier 4 roles are 11-20 years experience, $210-$264K total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we always welcome exceptional applications.
Thanks for the feedback; I'll be revisiting with my staff how we are explaining things.
One of our clients is indeed using a traditional "data labeling" site to organize work, but the tasks are long-running, 10-50 hour blocks. They require strong software engineers with good taste to code using frontier models in their own IDEs or terminals. Also, when evaluating new team members, we prefer paying people to do some work, rather than endless unpaid interviewing, and this is a great first project. We've been paying $70-$110/hr for these initial engagements (depending on tier) -- this is NOT your grand-daddy's Amazon Mechanical Turk.
It sounds like we can do a better job explaining all this during the phone screen, and I apologize if it sounded like we weren't hiring software engineers for serious technical work.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$260K annual total comp (multiple)
We are a people-first, boutique tech agency creating on-demand teams and software solutions for long-standing clients. These clients trust us to practice engineering excellence as though we were members of their own staff. Our leadership team is ex-Fortune 100 with software engineering backgrounds: we’re still coding. Notable recent projects include a gigantic ERP migration for Anduril, and working with Surge Labs to help develop some of the frontier LLM models themselves (yes, seriously). This is a remote-first agency, but some projects involve onsite work.
I’m the founder and CEO, and I’m trying to do what I call “enlightened business”. I take responsibility for both staff and clients, and I look for people who approach their work with a similar sense of ownership.
Applicants must meet a high bar - I personally review every hire. In return you’ll get:
* Flexibility and a low-bureaucracy environment
* Clients that won’t treat the vendor like “the B Team”
* The chance to act as a code architect, not just implement tickets
* Exposure to a wide variety of industries and modern challenges
* Me as your personal champion and advocate
Feel free to submit, even if you already did in the past.
We’re currently especially seeking:
* Back-end, Front-end, and Full-Stack Software Engineers, Tiers 3 and 4
(Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS; Ruby on Rails; Python; DevOps, and third-party API integrations)
Tier 3 roles are typically 5-10 years experience with $150-$180K total comp.
Tier 4 roles are 11-20 years experience, $215-$260K total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we always welcome exceptional applications.
Though not yet universal, many of our clients are now demanding senior/staff engineers with success using modern agentic approaches. Be ready to explain where current models work well and where they do not.
Also because posting some visibility has been popular with you guys:
* We got 170 responses to our July HN Who's Hiring, and made 3 offers.
* We're hoping to hire about 5 people before August 31, even though we're starting a little late.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$260K annual total comp (multiple)
We are a people-first, boutique tech agency creating on-demand teams and software solutions for long-standing clients. These clients trust us to practice engineering excellence as though we were members of their own staff. Our leadership team is ex-Fortune 100 with software engineering backgrounds: we’re still coding. Notable recent projects include a gigantic ERP migration for Anduril Industries, and a skunkworks with Surge Labs helping to develop some of the frontier LLM models themselves (yes, seriously). This is a remote-first agency, but some projects involve onsite work.
I’m the founder and CEO, and I’m trying to do what I call “enlightened business”. I take responsibility for both staff and clients, and I look for people who approach their work with a similar sense of ownership.
Applicants must meet a high bar - I personally review every hire. In return you’ll get:
* Flexibility and a low-bureaucracy environment
* Clients that won’t treat the vendor like “the B Team”
* The chance to act as a code architect, not just implement tickets
* Exposure to a wide variety of industries and modern challenges
* Me as your personal champion and advocate
Feel free to submit, even if you already did in the past.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Back-end, Front-end, and Full-Stack Software Engineers, Tiers 3 and 4
(Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS; Ruby on Rails; Python; DevOps, and third-party API integrations)
Tier 3 roles are typically 5-10 years experience with $150-$180K total comp.
Tier 4 roles are 11-20 years experience, $215-$260K total comp.
Higher tiers exist, and we always welcome exceptional applications.
Though not yet universal, many of our clients are now demanding senior/staff engineers with success using modern agentic approaches. Be ready to explain where current models work well and where they do not.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$260K annual total comp (multiple)
UPDATE (as of July 2, 2026). 203 total responses - thank you. We made one hire. I'm still processing one or two potential candidates. Those still interested, please check out our July 2026 Hacker New's Who's Hiring post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756697
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We are a people-first, boutique tech agency creating on-demand teams and software solutions for long-standing clients, who trust us to practice engineering excellence as though we were members of their own staff. Our leadership team is ex-Fortune 100, with software engineering backgrounds and who are still coding. Notable recent projects include internal tools for Anduril, and the original buildout (both auction site and operations infrastructure) of Voltage Park. This is a remote-first agency, but some projects involve onsite work.
