RecentlyPostedJobs vs We Work Remotely
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better than We Work Remotely at finding newly posted software, data science and AI jobs.
A paid remote job board with a strong brand. Remote-only, not a first-seen ATS tracker.
| When you are looking | We Work Remotely | RecentlyPostedJobs |
|---|---|---|
| Where jobs come from | Paid WWR listings | Career portals; remote is a workplace field |
| What “new” means | When it went live on WWR | First-seen last 7 days |
| Same job posted again | A new WWR run looks new | Same ATS id is not new twice |
| Where you apply | WWR then employer | Employer job page |
| Role mix | Remote jobs WWR accepts | SWE/DS/AI remote, hybrid, and on-site |
What We Work Remotely is
We Work Remotely (WWR) is a destination for remote posts that employers pay to list. The audience is people who want remote-first companies. The catalog is whatever those employers chose to advertise on WWR.
Why that is a weaker way to find new jobs
Many remote software roles never appear on WWR because the employer already posted them on Greenhouse or Workday. WWR’s “new” is new-to-WWR. A hybrid or on-site role will not be there at all, and a remote req may have been live on the career site before the WWR invoice cleared.
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better
- Remote pages here are first-seen roles whose workplace the employer marked remote, including companies that never buy a WWR slot.
- Hybrid and on-site first-seen lists sit next to remote — same week, same rules.
- Original dates are ATS dates, not WWR publish dates.
- No paid slot is required for a role to appear the day we first see the requisition.
- Remote software jobs that never buy a WWR ad still show up here the week the career site opens them.
- Hybrid and on-site first-seen roles are in the same dataset, so remote-only boards cannot hide the rest of the week.
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