Nox Metals (YC S25) Is Hiring SWE
Nox Metals, a Y Combinator S25 startup, is hiring a software engineer to help build tools and infrastructure for the metals recycling industry.
Background
- Y Combinator (YC) is a famous Silicon Valley startup accelerator that invests $500k in batches of companies twice a year; "S25" means Nox Metals was part of the Summer 2025 batch.
- Nox Metals appears to be a startup working on metals/materials (likely recycling, refining, or novel production), and is now hiring its first software engineers — a typical early-stage YC company pattern.
- SWE = software engineer. Hiring for this role at a materials startup suggests they are building digital tools (simulation, supply chain, process control, or marketplace software) rather than just lab work.
- For readers: YC companies often grow fast, so an early engineering hire can mean high responsibility, equity compensation, and a risk/reward profile very different from big tech.