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golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2026)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools ensure all students succeed. Our platform is trusted by 350+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engine...

Leadership team you'll be working with:

- VP of Product, ex Apple, Flexport, Stanford CS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-okun)

- Director of Engineering, multiple-time Head of Eng (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinwoodward/)

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools fund brighter student futures. Our platform is trusted by 200+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

Our team has less experience in Support, QA, and DevOps Engineering, bonus if you get excited by any of those.

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#software-engineer

Leadership team you'll be working with:

- Head of Product, ex Apple, Flexport, Stanford CS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-okun)

- CEO, coded first version of product (https://www.linkedin.com/in/holman-gao)

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2025)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools fund brighter student futures. Our platform is trusted by 200+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-pm

Leadership team you'll be working with:

- Head of Product, ex Apple, Flexport, Stanford CS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-okun)

- CEO, coded first version of product (https://www.linkedin.com/in/holman-gao)

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools fund brighter student futures. Our platform is trusted by 200+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Leadership team you'll be working with:

- CEO, coded first version of product (https://www.linkedin.com/in/holman-gao)

- Head of Product, ex Apple, Flexport, Stanford CS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-okun)

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL, Typescript

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2025)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools fund brighter student futures. Our platform is trusted by 200+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Leadership team you'll be working with:

- CEO, coded first version of product (https://www.linkedin.com/in/holman-gao)

- Head of Product, ex Apple, Flexport, Stanford CS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-okun)

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL, Typescript

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2025)

Love building a product that improves a user’s life so much that they can’t help but share it with their peers?

Boost My School is on a mission to help schools build a better future. Our platform is trusted by 200+ K-12 schools to modernize their fundraising, events, and auctions.

Why work at Boost?

1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students

2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team

3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL, Typescript

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2024)

Boost My School | Senior or staff software engineer | Full-time | Remote, USA only | $145-$195K salary

Want to be proud of your impact helping schools and students? Are you the type to thrive on a remote, ownership-driven team?

Boost is on a mission to bring billions more dollars into schools. Our platform is trusted by 100+ K-12 and higher ed customers to bring in $50M a year from 60,000 parents & alumni.

Why work at Boost?

1. Be proud of your impact helping schools and students

2. Work with thoughtful teammates building a champion company together

3. Join a culture that wants you to be your best self at work and outside of work

4. Take on broad responsibilities as a founding member of the engineering team

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2023)

Boost My School | Senior or staff software engineer | Full-time | Remote, USA only | $145-$195K salary

Want to be proud of your impact helping schools and students? Are you the type to thrive on a remote, impact-driven team?

Boost is on a mission to bring billions more dollars into schools. Our platform is trusted by 100+ K-12 and higher ed customers to bring in $50M a year from 60,000 parents & alumni.

Why work at Boost?

1. Be proud of your impact helping schools and students

2. Work with thoughtful teammates building a champion company together

3. Join a culture that wants you to be your best self at work and outside of work

4. Take on broad responsibilities as a founding member of the engineering team

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Tags: edtech, fintech, social impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)

Boost My School | Senior or staff software engineer | Full-time | Remote, USA only | $145-$195K salary

Want to be proud of your impact helping schools and students? Are you the type to thrive on a remote, impact-driven team?

Boost is on a mission to bring billions more dollars into schools. Our platform is trusted by 100+ of K-12 and higher ed customers to bring in $50M a year from 60,000 parents & alumni.

Why work at Boost?

1. Be proud of your impact helping schools and students

2. Work with thoughtful teammates building a champion company together

3. Join a culture that wants you to be your best self at work and outside of work

4. Take on broad responsibilities as a founding member of the engineering team

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engineer

Tags: edtech, fintech, impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2023)

Boost My School | Marketing Manager | Full-time | Remote, USA only

Are you a B2B marketing guru that would enjoy helping schools as part of a remote, impact-driven team?

Boost My School is hiring our first full-time Marketing Manager. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to grow Boost into an industry-leading brand by highlighting the success of our customers

See full job description for more details and how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#marketing-manager

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2022)

Boost My School | Founding senior software engineer | Full-time | REMOTE in USA | $130-$160K salary Boost My School helps schools get the money they need for their students to thrive. Our fundraising platform is trusted by K-12 and higher ed administrators across the US to raise $50M+ every year.

Why work at Boost?

1. Be proud of your impact helping schools and students

2. Work with thoughtful teammates building a champion company together

3. Join a culture that lets you be your best self at work and outside of work

4. Take on broad responsibilities as a founding member of the engineering team

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#senior-software-engine...

Tags: Edtech, fintech, impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2022)

Boost My School | Founding software engineer | Full-time | REMOTE in USA | $90-$140K salary

Boost My School is creating a world where every school has the money it needs to advance its students. Our fundraising platform is trusted by K-12 and higher ed administrators across the US to raise $10M+ every year.

Why work at Boost?

1. You want to help create a world where schools have the money they need to advance their students

2. You like being on a collaborative team that wants to win

3. You prefer a flexible work culture that lets you be your best self at work and outside of work

4. You're excited by the opportunity to be a founding member of the engineering team and take on more responsibilities

For full job details and instructions on how to apply: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#software-engineer

Tags: Edtech, fintech, impact, mission-driven

Stack: Ruby, Rails, React, GraphQL

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2021)

BoostMySchool | Software Engineer | Full-time | Remote | $90-140k salary with competitive equity

BoostMySchool is looking for a Software Engineer to join our remote-first team striving for an ambitious mission: simplying fundraising so that every student – current, past, or future – gets an opportunity to thrive.

Please reach out to us if you want to:

1. Play a critical role on a team striving for an ambitious, impactful mission

2. Feel empowered in a high trust, collaborative, and flexible work environment

3. Receive benefits that let you be your best self at work and outside of work

Full job details with a way to reach out: https://www.boostmyschool.com/careers#software-engineer

golmansaxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)

BoostMySchool | Startup Head of Sales | New York City, NYC | Full-time, onsite

BoostMySchool (https://boostmyschool.com) is a B2B SaaS company changing how K-12 public and private schools receive donations. Our business is at a unique intersection of a billion dollar market and the ability to make an important impact on the education space.

Our revenue has more than tripled over the past school year, and we are looking for a Head of Sales that can take what we’ve learned from our early growth and build a repeatable and scalable sales process.

See https://boostmyschool.com/careers for more information (responsibilities, compensation, team) and how to apply.

golmansaxon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2018)

SEEKING WORK | New York City | Remote OK

- Early engineer at venture-backed companies

- Familiar with building web apps from scratch

- Happy to take on whatever task needs to be done

- Available for 20-35 hours / week

Main technologies used:

- Frontend: ES6, TypeScript, React, Redux, GraphQL, Webpack

- Backend: Django, Rails, Node.js

See examples of work and testimonials at https://golmansax.com/portfolio.

Contact holman@golmansax.com if there might be a good fit. Thanks!