Why Sebastián Ramírez’s post about Hiring reached 153.5K likes

153,480 likes and 1,042 replies. Here is the post, then what the analysis says it is doing, beat by beat.

I saw a job post the other day. 👔 It required 4+ years of experience in FastAPI. 🤦 I couldn't apply as I only have 1.5+ years of experience since I created that thing. 😅 Maybe it's time to re-evaluate that "years of experience = skill level". ♻

The opening

It opens with an observation. I saw a job post the other day. 👔

The shape

Hook → Context → Context → Landing

• Hook — Stops the scroll and earns the next line.
• Context — Gives the detail that makes the payoff believable.
• Context — Gives the detail that makes the payoff believable.
• Landing — Leaves the reader with the thought worth repeating.

Why it worked

• Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
• Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
• Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
• Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
• Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
• Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

How you would remix it

Preserve the Hook → Context → Context → Landing structure and the plain observation opening. Replace the subject matter entirely with the writer’s own product, story and numbers. Match the original’s pacing and line length, not its words. Never reuse the original’s specific facts, figures or phrasing.

None of the words, none of the facts, none of the numbers — those are @tiangolo's. The opening move, the shape and the place the payoff lands are what carry over. Open it in the studio with your own subject.