Top all-time · #6896
M
Magoosh
Company blog · magoosh.com/blogbusinessstartupscareer
Magoosh is the company blog at magoosh.com, writing about business, startups and career. Since 2013, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 39 times, most often “Why Magoosh Doesn’t Negotiate Salary and Neither Should You”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-05-05, and you can follow it by feed.
39mentions?
12HN people?
2013–2023first – last linked?
Too few sampled comments (27) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Test prep site for standardized exams such as the GRE, GMAT, SAT, TOEFL and LSAT. HN commenters mostly cite its score-data pages, like LSAT scores by major and TOEFL percentiles, or post its job listings.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 27 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Magoosh offers self-paced online test prep and free resources that's accessible, enjoyable, and effective
Most-linked posts?
- /careers3 people · 13 mentions · first linked 2016-02-13
- Why Magoosh Doesn’t Negotiate Salary and Neither Should You2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-03-25
What Hacker News says?
Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)”Submitted Why We Don’t Negotiate Salary and Neither Should You as a story · 5 points
HN discussionMagoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)”Submitted Why Magoosh Doesn’t Negotiate Salary and Neither Should You as a story · 5 points
HN discussionMagoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016)”Submitted What Founders Should Know Before They Raise VC (and Why Magoosh Chose Not To) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionMagoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016)”Submitted A Tribute To My Late Co-founder as a story · 2 points
HN discussionMagoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016)”Submitted How We Optimized for Student Happiness Using A/B Testing as a story · 1 points
HN discussionMagoosh | Software Engineer (Mid-level or Senior) | Berkeley, CA | ONSITE | Full-time | https://magoosh.com Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. We’re a growing team of 33 in-office employees in the San Francisco Bay Area. We've been around for 7 years, are profitable, and growing steadily. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even…
Comment linking /careers/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)”Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)”Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2016)”Magoosh | Senior Engineer and Full Stack Engineer | Berkeley, CA | Full-time, ONSITE https://magoosh.com/careers Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help mil…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017)”Magoosh -- Berkeley, CA We’re looking for our third full-stack developer to help build the future of test prep. Magoosh’s Engineering team is small, but we have a huge impact! We already help millions of students around the world study and prepare for their standardized tests with our popular web and mobile apps, and more are signing up every minute. From day one, you’ll own projects and contribute directly to code…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2015)”Ask HN: Who is hiring? / Who's hiring? Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | INTERNS | ONSITE Full-stack intern in Berkeley Magoosh's mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own time regardless of location, social status, or background. Our engineering team is small (just me and Zack!) so from day o…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)”Magoosh | Software Engineering Intern | Berkeley, CA | ONSITE, INTERNS https://magoosh.com/careers Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2016)”Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | INTERNS | ONSITE Full-stack intern in Berkeley Magoosh's mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own time regardless of location, social status, or background. Our engineering team is small (just me and Zack!) so from day one you'll own projects and contribute d…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)”Magoosh | Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager | Berkeley, CA | Full-time, ONSITE https://magoosh.com/careers Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help mil…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)”Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | Lead Ruby Engineer | Onsite | http://magoosh.com ABOUT US: We're a 20+ person online test prep/edtech company backed by investors such as 500 Startups and Kapor Capital. We're on a mission to level the playing field, making test prep more accessible, effective, and enjoyable. We're growing strong and quite profitable, with over a million users from over 150 countries and several millions in…
Comment linking /blog/?category=philosophy
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)”Magoosh | Berkeley, CA | FULLTIME | ONSITE Senior Software Engineer Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? Our mission is simple: create products that give students everywhere access to enjoyable, affordable, and quality test prep. We help millions study at their own pace, on their own t…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)”Junior Web & Mobile Developer at Magoosh (Berkeley, CA) We’re looking for another programmer to help us to build the future of Magoosh. We make websites and mobile applications that help students around the world study for exams with video lessons, practice questions and flashcards all made in-house by our expert tutors. We've already helped over 20,000 thousand students study for grad school and we're excited to ma…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2013)”Junior Developer at Magoosh ( http://magoosh.com ) -- Berkeley, CA (interns welcome too) =-=-=-=-==-= We’re looking for another full-stack developer to join our team building the future of test prep. Our product helps tens of thousands of students around the world study for their GRE, GMAT, SAT and TOEFL exams and since we're such a small engineering team (in a company of almost 20), you'll be contributing to produc…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014)”Berkeley, CA ~ Developer Intern at Magoosh ( http://magoosh.com/jobs/mobile-developer-intern/ ) Us: A small team of 8 wise-crackers bringing online test prep to the world with 10s of thousands of happy students and an office in downtown Berkeley, one block east of BART. You: A friendly budding programmer interested in shipping code and expanding Magoosh’s web, Android and/or iOS apps
Comment linking /jobs/mobile-developer-intern/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2013)”Magoosh - Berkeley, CA - Junior Rails Developer -- The company -- Magoosh is a small company delivering online test prep for grad school exams. We focus on high quality content and great customer support. -- The position -- We’re looking for a friendly programmer to join us. You’ll work with Zach ( https://github.com/zmillman ) to expand and maintain Magoosh’s various applications on the web, Android, and iOS. Our d…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-rails-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2013)”Magoosh - Berkeley, CA - Junior Developer (fulltime, intern) Magoosh is changing test preparation by building applications that students love. We’re a young startup, but we’re profitable, we’re growing fast, and we have wildly positive feedback from tens of thousands of students who have successfully used our applications to study for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT (more coming soon!) Our technology includes Ruby on Rails,…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2013)”Junior Rails Developer at Magoosh - Berkeley, CA - Full-Time ( http://magoosh.com/jobs/junior-rails-developer/ ) We’re looking for a friendly programmer to join us in bringing affordable and high-quality online test prep to the world. You’ll work to expand and maintain Magoosh’s various applications on the web, Android, and iOS. Our development philosophy is to ship early and iterate with student feedback. We have f…
Comment linking /jobs/junior-rails-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2013)”Going by LSAT scores, which provide a measure of critical reading skills, I don't see a strong trend by major. Math majors score highest [0]. Of course, this is a self selected sample. I'd be curious to see evidence that STEM majors actually have worse critical reading skills. Or is it a subjective ranking you've derived? [0] https://magoosh.com/lsat/average-lsat-scores-by-major/
Comment linking /lsat/average-lsat-scores-by-major/
on “Subprime loans for college hiding in plain sight”Yes. Most people who point to low standardized test scores in Southern states, and snicker about sterotypes, are probably unaware that the region is unusually insistent on high school students taking either the SAT or ACT. Many Southern states require one or the other as a requirement for high school graduation, period , whether you're planning for college or not. And many others that do not require it pressure all…
Comment linking /hs/act/2017/states-that-require-the-act-or-sat/
on “Amazon Asking Cities for Their High Schoolers' SAT Scores”A 100th percentile would probably mean a perfect score on the exam. https://magoosh.com/toefl/2015/whats-your-toefl-percentile/
Comment linking /toefl/2015/whats-your-toefl-percentile/
on “How to earn 'points' under Trump immigration plan?”