RecentlyPostedJobs vs Built In
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better than Built In at finding newly posted software, data science and AI jobs.
City-branded tech job sites (Built In NYC, SF, Chicago, …) with employer marketing pages.
| When you are looking | Built In | RecentlyPostedJobs |
|---|---|---|
| Where jobs come from | Employers participating in Built In city sites | Any probed career portal |
| What “new” means | Updated on the city media property | ATS first-published, last 7 days |
| Same job posted again | Can be refreshed with the profile | Never new twice |
| Where you apply | Built In or employer | Employer job page |
| Role mix | Tech in that city’s membership | Software, data science, and AI, any covered city |
What Built In is
Built In sells city tech-scene media: employer profiles, local events, and job posts aimed at that metro. Companies pay to look current in a city brand. The job list is a media product as much as a feed.
Why that is a weaker way to find new jobs
A role appears when the employer (or Built In) updates the city site, which can be after the Workday or Greenhouse requisition already opened. National and non-member employers are easy to miss. “New in Chicago tech” is not the same as “first posted on the career site this week.”
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better
- City pages here are parsed from the employer’s own location field on first-seen roles, not from a media membership.
- A company does not need to buy a Built In profile to show up the day the requisition opens.
- Remote and country views sit beside city views, from the same dataset.
- Reposts of the same id do not re-enter the city week list.
- City recency here is an ATS timestamp, not a media-kit refresh for employers who bought a profile.
- You get remote, hybrid, country, and specialty views from the same week — Built In’s city magazine does not.
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