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title: Best Job Boards for Tech Jobs: Which One Fits Your Search
description: 'Find the best job boards for tech jobs by situation: who each of 10 boards serves,
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**Author:** Jessica Baker
**Reading time:** 12 minutes
**Tags:** AI Career, Remote Work, LinkedIn Optimization

The best job board for tech jobs depends on your situation, not a single ranking. A new grad aiming at early-stage startups and a senior engineer comparing pay bands will get very different value from the same site. So pick **two or three boards that fit your search** and put your hours there, instead of applying everywhere.

Many "best job boards" lists don't help you choose. They put boards in order without saying what the order rests on, and several still send readers to services that have closed or changed hands.

**Stack Overflow Jobs** was [discontinued on March 31, 2022](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/415293/sunsetting-jobs-developer-story). **Hired** is [now part of LHH Recruitment Solutions](https://web.archive.org/web/20250102042347/https://www.lhh.com/us/en/hired/), and hired.com redirects to an LHH page. If a list still recommends either one, check when it was last updated.

This guide grades nothing. It lays out **who each board serves** and what it costs, based on each board's own pages, with independent response-rate data and its caveats where that data exists. Then you'll get a situation-based way to pick your two or three boards, and the ten boards worth knowing for a tech job search.

## Choose a Board by Your Situation, Not a Ranking

Start from what your search needs, not from where a site sits in someone's ranking. Name your situation first, then pick the two or three sites that match it and keep one general site as a base layer.

A single ranked list can't serve everyone. **A startup engineer** wants equity details before applying. **A comp-focused senior candidate** wants pay data by level, while **an IT specialist** wants a tech-focused board with sharp skill filters.

Match your situation to a board, and to the feature that makes it fit:

- **Startup-focused search:** [Wellfound](https://wellfound.com/candidates/overview), where most listings show salary and equity upfront, and [YC Work at a Startup](https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs/role), where founders reach out to your free profile
- **Compensation research:** [Levels.fyi](https://www.levels.fyi/about/), which shows total-comp estimates by level next to open jobs
- **Fully remote search:** [RemoteOK](https://remoteok.com/faq), where signed-in users can report a post as not actually remote
- **Skill-matched IT roles:** [Dice](https://www.dice.com/), aimed at tech professionals, with filters for your skills and experience
- **Passive or senior search:** [LinkedIn Jobs](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a507508), where Open to Work can be limited to recruiters
- **Wide net or listing check:** [Google Jobs](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/7498276?hl=en), which surfaces postings from employers and career sites
- **Company culture research:** [Welcome to the Jungle](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en), with company profiles built from photos, videos and stats
- **Base layer for any search:** LinkedIn and [Built In](https://builtin.com/articles/our-story), whose profiles cover a company's strengths and challenges

If startups are your target, this [startup hiring process guide](https://www.foundrole.com/blog/how-to-get-hired-at-startup-complete-guide?utm_source=ai_markdown) covers how to get hired once you find the role. If this is your first tech role, the [first tech job search guide](https://www.foundrole.com/blog/how-to-find-your-first-tech-job-complete-guide-for-2026?utm_source=ai_markdown) walks through the groundwork before you pick boards.

**Go deep, not wide.** In [Huntr's 2025 job search trends report](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report), 18% of users who got an offer needed more than 100 applications. That figure covers all occupations, not just tech, and describes Huntr users who tracked their own applications, so Huntr calls its findings "indicative, not definitive."

Still, a long search is common. Spend those hours on two or three boards you check properly.

The matrix below maps every situation to its boards at a glance.

Your move for today: pick your situation from the list, note the two or three matching boards, and skip ahead to their sections below.

## The 10 Tech Job Boards Worth Knowing

The ten boards below cover most tech searches, and all of them are free for candidates to search. Each one fits a different kind of search, from startup equity to remote-only roles to pay research.

**How this list was built:** every feature below comes from the board's own pages, checked on September 28, 2026. Response rates come from [Huntr's 2025 Annual Job Search Trends Report](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report) for the five boards Huntr covers. They describe Huntr users across all occupations, not a controlled test of tech hiring.

[Stack Overflow Jobs](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/415293/sunsetting-jobs-developer-story) and [Hired](https://web.archive.org/web/20250102042347/https://www.lhh.com/us/en/hired/) are left out on purpose, because neither runs as a job board today. Many lists still point readers to closed services, so confirm a board is live before you build a profile there.

The facts table below shows who each board serves and what it costs, for all ten.

### LinkedIn Jobs

LinkedIn says it has [more than 1 billion members in more than 200 countries and territories](https://about.linkedin.com/), and it covers every occupation, not just tech. Searching and applying are free.

