Skip the applicant pile.
Browse engineers who already want to hear from you.
Read real technical depth before you spend a message, then track every conversation in a shared pipeline.
- $374/yr for recruiters — flat, no success fees
- Teams from $758/yr, shared pipelines included
- Full-time (W2) and fractional (1099) roles welcome
- Track everyone in your own Kanban workspace
Two sides, one seamless network
For engineers
Create your profile once and let verified teams come to you with transparent offers.
Create your profileFor teams
Reach vetted experienced engineers directly — no job posts, no applicant piles.
See pricingPost once. Teams come to you.
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Post your profile once
ProfileWrite one profile that shows your real depth. It works for you around the clock.
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Teams apply to you
InboundVerified teams browse the pool and reach out only when the fit is genuine.
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No cold applications
No SpamNo application black hole. Every conversation starts with a team that already read your profile.
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Curated matches
PreciseNo ranking algorithm. You set seniority, location and salary once, so every offer fits.
A hiring workspace, not a directory.
A lightweight Kanban built for hiring. Move engineers through stages together and keep warm candidates ready for the next req.
Shared Team Pipelines
Move profiles into shared columns so your CTO, PMs and recruiters stay aligned across timezones.
Centralized Candidate Tracking
See who was contacted, who replied and what stage they are in. No overlapping outreach.
Talent pools
Save brilliant people now and open the role later. Your pool keeps its context.
Calendar-synced interviews
Connect Google or Outlook, set availability once, and send booking links from the pipeline card.
We never cap developer signups. A bigger pool makes every pipeline better.
Set up your team pipeline0% AI. On purpose.
We've all had that conversation with a recruiter bot. It knew nothing about us. We built Katara so nobody has to have it again.
There's no matching algorithm. No scrapers pulling profiles off LinkedIn at 3am. Every profile was written by the engineer — and a human read it before it went live.
If you're an engineer
- You wrote your profile, not a prompt
- No algorithm quietly bins you before a human looks
- Real hiring managers read every word
- Nobody fakes enthusiasm at you
If you're hiring
- What you read is genuine technical depth
- No keyword-stuffed LLM CVs
- Your inbox stays quiet until a real person writes
- Fewer profiles, yes. Better ones, too.
Slow markets don't need more automation. They need honesty — from platforms, and about the market itself.
No placement fees. Ever.
Agency fees only pay off if someone gets placed fast, and that shapes the advice you get. We charge one flat subscription either way.
- No success fees. No small print.
- Cancel anytime.
- Yearly billing saves ~20%.
| Traditional agencies | Katara | |
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| Upfront cost | Retainers, often $10k+ | $374/yr solo, from $758/yr for teams |
| Per hire | 15–25% of first-year salary | $0 |
| Incentive | Close fast, collect fee | Help you build a pipeline that lasts |
| Candidate access | Curated, gated | Full pool, unlimited signups |
Timezone-Aligned Sourcing
Filter for talent from UTC-1 to UTC+4 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus Japan.
Contracting vs. Payroll
See at a glance who prefers cross-border contracts and who needs local payroll.
Let teams pitch to you.
No applications, no waiting. Build your profile once and let verified teams come with real offers.
Create your profile