Use Cases

Built for the modern hire.

Whether you're a solo founder looking for a founding engineer or a high-growth team scaling your product organisation, Katara changes how talent discovery works.

01. Founding Hires

For Founders

Find people who care about the mission as much as the code.

Founders don't have time to review 500 LinkedIn applications. On Katara, you filter for the engineers who fit and reach out personally. Post the role on your own careers page and applicants land on the same board.

  • Proactive outreach: You apply to them, setting the tone for a respectful partnership.
  • Written, Not Generated: Every profile comes from the engineer, and automated checks keep spam out.
  • Direct access: No gatekeepers. Message candidates directly to arrange a coffee chat.

02. Stealth Search

For Talent

Explore the market without your boss — or anyone else — knowing.

For the elite engineer who is "happy but curious". Create a profile that remains hidden from your current team and only reveals your identity once a team meets your expectations.

  • Privacy controls: Block specific domains from ever seeing your profile.
  • Reverse filters: Set minimum salary and remote-working requirements before you even start a conversation.
  • Zero spam: Only verified teams can send you pitches.

03. High-Volume Sourcing

For Recruiters

Replace cold InMails with high-converting pitches.

Recruiters use Katara to build diverse talent pipelines quickly. Because candidates have already opted in to be discovered, outreach starts from real interest instead of a cold list.

  • Pipeline management: Save candidates into folders and share them with your team.
  • Open API: pull job, application, and messaging data into your own systems with our GraphQL API.
  • Real-time status: See exactly who is actively looking and who is simply exploring opportunities.
  • Synced Scheduling: Calendar-integrated interview booking so your team never double-books across timezones.

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