Show HN: LaunchPad – Job aggregator I built overnight after Amazon layoffs

Hi HN,

After hearing about Amazon's layoffs, I spent an evening building LaunchPad (https://launchpad-kappa-ashy.vercel.app) - a simple job search aggregator.

: Job hunting means checking LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, AngelList, Wellfound, Naukri, and dozens of other platforms. It's exhausting and inefficient.

  : A single interface aggregating jobs from multiple ATS platforms via Adzuna API. Real-time listings, autocomplete search, save favorites, no signup required.

 : React frontend, Adzuna API for data, deployed on Vercel. 

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  • Debounced search with autocomplete to reduce API calls
  • Local storage for saved jobs (no backend needed)
  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • Direct deep-linking to application pages

 ' :

  • Rate limiting on free API tier - debating whether to upgrade or implement request queuing
  • Some ATS platforms don't play nice with deep links, redirecting to homepage instead
  • Deciding on filter implementation (remote, salary, location) without overcomplicating the UI
  • Balancing freshness of data vs API costs

   :
 Layoffs are stressful enough. If I could make job searching even slightly less painful, it seemed worth the effort.

It's completely free and always will be.

Would love feedback from the HN community on:

  • Technical approach (better ways to handle API limits?)
  • UX improvements
  • Features you'd actually use vs feature bloat
  • Any edge cases I'm missing