**Open to Work** lets you choose who sees that you're looking: all members, recruiters only, or only you. [LinkedIn's help page](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a507508) says it takes steps to hide recruiters-only status from recruiters at your own company. That isn't a guarantee.

Among Huntr users across all occupations, LinkedIn accounted for [the largest share of saved jobs in every quarter of 2025](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report), yet its response rate was [3.1%](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report). In a separate, self-reported [Huntr survey of 1,049 people](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report), 72.5% said **Easy Apply** hadn't led to a single interview in 2025.

### Wellfound

Wellfound covers startup and tech roles and says [27,000+ startups hire on it](https://wellfound.com/candidates/overview). Creating a profile and applying are free. One profile lets you apply with a single click.

The board says [most listings show the salary range and equity details upfront](https://wellfound.com/candidates/overview). Your search is **private by default**. You can also attach an optional AI interview recording to applications.

Among Huntr users across all occupations, Wellfound postings had a [6.0% response rate](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report).

### Dice

Dice is aimed at tech professionals. Its homepage lists [5k+ hiring companies, 200k+ jobs posted monthly and 8.2M+ tech professionals](https://www.dice.com/).

The profile is free. Filters match jobs to your skills and experience. Dice has also announced an **MCP server** so you can search its jobs from an AI assistant.

Huntr reports a [0.35% response rate](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report) for Dice, the lowest among the sites in its all-occupations data.

### Built In

[Built In](https://builtin.com/jobs) lists tech and tech-adjacent jobs next to employer profiles, and its homepage shows [500K+ jobs](https://builtin.com/). Built In says its [company profiles cover both the strengths and the challenges](https://builtin.com/articles/our-story) of working somewhere, which helps when culture matters to you.

A free **AI Assistant** autofills applications.

### Y Combinator Work at a Startup

[Work at a Startup](https://www.workatastartup.com/) lists roles at YC-backed startups only. [Creating a profile is free, and founders reach out to you](https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs/role).

Listings show **salary ranges**. A resume tool gives feedback based on what founders look for.

### Levels.fyi

Levels.fyi is a compensation research site that also runs a job board with [70,000+ open jobs shown next to total-comp estimates by level](https://www.levels.fyi/about/). It says [more than 3 million professionals use it each month](https://www.levels.fyi/about/).

It holds [more than 1 million salary submissions](https://www.levels.fyi/about/), with **tiered verification** that gives the most weight to offer letters, pay stubs and tax documents. Salary data, tools and jobs are free. Negotiation coaching and resume review cost extra.

### RemoteOK

[RemoteOK](https://remoteok.com/) lists remote roles across programming, design, sales and more. Browsing is free, with an optional Premium plan at [$14.95/month, or TopAccess at $29.95/month](https://remoteok.com/faq).

You can set **tag-based job alerts**, and signed-in users can flag a post with "Report this job is not remote." For tactics beyond one board, the [remote-specific job board guide](https://www.foundrole.com/blog/best-remote-job-boards-where-to-find-real-remote-jobs?utm_source=ai_markdown) walks through where real remote jobs get posted.

### Google Jobs

Google Jobs isn't a board you sign up to or apply through. It's a [job search experience inside Google Search](https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/7498276?hl=en) that surfaces listings employers and job sites publish elsewhere, and you click through to apply on the source site.

It's free and covers all occupations. It isn't available in all languages or countries, though.

Huntr reports an [11.3% response rate](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report) for Google Jobs, the highest in its all-occupations data. That figure reflects postings people saved from Google's job results, not a separate pool of employers.

### Welcome to the Jungle

[Welcome to the Jungle is free for candidates](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/pages/terms) and operates in France, the UK and the US. The main site isn't tech-only. Its company cards run from audit and insurance to SaaS.

On that main site, you can [get to know 6,000+ companies](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en) through profiles with photos and videos. Your candidate space also lets you [add jobs you applied to elsewhere](https://help.welcometothejungle.com/en/track-applications-outside-of-welcome-to-the-jungle).

Otta is now part of Welcome to the Jungle, and otta.com redirects to the UK site, which is built around tech and remote roles and lists [over 3,500 companies and 70,000+ live jobs](https://uk.welcometothejungle.com/). Among Huntr users across all occupations, Welcome to the Jungle had a [4.5% response rate](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report).

### FoundRole

A plain disclosure first: this is our platform. It lists jobs across industries, not only tech, and you can [browse open roles on FoundRole](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs) for free, with an optional paid Pro tier.

