Hypercubic (YC F25) Is Hiring a Founding SWE and COBOL Engineer (www.ycombinator.com)

Hypercubic, a startup from Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch, has announced a recruitment drive for a founding Software Engineer and a COBOL Engineer, to enhance its AI-native platform dedicated to maintaining and modernizing COBOL systems. With approximately 70% of Fortune 500 companies depending on legacy COBOL systems for critical operations across various sectors—including banking, insurance, and retail—Hypercubic aims to bridge the gap in expertise as the original developers of these systems retire, leaving enterprises at risk of obsolescence. This initiative is significant for the AI/ML community as it tackles the challenge of preserving vital legacy technology through automation. By leveraging AI, Hypercubic plans to autonomously streamline the maintenance processes and modernize these outdated systems, ensuring robustness in infrastructures that manage trillions in global transactions. This approach not only enhances operational efficiency for enterprises but also addresses a growing skills shortage within the workforce responsible for managing such legacy technologies, promoting innovation while securing the backbone of the global economy.