AI sourcing vs. human vetting: why the best hires need both

The hiring market has split into two camps: marketplaces that lean entirely on algorithms, and old-school agencies that lean entirely on people. Both are wrong on their own.

What AI is genuinely good at

Software can scan thousands of engineers against your exact requirements in the time it takes to read this sentence. It surfaces the signal — the people worth a human's attention — without the weeks of manual sourcing.

What only a person can do

An algorithm can't tell whether an engineer will thrive in your specific team, communicate under pressure, or care about your mission. That judgment is human, and it's the part we never automate. Fewer than 5% of candidates clear that review.

The result is the best of both: AI-fast at the top of the funnel, human-deep at the bottom. You meet a short list of people we'd hire ourselves.