Y Combinator

ycombinator.com · Fintech

10open roles

3new in 30 days

1closed in 30 days

0remote-eligible

steadyhiring velocity

What they're building

New AI-native products, including open-source developer tools (gstack, gbrain) and a proprietary product (Paxel) moderate signal

Today: a three-month program that invests $500k in startups four times a year

Roles: Product Engineer, New Products

Requirements mention: agent orchestration · knowledge graphs · LLM workflows · developer tools · Retrieval

Inference: the posting points to a new product line beyond the accelerator program, built on LLM and agent tooling. The posting alone does not show how far along this work is.

Admissions pipeline and events platform, with natural-language search over operational data moderate signal

Today: a four-times-a-year batch program with admissions and Demo Day

Roles: Product Engineer, Applications Operations

Requirements mention: admissions pipeline · events platform · natural language queries · semantic search · embeddings · agent-based systems

Inference: they appear to be adding LLM-based search and agents to the internal systems that run admissions and events. This rests on one posting.

Internal tools and founder-facing tools for partners, analytics, and workflow strong signal

Today: support for founders for the life of their company, after the three-month program

Roles: Investment Associate & Product Engineer · Product Engineer, Internal Tools · Software Product Design Engineer

Requirements mention: founder-facing tools · internal tools · analytics platforms · workflow systems · dashboards · Gmail plugins · company dashboards · AI-powered systems · admin dashboards

Inference: several software roles are aimed at internal and founder-facing tooling, which suggests continued investment in how YC runs its programs and keeps in touch with alumni. No product launch is named.

Flagship events, including Demo Day showcases, retreats, and conferences moderate signal

Today: quarterly Demo Day, where startups present to investors

Roles: Events Manager

Requirements mention: run-of-shows · staffing plans · guest experience · event production

Inference: the Events Manager posting describes large, recurring event production. It shows staffing for events, not a change in event scale.

Bookface team tools for founders during the batch: Bookface, the Forums & Alumni Directory, the Demo Day investor portal, and Launch YC weak signal

Today: Bookface, the Forums & Alumni Directory, and the Demo Day investor portal

Roles: Product Engineer, Bookface

Requirements mention: Bookface · Forums & Alumni Directory · Demo Day investor portal · Launch YC

No inference drawn: one posting names these existing tools and does not show new work.

Where the headcount is going

Department	Open
Software	6
Media	2
Workplace	1
Batch	1

Nine open roles: six in Software, two in Batch, and one in Workplace, with one opened in the last 30 days and none closed; no total headcount is given.

Who they need

Seniority: Mostly unspecified: six of nine postings list no seniority, two are mid-level, and one is senior.

Skills named most: React, Rails, Postgres, TypeScript, full-stack, LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, semantic search, internal tools, project management, scheduling

Locations: All nine roles are in San Francisco or the San Francisco Bay Area; the Front Desk Receptionist works at the Dogpatch, San Francisco office. No role is listed as remote, and the New Products role is marked not remote.

You'd fit if you have built full-stack web applications in Rails and React on Postgres.
You'd fit if you have worked on semantic search, embeddings, or LLM workflows.
You'd fit if you have planned events with run-of-shows, staffing plans, and event production.

How to use this

If you're applying: Software postings are the bulk of the openings and name Rails, React, Postgres, and LLM or agent work. Posted base pay for the software roles runs from $185K to $500K, and two of them (New Products and Applications Operations) add profit-sharing. The Batch roles list $180,000–$230,000, and the receptionist role pays $50/hour. All roles are in the San Francisco area. Match your application to the role whose requirements you meet, and note that most postings list no seniority level.

If you're selling or recruiting: Nine open roles, one new in the last 30 days and none closed. Software is the main hiring area, and the internal tools roles suggest a team focused on operations and founder tools. Four Software roles (Investment Associate & Product Engineer, Product Engineer, Internal Tools, Software Product Design Engineer, and Product Engineer, Bookface) were opened on 2026-01-08 and are still listed as open. Ask which of these initiatives has budget and who the hiring manager is.

Open roles (10)

Title	Department	Location	Posted
Editorial Researcher	Media	San Francisco	2026-10-14
Associate Video Producer	Media	San Francisco	2026-10-14
Front Desk Receptionist	Workplace	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-09-24
Executive Assistant	Batch	San Francisco	2026-09-10
Product Engineer, New Products	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-06-22
Product Engineer, Applications Operations	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-03-27
Investment Associate & Product Engineer	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-01-08
Product Engineer, Internal Tools	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-01-08
Software Product Design Engineer	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-01-08
Product Engineer, Bookface	Software	San Francisco Bay Area	2026-01-08