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Wellfound alternatives

The main alternatives to Wellfound are Work at a Startup for YC companies, Hacker News Who's Hiring for direct posts from founders, a company's own career page, TrueUp for a wide index, and winq for a short list filtered by your deal-breakers.

Last updated . winq publishes this page, and winq is one of the options in it.

What Wellfound is

Wellfound describes itself as a startup jobs and recruiting platform. Job seekers make a profile and apply to startups on the site, and its page says you apply directly to founders and hiring managers. It is a good fit if you want that single profile and startup-only listings.

Why people look elsewhere

Reasons that come up are wanting jobs that are not on one site, wanting stricter filters, or wanting to reach a person outside the site's application form. Each alternative below answers one of these.

The alternatives, and when each wins

  • Work at a Startup (Y Combinator). One profile, many applications, only YC companies. Wins when you want a YC-backed team.
  • Hacker News Who's Hiring. A monthly thread of openings posted by the companies, often with a contact. Wins for engineering roles and direct contact.
  • TrueUp. A free-to-join index of tech jobs with company information. Wins for breadth.
  • Company career pages. Most startups post here first, on Ashby, Greenhouse or Lever. Wins when you already know the companies.
  • Built In. Job listings with company profiles for tech employers. Wins when you are comparing companies.
  • winq. Reads company career pages and Hacker News against your deal-breakers, and shows the few jobs that pass, each with a reason and your best way in. It does not read Wellfound or LinkedIn.

Your options

  • Stay on Wellfound and add one more source. Pairing it with Hacker News or career pages covers startups that do not post there.
  • Search each alternative yourself. Free, and you repeat the search on each site.
  • Use winq. A short list built from your deal-breakers, from company career pages and Hacker News only.

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Wellfound?
Yes. Company career pages and the Hacker News Who's Hiring thread are free to read, and TrueUp is free to join.
What is the best Wellfound alternative for remote jobs?
Pick a site that lets you read the posting's own workplace field. See our guide on finding jobs that are actually remote.

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