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Postgres jobs on Hacker News - Who is hiring, and how demand trends

How Postgres demand trended in Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts. See it overtake MySQL and the NoSQL wave as the default database, with the real postings.

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Postings mentioning it
6,398
This month (Oct 2026 so far)
23
Peak month
May 2021 (88)
Mention remote
52%
6,398
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Monthly Postgres job postings in the Hacker News Who is hiring? thread, one bar per calendar month since 2011. Narrow the window, add another skill to compare, and click any month to read the postings behind the bar.

Postgres job postings for October 2026 (so far)

  1. rbrown · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …and still shape the roadmap. Stack: Kotlin, React, TypeScript, GCP, Postgres, Terraform. Fig is collaborating with Scout ( https: www.scoutintro.com ) to meet engineers. Book a coffee chat to learn more: https: calendly.com lucia-scoutintro

  2. _zachs · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …inherit, and helping us hire them Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Postgres. We want people who have built and run real production software, debug from evidence, and do not need a fully specified roadmap. Early engineers, technical founders, and senior ICs do well here. We use…

  3. samsullivan · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …to prove it. SQL first, entity resolution, tens of millions of rows. Postgres, TypeScript, Workers, R2. - VIN Decode Engineer (Remote). Own decode accuracy. Read manufacturer filings line by line, write the patterns, and test them against millions of real VINs. For people who are…

  4. mwest1066 · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    PrairieLearn (Remote US) — Full-Stack Software Engineer — TypeScript Postgres React AI PrairieLearn ( https: www.prairielearn.com ) is an open-source assessment platform used by universities across the US (Berkeley, Princeton, Michigan, Illinois, and others). We power…

  5. kcartmell · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …from vet practice-management systems and our own app, and turn our Postgres and dbt warehouse into a foundation the whole company trusts. Our tech stack includes Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Tailwind, and Python. We use both JavaScript and TypeScript heavily. Our team uses…

Some popular Postgres job postings

The Postgres job postings that drew the most discussion in 2026.

  1. maxweisel · hiring in Aug 2026 · 12 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …| Full-time | $100-140K USD | Remote PT ET Hours | Typescript Node Postgres roles I'm the founder of Normcore.io, an autoscaling game server hosting service and Unity plugin that includes all of the pieces you need to create a multiplayer game. We launched a few years ago and…

  2. samcheng · hiring in Apr 2026 · 9 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …bingo: Logistics, Django, Python, Optimization, React, React Native, Postgres, Mobile Engineer, Automation, Delivery, OR-tools, Forecasting

  3. ernel · hiring in Aug 2026 · 4 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …the stack is not required but it would be nice to have. FastAPI, Postgres, S3, Python, Render AWS, Codex Claude Kimi Qwen (any other foundational model experience), monitoring frameworks. Apply: https: www.origamics.ai join-us (Let us know if you are applying from HN.)

  4. vpfaulkner · hiring in Jan 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …well as great communicators. Our typical stack is TypeScript, React, Postgres, and AWS although it will vary project to project. If you enjoy moving fast, working with great engineers, and building something from the ground up, you’ll fit right in. If interested, reach out…

  5. parneetkr4198 · hiring in Mar 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …Tech stack is flexible but will likely involve Python or Node.js, Postgres, vector search (pgvector Pinecone), and LLM APIs (OpenAI Anthropic). Experience with backend systems, APIs, scraping, or data pipelines is especially valuable. Experience building LLM or RAG systems is a…

What the Postgres hiring trend shows

Postgres is the quiet winner of the database story in the 'Who is hiring?' thread: it starts behind MySQL, weathers the NoSQL hype, and ends up the default relational database teams reach for. The chart shows that crossover - use share mode to watch Postgres pull ahead of MySQL and MongoDB, and counts for absolute demand. Drill into any month to read the postings; Postgres now appears across startups and scale-ups alike, frequently paired with Python, Django and the cloud stack.

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