If you apply on several boards, the [free Kanban job tracker](https://www.foundrole.com/job-tracker?utm_source=ai_markdown) keeps those applications in one place. For pay context, the [Technology sector hiring data](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology?utm_source=ai_markdown) page shows posted-salary medians and ranges, updated monthly.

The homepage says every posting is checked for ghost jobs, pay against market and visa sponsorship.

Whichever boards you pick, your profile does the first round of work for you. The profile setup checklist below lists what to fill in on each board before you send a single application.

**Your next step:** for each board that matched your situation above, open its page and check whether the salary-transparency and cost details still fit your search.

## What Response-Rate Data Actually Tells You

Huntr's response-rate data is descriptive, not a controlled test. It records what Huntr's own users reported about their applications, across all occupations, not just tech. A higher rate tells you how that site's users fared, not that the site will get you more interviews.

The figures come from [Huntr's 2025 Annual Job Search Trends Report](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report), which draws on activity from [over 57,000 job seekers who used its Job Tracker](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report) between January and December 2025. The response-rate section covers [598,627 applications](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report), grouped by the site where each saved posting lived.

So what counts as a **response**? A user moved a saved job to the interview stage or further. That's **self-reported**, and Huntr says its own findings should be read as "indicative, not definitive."

With that caveat attached, here's [the full spread Huntr reported](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report): Google Jobs 11.3%, GovernmentJobs 8.7%, Wellfound 6.0%, Glassdoor 5.5%, Handshake 5.1%, Welcome to the Jungle 4.5%, Indeed 4.5%, LinkedIn 3.1%, ZipRecruiter 2.8% and Dice 0.35%.

**Don't read the gaps as a head-to-head.** Nobody sent one resume to every site and counted the callbacks, and the data doesn't control for candidate, role or seniority. Dividing one rate by another compares different groups of job seekers, so the result says nothing about your odds.

The timeline numbers are more useful for planning. Among Huntr users who got at least one interview, across all occupations, [half landed their first within 23 days](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report). The wait [stretched past two months at the 75th percentile and past four months at the 90th](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report).

Plan for a **longer runway** instead of treating any board's rate as a guarantee. The chart below puts all ten rates side by side, with Huntr's caveat printed next to them, so you can see the spread without reading it as a scoreboard.

**Before you shortlist anything:** when you compare boards, read a response rate as a data point about who uses that board, not a promise about your own odds.

## A Simple Loop for Working Any Board

Whichever boards fit your situation, run the same loop on each: **discover** roles and build a shortlist, **research pay** before you write a word, then **tailor and apply** where the role fits best. Add a simple tracker once you're on more than one board. Every tool named below is an example, not a requirement.

**Step 1: Discover.** Use your main board to build a **shortlist**, not a pile of one-click applications. Even when a specialty board is your main pick, LinkedIn Jobs, Built In and Google Jobs work as a general discovery layer.

**Step 2: Research pay.** Check the money before you tailor anything. [Levels.fyi's total-comp estimates](https://www.levels.fyi/about/) give you a baseline by level, [Wellfound says most of its listings show the salary range and equity upfront](https://wellfound.com/candidates/overview), and [Work at a Startup](https://www.workatastartup.com/) shows ranges on its listings too.

For software roles, FoundRole also publishes [software development hiring trends](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown) with posted-salary context.

**Step 3: Tailor and apply.** Adjust your resume to the posting and apply directly on the board that fits the role. Don't lean on one-click flows everywhere.

**Keep a tracker.** With two or three boards, follow-ups blur fast. A plain spreadsheet with four columns (board, role, date applied, status) is enough.

If you prefer a board view, you can [track applications across boards](https://www.foundrole.com/job-tracker?utm_source=ai_markdown) in our free Kanban tracker. [Welcome to the Jungle's candidate space](https://help.welcometothejungle.com/en/track-applications-outside-of-welcome-to-the-jungle) also lets you add jobs you applied to on other sites.

Paste this at the top of your tracker:

```
[ ] Discover: shortlist roles on the boards that fit
[ ] Research pay: posted range or a Levels.fyi estimate
[ ] Tailor and apply: adjusted resume, right board
[ ] Log it: new row with board, role, date and status
```

The loop diagram below shows how each step feeds the next, with your tracker sitting underneath.

**Before you hit apply again:** spend a few minutes checking the role's pay range so your resume and cover note can speak to it directly. Then log the application as a new row in your tracker.

## Common Mistakes That Waste Applications

Most wasted applications come from habits, not from the board you picked. Five show up on every site in this guide. Each has a simple fix.

**One generic profile on every board.** Spreading an untailored profile across every site feels productive, but more applications don't fix a weak match. Go deep on two or three boards instead.

