Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow

New York, NY, USA
656 employees
Consumer
Series E · $153M

About Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow is a public Q&A platform and enterprise knowledge ecosystem founded in 2008, serving millions of developers and technologists worldwide. Its public platform hosts over 83 million questions and answers on coding and software topics, while its enterprise product (Stack Internal) serves ~20,000 organizations seeking validated technical knowledge. The company helps developers learn, share knowledge, and advance their careers, and was acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion in 2021.

Company details

Team Size656
LocationNew York, NY, USA
IndustryConsumer

Funding

Total raised

$153M

Last stage

Series E

Investors

GGIC
Andreessen Horowitz
SSilver Lake
Index Ventures
Union Square Ventures

Founders

Joel Spolsky

Joel Spolsky

Co-founder of Stack Overflow, created in 2008 as a question-and-answer website for computer programmers.

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Jeff Atwood

Jeff Atwood

Co-founder of Stack Overflow, created in 2008 as a question-and-answer website for computer programmers.

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PC

Prashanth Chandrasekar

Current CEO and President of Stack Overflow since its acquisition by Prosus in 2021.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.