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How we build, what we learn, what we ship.
Posts about indexing public job postings at scale, salary parsing, and the systems that keep one universal JSON schema feeling small even as the source list keeps growing.
ATS API: one integration for 30+ applicant tracking systems
Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, BambooHR, SmartRecruiters, iCIMS, Workable - each has a different API shape. Here's how a unified ATS API replaces 30 integrations with one.
How to find old job postings: 6 ways to dig up an expired Indeed or LinkedIn listing
Whether you're prepping for an interview, comparing comp bands historically, or hunting for a posting that was taken down - here's how to find an old job posting anywhere, including expired listings on Indeed and closed job postings on LinkedIn.
Lever API: pulling jobs from any Lever-hosted careers page
Lever exposes a public postings API at api.lever.co/v0/postings/{company}. Here's what it returns, what it's missing, and when you should use a normalized aggregator instead.
ZipRecruiter API: a modern alternative to the closed partner program
ZipRecruiter's official API requires a partner contract. Here's how to get ZipRecruiter job data - searchable, filterable, fresh - through a public REST endpoint instead.
JSearch API: what it returns, what it costs, and the alternative
JSearch is RapidAPI's most-installed jobs endpoint - but it's a wrapper with a ~30% markup and a 200-request free cap. The technical comparison, plus the keyless alternative: JobsPipe's sandbox and free tier (100 requests/month).
Dice API: getting tech job postings without the partnership paperwork
Dice's job feed is the gold standard for US tech roles, but the official API is locked to enterprise integrations. Here's the dev-tier alternative - same data, REST endpoint, free tier.
Job posting API: one endpoint for every job on the web
If you've ever shopped around for a job-posting API and ended up with three vendors, four scrapers, and a deduplication script - this post is for you.
Indeed scraper vs Indeed API: why we deleted ours
Maintaining an Indeed scraper means fighting their anti-bot, rotating proxies, parsing changing HTML, and getting paged at 2am. Here's why the math turns into 'just use the API'.
Glassdoor scraper: what it costs, what breaks, and the API alternative
Glassdoor is one of the harder targets for a scraper - heavy JS rendering, aggressive bot detection, and a strict TOS. Here's how the build-vs-buy math actually plays out.