**Relying only on one-click apply.** Most respondents in [Huntr's Easy Apply survey](https://huntr.co/research/2025-annual-job-search-trends-report) said the button hadn't led to an interview. Treat it as a supplement, and save your tailored effort for roles you apply to directly.

**Reading Huntr's per-site rates as tech data or proof.** They're neither. The rates cover all occupations and describe Huntr users who tracked their own applications, so a board with a higher rate doesn't raise your odds.

**Trusting outdated lists.** Many "best tech job board" pages still point to services that have closed or changed hands, including the two named at the top of this guide. Confirm a board is live before you build a profile there.

**Paying before you need to.** RemoteOK offers an optional paid Premium, Levels.fyi sells coaching, and FoundRole (this is our platform) has an optional Pro tier. For most searches, the **free tiers** already cover finding listings and applying, so pay only when a specific feature solves a problem you actually have.

The myth-versus-reality card below puts each mistake next to its fix.

**Quick audit:** pull up your last 10 applications. How many went through a one-click flow, and how many were tailored direct applies?

## Pick Two or Three, Then Track Them

No single board fits every tech search. **Your situation picks the board**: a startup hunt, pay research, a remote-only search, skill-matched IT roles, a quiet senior move, a wide net or culture research each point you to different sites. Choose the two or three that match and go deep on them.

Carry one caveat with you, too. Huntr's per-site response rates cover all occupations and come from Huntr users tracking their own applications. They describe what happened to those users, not a controlled test of any board.

FoundRole, the platform behind this blog, is one more option to use alongside the others, not in place of them. You can [search current tech openings](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs) there, then log every application in its **free job tracker**, wherever you found the role.

Your turn: open your chosen boards' sites right now and start one application with a tailored resume.
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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Which job site is best for tech jobs?

No single site is best for every tech search; it depends on your situation. For startups, try Wellfound or YC Work at a Startup; for pay research, Levels.fyi; for remote roles, RemoteOK; for skill-matched IT roles, Dice; for a quiet senior move, LinkedIn's Open to Work; for a wide net, Google Jobs; for culture research, Welcome to the Jungle. Pick two or three and go deep.

### Is Dice still worth using for tech jobs?

Dice is still live and aimed at tech professionals, and its homepage lists 5k+ hiring companies, 200k+ jobs posted monthly and 8.2M+ tech professionals. It fits skill-matched IT searches, with filters for your skills and experience. Huntr reports a 0.35% response rate for Dice, the lowest in its data, but that figure covers all occupations and describes Huntr users, not a controlled test.

### Is Hired still a thing? What happened to Stack Overflow Jobs?

No, neither runs as a job board today. Hired is now part of LHH Recruitment Solutions, and hired.com redirects to an LHH page. Stack Overflow Jobs was discontinued on March 31, 2022. Many lists still point readers to closed services, so confirm a board is live before you build a profile there.

### Which tech job sites actually get responses?

In Huntr's 2025 data, covering 598,627 applications across all occupations, Google Jobs had an 11.3% response rate, Wellfound 6.0%, Welcome to the Jungle 4.5% and LinkedIn 3.1%. Those figures are self-reported by Huntr users and descriptive, not a controlled test, so they show how each site's users fared, not your own odds.

### How many job boards should I use at once?

Two or three boards that match your situation, used deeply, usually serve you better than spreading effort across every site. In Huntr's 2025 report, 18% of users who got an offer needed more than 100 applications, so a long search is common, but more applications don't fix a weak match. That figure covers all occupations, not just tech.

### Are job boards free for candidates, or do I need a paid tier?

All ten boards in this guide are free for candidates to search. Some offer optional paid extras: RemoteOK Premium costs $14.95/month (TopAccess $29.95/month), Levels.fyi charges for negotiation coaching and resume review, and FoundRole, our platform, has an optional Pro tier. For most searches, the free tiers already cover finding listings and applying.

### Which tech job boards show salary before you apply?

Wellfound says most of its listings show the salary range and equity details upfront, and YC Work at a Startup shows salary ranges on its listings. Levels.fyi shows total-comp estimates by level next to its 70,000+ open jobs. For other boards, check pay on the employer's career page or a salary data source before you apply.

### What are the best job boards for IT jobs?

Among the ten boards here, Dice is the closest fit for IT roles: it's aimed at tech professionals and filters jobs by your skills and experience. LinkedIn Jobs, Built In and Google Jobs work as a general discovery layer alongside it. Keep in mind that LinkedIn and Google Jobs cover every occupation, so filter your searches tightly.

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