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Hacker News - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 11:46am
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Show HN: I realized job search is basically an email problem so I built JobBox

Hacker News - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 11:03am

I found out that a ton of job alerts are sent overnight: https://www.jobbox.cc/when-are-job-alerts-sent/index.html

Here’s how I got there:

While working at Indeed, I became fascinated by job alerts because we sent a ton each week. When I started to actually job search, I signed up for a bunch and my inbox started filling up. As I got application updates, replies and interviews scheduled, I noticed there was a lot going on in my inbox. Rather than start at the individual sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc., I used my inbox as the source of truth.

That was the lightbulb moment for me.

That’s why I built JobBox. Right now it focuses on organizing job alerts into one place, and I’m going to try including application updates and recruiter emails next.

I’ve launched a beta that focuses on job alerts. It’s free and available at https://www.jobbox.cc.

Here’s an example dashboard for UX Designer jobs in New York so people can see the product without having to login: https://www.jobbox.cc/jobs/ux-designer/new-york

Another thing I found is that there’s actually very little overlap in the jobs these sites send: https://www.jobbox.cc/senior-product-manager-seattle-jobs.ht...

JobBox connects to your Gmail and uses readonly access to parse job-related emails. Google requires a security audit for this access, which we’ve completed.

I’m curious whether this matches what others see in their job searches, and what would make something like this more useful.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48136449

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Redun: Yet another redundant workflow engine

Hacker News - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 11:02am

Article URL: https://github.com/insitro/redun

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48136444

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Welcome to Hanakai

Hacker News - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 10:57am
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I Built Deckard

Hacker News - Thu, 05/14/2026 - 10:57am
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