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Haystack combines AI & expert vetting to deliver world-class tech candidates who are engaged, aligned, and ready to interview.

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Describe your ideal hire

Tell us in your own words. Our AI will surface sample matches based on your brief, drawn from our network of 420,258 verified candidates.

Why teams switch

Tech hiring is stuck in the dark ages

Spammy outreach, irrelevant applicants and slow agency processes cost engineering teams weeks per hire. Haystack replaces that with verified candidates matched in 24 hours, pre-screened by AI and by a dedicated account manager.

Most teams make business-critical hires in 21 days or less, at a cost per hire around 60% below agency fees.

Speed

Matches in 24 hours, interviews in 48

Tell us who you need. From Senior AI Engineers with PhDs to Founding Software Engineers from product-led startups, we capture the must-haves and the nice-to-haves. You review a shortlist, not a haystack.

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Role timeline · Senior Backend Engineer

Role posted
Mon 09:12
Brief benchmarked against 1,400 similar roles
214 matches delivered
Tue 08:48
Pre-screened by your account manager
First interviews booked
Wed 14:00
3 candidates · scheduling handled by Haystack

New match · 97%

just now · pre-screened

Senior Backend Engineer

214 matches

Priya Shah
Go · PostgreSQL · London
97%
Marcus Johnson
TypeScript · AWS · Remote UK
94%

● interview_confirmed · Thu 14:00

Live matching

Watch your shortlist build in real time

The moment your role goes live, verified candidates start matching. Track new matches, screens and interview confirmations as they land, with no refreshing and no chasing.

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Permanent hiring

Matched to your stack, values and culture

Stop wading through irrelevant CVs. Review verified candidates who are genuinely interested in your business.

Next perm hire in 21 days or less
Dedicated hiring support from the Haystack team
Pre-vetted, interview-ready candidates only

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Contract hiring

World-class contractors, ready this week

Directly connect with verified contractors. We handle sourcing, onboarding and management end to end.

Instant access to interview-ready contractors
UK, US, EU or fully remote
Onboarding, timesheets and reviews handled

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24h

To first verified matches

5:1

Match-to-hire ratio

60%

Lower cost per hire vs agencies

21days

Median time to hire

“For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I’d highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn’t find anywhere else.”

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead, Answer Digital

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Our hands-on hiring service manages everything from sourcing to offer, a dedicated partner embedded in your team.

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How it works

From first match to signed offer

01
Define the role
Set the stack, seniority, location and salary band. Our benchmarking data keeps the brief realistic from day one.
02
Review verified matches
AI matching plus human vetting surfaces candidates who fit, and who actually want the role. Matches arrive within 24 hours.
03
Interview and hire
Book interviews inside Haystack in as little as 48 hours. Most teams sign an offer within 21 days.

Built for hiring managers and talent acquisition teams

Case study

“Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack.”