Y Combinator
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Y Combinator provides a small amount of seed funding for startups. We work with startups on their ideas and help founders deal with investors and acquirers. We fund four batches of companies each year. Companies apply for the program by filling out an application form. Y Combinator is occasionally described as a boot camp or accelerator, but this is not really accurate. We probably get called that because we fund a lot of startups at once, and most have to move to participate. But the similarities end there; the atmosphere is the opposite of regimented.
Hiring now
Is Y Combinator hiring?
Yes. As of November 10, 2026, Y Combinator has 10 open roles on Metaintro. 2 were posted in the last 30 days.
Open roles
Newest first. Pay shown when the posting lists it.
- Associate Video ProducerMedia ProductionSan Francisco, CA · Hybrid · $180K – $200K/yrSan Francisco, CAHybrid$180K – $200K/yr27d ago
- Editorial ResearcherWritingSan Francisco, CA · Hybrid · $180K – $200K/yrSan Francisco, CAHybrid$180K – $200K/yr27d ago
- Front Desk ReceptionistAdmin/Executive AssistantSan Francisco, CA · $50/hrSan Francisco, CA—$50/hrSep 24, 2026
- Product EngineerDeveloperSan Francisco, CA · On-site · $185K – $485K/yrSan Francisco, CAOn-site$185K – $485K/yrJun 22, 2026
- Full-Stack Product EngineerDeveloperSan Francisco, CA · $250K – $500K/yrSan Francisco, CA—$250K – $500K/yrMar 27, 2026
- Product Engineer InternArtificial Intelligence/Machine LearningMunich, Germany · HybridMunich, GermanyHybrid—Mar 19, 2026
- Software Product Design EngineerDesignSan Francisco, CA · $250K – $500K/yrSan Francisco, CA—$250K – $500K/yrJan 8, 2026
- Product Engineer, Internal ToolsDeveloperSan Francisco, CA · $250K – $500K/yrSan Francisco, CA—$250K – $500K/yrJan 8, 2026
Hiring pattern
How fast Y Combinator is adding roles, and how they're set up.
New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month
What their customers say
Quotes from people at Y Combinator's customers.
“This is the greatest time ever to start a company. YC is where some of the world’s most ambitious builders come to learn fast, take on hard problems, and get going.”
Skills they ask for
Most frequent across open postings.
Tech stack
- Frameworks
- Ruby on Rails
- Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Google Analytics 4
- Segment
- Libraries
- Tailwind CSS
- D3.js
Company facts
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Founded
- 2005
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Sector (NAICS)
- Finance and Insurance
- Peer
- EssilorLuxottica
- Website
- ycombinator.com
- Careers
- ycombinator.com/jobs
Roles by location
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Questions about Y Combinator
- Is Y Combinator hiring?
- Yes. As of November 10, 2026, Y Combinator has 10 open roles on Metaintro. 2 were posted in the last 30 days. The most are in Developer (5), Admin/Executive Assistant (1), and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (1).
- Where is Y Combinator hiring?
- Y Combinator is hiring in San Francisco and Munich, with the most open roles in San Francisco.