Why I Built OpenShot

A year ago, I was job hunting while working at Google. I realized that even with a 'prestigious' resume, finding a quality company in Delhi NCR was a nightmare.

I wasn't chasing unicorn salaries. I just wanted to find good companies
in Delhi NCR — places with strong leadership, fair pay, and decent culture.

That search took almost a year.

Not because opportunities didn't exist, but because finding them was exhausting.

The Problem

LinkedIn showed random companies mixed with jobs that disappeared overnight.
Naukri never worked for me.
AngelList and Instahyre focused on volume, not quality.

Then started the search cycle:

The "Detective Work" Loop

FIND ➔ COPY ➔ SEARCH ➔ DOUBT ➔ REPEAT

• Find a job on LinkedIn: "This looks promising..."
• Copy the name. Switch tabs. Open Glassdoor.
• Search reviews: "Wait, why are there 10 one-star reviews from last month?"
• Doubt everything: "Is this real or a toxic culture?"

(Repeat this 15 times a day until you're exhausted.)

Some companies had no reviews. Some felt fake. Most just wasted my time.
Why is finding a good company harder than finding a job?

What I Wanted

A simple way to see what quality companies are actually hiring right now.

Not every startup with a job post. Not recruiters spamming LinkedIn.

Just Google, Meta, Amazon, and companies at that level. Updated daily.
No clutter.

What I Built

OpenShot scrapes jobs directly from top tech company career pages.

Currently tracking 10+ companies. About 2000+ jobs. Updated daily.

It's basic right now — just clean listings with search and filters.
No company reviews yet, no culture insights, no salary data.

But it solves the first problem: finding jobs at companies you'd
actually want to work for, without wading through hundreds of
random startups.

The rest — reviews, culture data, honest insights — that's coming.

Why I'm Sharing This

I found my job eventually. But I kept building OpenShot because
the problem still bothers me.

Job hunting shouldn't be this draining. You shouldn't need to be
a detective just to figure out if a company is legitimate.

OpenShot is my attempt to fix that. Starting small, building openly,
improving based on what people actually need.

If you've ever felt exhausted researching companies on Glassdoor,
this is for you.

What's Next

I'm adding more companies based on feedback and building features
to actually help you evaluate company quality — not just find listings.
Follow the live progress here.

If you have thoughts on what would make this useful, I'm listening.
hi@openshot.in