I’m the founder and CEO, and I’m trying to do what I call “enlightened business”. I take responsibility for both staff and clients, and I look for people who approach their work with a similar sense of ownership.
Applicants must meet a high bar - I personally review every hire. In return you’ll get:
* Flexibility and a low-bureaucracy environment
* Clients that won’t treat the vendor like “the B Team”
* The chance to act as a code architect, not just implement tickets
* Exposure to a wide variety of industries and modern challenges
* Me as your personal champion and advocate
Feel free to submit, even if you already did in the past.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Back-end, Front-end, and Full-Stack Software Engineers, Tiers 3 and 4
(Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS; Ruby on Rails; Python; DevOps, and third-party API integrations)
Our Tier 3 ("mid-tier") roles are typically 5-10 years experience with $150-$180K total annual comp.
Our Tier 4 ("senior") roles are 11-20 years experience, $215-$260K total annual comp.
(Higher tiers exist, and we always welcome exceptional applications.)
Though not yet universal, many of our clients are now demanding senior/staff engineers with success using modern agentic approaches. Be ready to explain where current models work well and where they do not.
Please apply using this Google Form: [NOW CLOSED - see more recent job posting, link near top]
Update here, May 13, we're still taking submissions. I have done at least a quick scan personally through all the resumes that were submitted in the Google Form through May 11 (or, tried at least -- _several_ of you have permissions issues on the link you sent, esp. if Google Docs are involved), and am trying to tie resumes that were emailed in back to form submissions for some of you. Please note that I am one of the few _not_ using an LLM/agent to help me process these things; I am going through them by hand, the old fashioned way, and in some cases poking at githubs, passion sites, and linkedin, as I go along -- because I often don't know what's good or bad until I'm in the raw data. I have only called two people so far for an initial interview, and have approximately 5 additional heads earmarked for imminent initial contact, and will continue running down my to-hit list despite only having a few hours a week to review submissions and run interviews. Some feedback (since most other firms aren't doing this?), despite nearly 150 submissions so far in May, the vast majority seem to be low-quality AI generated/submitted, and separately, just not a fit for our Tier 3 and especially our Tier 4 roles. If you can list "senior" or "staff" engineer on resume, at a company I have heard of and can verify, and were making at least $200k a year there (possibly much more) total comp, I really would love for you to throw your hat in my ring. For a little more anchoring against the T4 position -- I'm hoping to see career high-watermark of at least Google L4 / Microsoft 63 / Amazon SDE2 level.
I mean, feel free to throw your name in our system by submitting, but yeah, the vast majority of our work is directly for our clients, and right now in May 2026, most of our clients are states side and most like at least _the idea_ that they could fly somebody on our staff out for an onsite with them if needed. That said, we have had (and in one case still have) international clients, and sometimes local clients don't mind timezone issues as much if they get good talent for money; things are always in flux in the market.
You're more than welcome to apply, and we'll have a record of your resume/cv and interest if you do. And, we do engage talent from abroad, and even have a client in Europe (Norway). But, just to set expectations, we're strongly focused on filling in-USA roles at the moment.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$260K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote (but some clients offer onsite…), boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals, first, then building businesses around them, second. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS, Ruby on Rails; Python; Devops, and third-party API integrations)
(Check back soon; more roles for at least QA Engineers, ML/AI, and DevOps posting later in March.)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/Bv5zVjQDjgaLWqSp7. Applicants who submit before March 15 will typically receive a reply by March 22. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$180k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $215-$260k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$250K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote, boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals first, then building businesses around them. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and the auction system for voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(React, NextJS, Ruby on Rails; Typescript, Python; Database Design, Devops, and third-party API integrations)
IoT Developers
(Python, MQTT, GraphQL, AWS, Test Infrastructure)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/Dxpj7eTwcHpjiGT39. Applicants who submit before January 15 will typically receive a reply by January 31. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$175k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $210-$250k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
REGARDING DECEMBER - if you already submitted to last December's post, and haven't heard from us yet, we're still getting to you. The team's been working really hard over the last year, and I unexpectedly gave most of the folks helping me with job submissions the time off at the end of December / beginning of January. Apologies for the delay, and we will be with you soon. Rest assured there are jobs we're trying to fill - in fact, more than ever, it seems.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$250K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote, boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals first, then building businesses around them. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(React, NextJS, Ruby on Rails; Typescript, Python; Database Design, Devops, and third-party API integrations)
