Hiring? Looking for work? [Startup Roles January 2026]

For anyone looking: check the location, remote flexibility, and exact role match carefully some are very niche. Great way to kick off 2026 if you're hiring or hunting.

Hey PH friends,

I’m a founder/operator exploring conversations and collaborations with people building meaningful products.

Background & skills

• Founder of John Trad LLC (service business with real client operations)

• Currently building TRADO, a SaaS for freelancers and small teams

• Strong focus on operations, billing, payments, and workflow systems

• Experience running client work, managing cash flow, and shipping tools used daily

• Product-minded, pragmatic, and user-driven

What I’m looking for

• Conversations with founders and builders

• Early users willing to give honest feedback

• Potential collaborators (SaaS tools, integrations, agencies)

• Operator-minded people who’ve felt the pain of messy ops

Work type

• Founder-led product

• Open to partnerships, integrations, and advisory-style collaboration

• Always open to learning from others building in public

How to get in touch

• Product Hunt: @JohnPresime

• Website: https://johntrad.com/trado

• Email: john@johntrad.com

Hey PH folks 👋

I am exploring new opportunities and would love to work with a startup that is building something meaningful.

Background & skills

• Senior JavaScript developer with ~7 years of experience

• Full-stack: React, Next.js, Node.js, Express

• Strong experience with TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS

• Built and launched multiple side projects and MVPs

• Very product-focused, comfortable owning features end to end

Roles I am looking for

• Frontend Engineer

• Full-stack Engineer

• Early founding engineer type roles

Work type

• Open to full-time

• Also open to part-time or contract for the right product and team

How to get in touch

• Twitter / X: @alexcloudstar

• Email: alexcloudstar@gmail.com

Hey PH folks 👋

I’m exploring new opportunities and would love to work with a product-driven startup building something impactful.

Background & skills
Technical business & SaaS sales professional with experience across AI SaaS, enterprise software, and tech services
End-to-end ownership of business development and sales cycles — prospecting, personalized outreach, demo scheduling, live product demos, closing, and post-sale support
Closed enterprise clients in telecom, media, retail, and insurance, including Tier-1 organizations
Hands-on experience selling AI call QA, analytics, dubbing, and subtitling platforms
Strong outbound and tooling experience: LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot, Salesforce, Lusha, Skrapp, cold calling, and conference selling
Global exposure with demos and deals across North America, Middle East, and South Asia

Roles I am looking for
Business Development
Senior / Enterprise SDR
Account Executive (early-stage or growth-stage SaaS)

Work type
Open to part-time
Also open to freelance / contract roles

How to get in touch
📧 abdulwahab2224915@gmail.com

Hiring! - Marketing

Thanks for starting this thread @fmerian

Here's the Details

• Hiring for -> Head of Marketing (CMO)

• Site -> www.commudle.com (job yet to be posted anywhere)

• Location -> Remote (based in India)

• About the Company -> Enterprise Developer Community Management Platform / 250k+ users / Google for Startups Accelerator

• How to apply or reach you -> Email a 'hi' with reference to this post: arpan@commudle.com

Hello Everyone,

Senior Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer | Startup-focused

8 years building and shipping products end-to-end. Strong in React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, MySQL, MongoDB, Docker.

I’ve built and launched multiple MVPs and side projects, and I’m very product-driven — comfortable owning features from idea → production → iteration. Recently worked on AI features including a RAG-based chatbot and workflow automation with n8n.

Looking for: Early-stage startup roles (Founding / Senior Engineer)
Open to: Full-time or contract (remote preferred)
What I’m best at: Moving fast, unblocking teams, shipping real user value

Portfolio

Hey folks,
Looking for my next brand obsession, ideally a startup that cares about clarity, craft, and personality.

What I bring:
• Senior Brand Designer, 5+ years designing brand systems for web and product-led startups
• End-to-end brand craft: brand strategy, identity & visual systems, typography, motion, and guidelines
• Hands-on with SaaS, and marketplace products, I translate product strategy into memorable visual language
• Fluent in Figma + Adobe CC, motion basics (Jitter & After Effects), design-system governance, and developer handoff
• Brand-first, comfortable owning the work from discovery and positioning through roll-out and governance
• Track record: Led rebrands and shipped brand assets for MVPs and live products

Roles I’m open to:
Senior Brand Designer • Lead Brand Designer • Head of Brand / early founding designer

Availability:
Open to full-time, contract, part-time or early-stage roles (remote / hybrid / onsite)

E-mail: davemadeit.fvt@gmail.com

Hey all!

I am a freelance AI Engineer looking to help startups set up their Analytics infrastructure, build predictive models, leverage LLMs to create AI-powered features, and, in general, make sense of their data.

I have 15+ years of experience in Data Science, and Analytics, and I have been building and launching products since 2019. Check my PH history to know more about my products!

If you are looking to make sense of your data and want some help to get started without making a big commitment, reply here or write me at antoniotropiano@gmail.com

Happy 2026!
Antonio

I am a recently new coder (2yrs+) but have 20+ experience in master control room software in the broadcast industry (TV, radio and print media). Also very well versed in Adobe Premiere, After Effects and the Creative Studio suite. Conversant with React/Node JS/Cursor/Antigravity/VSCode and Supabase/Firebase. I am looking for a remote part-time position where I can help a team startup.

Email: kwakumation@gmail.com