Principle 01
Senior bar, always
We hire to extend the senior median of the team, not to fill seats. We'd rather leave a role open for six months than dilute it.
01Careers
Senior operators only. Honest about what we hire for.
Hotreloads is a small senior engineering studio. We hire one or two senior roles a year, when an engagement actually justifies the headcount. Whoever you hear from on the first call is on every loop after.
1 role open · July 2026
02Open roles
One role open right now.
03How we hire
Four principles.
Principle 02
Short, focused processes
Three conversations, a written take-home where the role calls for one, a decision within ten days. We tell you what we're looking for at each stage.
Principle 03
We turn down candidates we can't place well
If a role isn't the right fit, we'll tell you what would change our mind, and what wouldn't. No ghosting.
Principle 04
Founders on every loop
A founder is on every interview loop until the team is large enough that we can't be. Today that means every interview.
04Talent pool
Not seeing a role? Tell us anyway.
We hire one or two senior roles a year. If your background fits the kind of work we do, we'd rather know than not.
Looking for engineering help, not a job?
That's most of what we do. 20 minutes, no deck. We look at your stack and what you're trying to ship.