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We hire engineers and engineering leaders in India for your team. You get a short list of strong candidates, not a stream of CVs. You pay only when you hire.
BotFriday is an AI-native engineering recruitment firm.
Founded by an ex-Meta engineer
BotFriday is an AI-native engineering recruitment firm.
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The role has been open for months. The right person hasn't turned up.
The right person isn't in the pile
Some roles bring in hundreds of applications and none of them fit. Senior and leadership roles bring in fewer, and finding even one who fits can take months. The people you actually want are often not applying at all.
Your engineers become interviewers
Every candidate who looks promising goes to your engineers for an interview. Most don't clear it. Your engineers spend weeks interviewing instead of building your product.
Strong candidates don't wait
When a good candidate does appear, they're talking to other companies too. By the time your process moves, they've often accepted another offer.
Running the process is a job in itself
Someone has to write the interview questions, decide how answers are scored, keep candidates engaged between rounds, and chase every step.
And the CVs keep coming. Every one looks like a match, because a CV can now be written from your job description in a minute.
BotFriday is an AI-native engineering recruitment firm.
Founded by an ex-Meta engineer
Behind the scenes
AI runs our operations.
In front
You get an account manager, a real person to work with.
Judged by engineers
An engineer sets the bar for every candidate.
Our own technology
We hire with the same software our customers use, every day.
We find the people you've been looking for.
- Your contact
- An account manager, a real person to work with
- What you pay
- Only when you hire. Nothing for the search itself
- Who we hire
- Engineers and engineering leaders, anywhere in India or remote
How it works, in six steps
01
We learn the role and your team
We talk to your hiring manager and look at the engineers already on your team, so we know what a strong hire looks like for you.
02
We go and find the right people
We search our own database and source new candidates for your role, from first engineering jobs to engineering leaders.
03
We check every CV using our technology
Every application is assessed against your role, not just the first few, against a bar an engineer sets.
04
We run the interviews
We write the question bank and the scoring rubric. Junior and mid-level candidates take an AI-powered interview. Senior and leadership candidates speak with an engineering leader.
05
We keep candidates warm
We stay in touch with candidates through the process, so the strong ones don't drift away.
06
You meet a small shortlist
A few strong candidates, while they're still looking, each with a report: the resume assessment, the interview summary, the transcript and the score.
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Your own team can use the same software for any role: AI-powered forms, resume screening and structured AI interviews.
Tell us about the role.
You pay when you hire. Nothing is charged for the search itself.
What we ask
Time with your hiring manager, and a look at your current team.
What you get
A small shortlist, with the evidence for each candidate.
What you pay
Nothing until you hire.
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Questions
Where in India do you recruit?
Anywhere in India, or remote.
Where do the candidates come from?
From our own database, and new people we source for your role. Before we search, we talk to your hiring manager and look at the engineers already on your team.
What does it cost?
A fee when you hire. Nothing is charged for the search itself, so if we find nobody you want, you pay nothing.
What levels do you hire at?
Engineers and engineering leaders, at every level, from a first engineering job to engineering leadership.
Who assesses the candidates?
We check every application using our technology. Junior and mid-level candidates who clear it take an AI-powered interview, scored the way an engineer set it. Senior and leadership candidates speak with an engineering leader instead, because strong senior people need more than a standard AI interview.
What do we get with each candidate?
For every AI-powered interview, a report with the resume assessment, the interview summary, the transcript and the score.
How is this different from other recruitment firms?
Most recruitment firms send you CVs. We send a short list of strong candidates, with a report on each.
Who runs BotFriday?
BotFriday is an AI-native engineering recruitment firm. Our founder is an ex-Meta engineer who went on to lead engineering teams. Behind the scenes, AI runs our operations. In front, you get an account manager, a real person to work with.
Can we use your software ourselves instead?
Yes. The same software is available for any role, run by your own team. This service is for teams who would rather we ran the search.