There's an adverse selection problem with today's public markets. If you're profitable, in a solid and sustainable business, you a.) usually don't need more cash b.) if you do need more cash, there are plenty of private investors that will give it to you, c.) don't want to disclose your profitability to attract competitors and d.) don't want to spend the multi-millions per year for SOX compliance. So the only reason you have for going public is to unload your shares in an unsustainable business before the rest of the world realizes it's unsustainable. Hence, that's what we get on the public markets.
There are definitely profitable tech companies out there which are still hiring, but they are largely private. Some may have $35B valuations and a few thousand employees, but don't find it worthwhile to go public.
There are definitely profitable tech companies out there which are still hiring, but they are largely private. Some may have $35B valuations and a few thousand employees, but don't find it worthwhile to go public.