Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions. For more detail, see the related help page.
- Where does the data come from?
- We crawl public job listings daily from tech company career pages and job boards, focusing on software engineering roles. All data is aggregated and anonymized.
- How often is data updated?
- Job data is crawled daily. Market aggregates — salary percentiles, tech demand, hiring velocity — refresh after each crawl.
- What does the free newsletter include?
- Every Wednesday: hiring velocity, market bullets, median salary signal, and 3 featured roles. Pro adds full salary percentiles and 5 featured roles.
- When does the newsletter come out?
- Every Wednesday. The exact send time depends on when data processing completes, but it typically arrives by midday UTC.
- What's the difference between free and Pro?
- Free includes the weekly newsletter (median salary only), market dashboard and job board with basic filters (Roles, Locations, Tech), 20 job listings, and 1 job profile with alerts. Pro adds salary percentiles, historical trends, all 7 filter categories, 10,000 listings, 10 job profiles, resume upload and AI matching, tailored materials (10/day), and CSV export.
- What is the job board?
- The job board is available to all subscribers. Free users get basic filters and 20 listings. Pro users get full-text search, all 7 filter categories, and up to 10,000 listings. Save filters as a job profile and enable daily email alerts when new matching jobs are posted.
- What are job profiles?
- Job profiles let you save a combination of filters (roles, locations, tech, etc.) with optional daily alert and newsletter toggles. Free users get 1 profile; Pro users get up to 10. Profiles work across the market dashboard and job board.
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes. The free newsletter requires no payment. Pro subscriptions can be cancelled anytime from Settings — you keep access until the end of your billing period.
- How do I unsubscribe from the newsletter?
- Click the one-click unsubscribe link in the footer of any newsletter email, or toggle off the newsletter in Settings. Your account stays active.
- How do salary percentiles work?
- Salary percentiles (p25, p50, p75, p90) are computed monthly from jobs that disclose salary. p50 is the median — 50% of salaries fall below this value. Only annualized US salaries above $30K are included.
- What file formats does Resume Match accept?
- PDF and DOCX files up to 5MB. You can also paste your resume text directly if you prefer. Resume upload is a Pro feature.
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