How to Write a Great Job Post 📋

Lessons learned from reviewing 100+ jobs on the Refactoring board, and from 10+ years of engineering hiring.

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In July this year I launched Refactoring Jobs to provide an effective way for readers to find high quality, remote engineering jobs.

Since then, I reviewed hundreds of positions. I talked with tens of companies to understand what they were looking for, and to help them write a better job post.

I saw which performed better or worse, got feedback from readers, and drew some conclusions. I have also hired engineers for 10+ years myself, wrote very bad job posts, and made all mistakes imaginable.

In my experience, the very best jobs are clear and exhaustive about these areas:

1. 🏢 Company

   • Vision & Mission

   • Where we are

   • Culture

2. 🎽 Team & Position

   • About the team

   • Responsibilities

   • Tech stack

   • Salary range

3. 🔢 Application Process

Let's see them one by one 👇