Ask HN: Where can I find small non-startuppy cos with use for a software dev

1 j-bos 0 5/8/2025, 4:23:48 PM

Seeing some of the tariff effects in the US, I figure there's probably some people crazy enough to start new businesses doing stateside what's typically done overseas. And given that I work at a huge megacorp that doesn't actually make anything, I'd be interested in working at one of those companies. If they exist. Hence the question, does anybody know places or ways to find leads?

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Ask HN: Where can I find small non-startuppy cos with use for a software dev

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