IoT Developers
(Python, MQTT, GraphQL, AWS, Test Infrastructure)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/Dxpj7eTwcHpjiGT39. Applicants who submit before December 19 will typically receive a reply by December 29. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$175k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $210-$250k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$250K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote, boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals first, then building businesses around them. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Frontend Engineers
(React, NextJS, Typescript; Animations, Performance optimization; sfbay local a plus)
Teamcenter and Odoo developers
(C++/Java/Python; Siemens Teamcenter; Custom applications, workflows, data model updates)
IoT Developers
(Python, MQTT, GraphQL, AWS, Test Infrastructure)
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(React, Python, Ruby on Rails; Database Design, Devops, and third-party API integrations)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/oJHSjofaxTjSPexW8. Applicants who submit before November 14 will typically receive a reply by November 21. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$175k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $210-$250k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$250K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote, boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals first, then building businesses around them. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Frontend Engineers
(React, NextJS, Typescript; Animations, Performance optimization; sfbay local a plus)
Teamcenter and Odoo developers
(C++/Java/Python; Siemens Teamcenter; Custom applications, workflows, data model updates)
IoT Developers
(Python, MQTT, GraphQL, AWS, Test Infrastructure)
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(React, Python, Ruby on Rails; Database Design, Devops, and third-party API integrations)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/3Hv6cwZzAzwqKMGz9. Applicants who submit before October 17 will typically receive a reply by October 24. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$175k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $210-$250k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
Prophet Town LLC | Various Software Engineering Roles | US – Remote and Hybrid | English fluency required | Full-time | $150K-$250K annual total comp (multiple)
I’m the founder, trying to do “enlightened business.” We are a people-first, fully-remote, boutique indie tech agency – building a team of talented, high integrity, and community-minded individuals first, then building businesses around them. Our leadership staff are ex-Fortune 100; everybody touches code. Notable recent projects: internal tools for Anduril, and voltagepark.com.
We’re currently especially seeking:
Frontend Engineers
(React, NextJS, Typescript; Animations, Performance optimization; sfbay local a plus)
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Developer
(C++/Java; Siemens Teamcenter; Custom applications, workflows, data model updates)
Full-Stack Software Engineers
(React, Python, Ruby on Rails; Database Design, Devops, and third-party API integrations)
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/NZo1uRJ9QfT2j3P27. Applicants who submit before September 12 will receive a reply by September 19. Tier3 roles are typically 5-10 y/o/e with $150-$175k annual total comp. Tier4 roles are 11-20 y/o/e, $210-$250k annual total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we welcome exceptional applications.
@alexander2002 - "mostly". The jobs we're actively sourcing for here are USA remote and/or hybrid. As we say, we're always interested in exceptional resumes, where-ever they are in the world, and we do have some international staff. Americas timezone aligned or alignable is vastly preferred. I don't want to get anybody's hopes up, but I don't want to limit myself either.
We are a people-first, boutique tech agency creating on-demand teams and software solutions for long-standing clients. These clients trust us to practice engineering excellence as though we were members of their own staff. Our leadership team is ex-Fortune 100 with software engineering backgrounds: we’re still coding. Notable recent projects include a gigantic ERP migration for Anduril, and working with Surge Labs to help develop some of the frontier LLM models from the big guys themselves (yes, seriously). This is a remote-first agency, but some projects involve onsite work.
I’m the founder and CEO, and I’m trying to do what I call “enlightened business”. I take responsibility for both staff and clients, and I look for people who approach their work with a similar sense of ownership.
For September 2026: our current work would especially benefit from from ai-forward senior engineering expertise that can design RL benchmarks, red-team model outputs, and create rubrics to evaluate and enhance the agentic coding capabilities of various frontier models. We received 216 applications in our August posting, and issued offers to approximately 10 (still following up with a few).
Applicants must meet a high bar - I intend to have a personal relationship with every hire. In return you’ll get:
Feel free to submit, even if you already did in the past.Current roles available:
Back-end, Front-end, and Full-Stack Software Engineers, Tiers 3 and 4 (Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS; Ruby on Rails; Python; DevOps, and third-party API integrations)
Tier 3 roles are typically 5-10 years experience with $140-$180K total comp. Tier 4 roles are 11-20 years experience, $210-$264K total comp. Higher tiers exist, and we always welcome exceptional applications.
Please apply using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/tZwq7j2Ldwcas1wb7.