Semafor is hiring. 20 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Semafor's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
INTERVIEW PREP
19 interview questions for Semafor
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Semafor's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
20
Posted (30d)
10
+0% vs prior
Posted (7d)
1
Posted range
$107K – 125K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Semafor's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Semafor's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
1
Posted (30d)
10
Posted (90d)
20
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Semafor pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- unlimited PTO
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k)
- pre-tax commuter benefits
- short & long-term disability
- flexible spending and health savings accounts
- life insurance
[05] VISA SPONSORSHIP
U.S.-only hiring history.
Semafor has no H-1B petition history we can find.
No H1B sponsorship history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Semafor is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Semaforis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 1 position
[07] POSTING PATTERNS
How Semafor actually posts.
We re-scan Semafor's career page every few minutes and keep the full history. That lets us spot reposts and timing patterns most candidates never see.
Thursday is hiring day at Semafor (50% of new postings).
[08] ABOUT
What Semafor does, and who fits.
Semafor is a global news platform delivering trusted journalism.
Semafor enables world-class journalists to deliver rigorous reporting and insights, distilling important stories into transparent formats. We aim to uncover the forces shaping narratives and replenish shared facts, recognizing the need for informed discourse in a multi-polar world.
[09] AT SEMAFOR
The honest take.
A fast-paced, ambitious newsroom environment that values creativity and collaboration.
[10] CAREER GROWTH
Where Semafor takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[11] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Semafor's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[12] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Semafor uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Semafor's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
One-tap coverage: Greenhouse is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. On an Auto-Apply plan, your saved profile and resume are submitted to Semafor the moment a matching role goes live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Semafor's recent postings
[14] SIMILAR COMPANIES
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[15] FAQ
Questions people ask about Semafor.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Semafor does not explicitly mention visa sponsorship in the available information. However, many companies in the media and journalism sectors do sponsor visas for international candidates, especially for key roles. If you're interested in applying, it's advisable to inquire directly during the application process regarding their policy on H1B visas.
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