Hirly

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  Hirly Logo

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  Dashboard

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  Primary Interface

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  Messages

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  Swipe Cards for Jobs. The cards are colored green, yellow and red to indicate if the person is a great, good or bad match on first glance.

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  AI Career Coach

Inspiration

Hirly (pronounced "Hire-lee") was born from personal experience—applying to jobs, putting in the work, and hearing nothing back. That feeling of being ghosted by employers became all too common—not just for us, but for countless others across LinkedIn and the internet. We saw the emotional toll it takes on people and knew there had to be a better way.

We wanted to build something that not only made hiring easier but also more human. Hirly isn’t just a product—it’s a movement toward mutual respect and fair opportunities.

What it does

Hirly helps startups and job seekers connect faster and more meaningfully through a hiring experience that feels modern, human, and built for today—not for decades past.

👤 For Candidates

• Discover opportunities using a Swipe-to-Match job flow that’s fast, intuitive, and puts you in control—no cover letters, no black holes.
• Get support from an AI-powered career coach offering tailored guidance, resume feedback, and interview prep—so you're never left guessing.

🏢 For Employers

• Quickly browse and connect with talent using a swipe-style candidate discovery interface that simplifies hiring decisions.
• Review Smart Resumes at a glance and take action with confidence—no clutter, no noise, just real matches that matter.

At its core, Hirly is about more than hiring—it’s about:

• 🔍 Replacing frustration with clarity
  
• 💬 Replacing ghosting with real conversations
  
• ⚡ Replacing wasted time with meaningful matches

We bring transparency, efficiency, and empathy to both sides of the hiring experience.

How we built it

• Frontend: Built using modern JavaScript frameworks with a focus on simplicity, responsiveness, and speed. The user interface is designed to feel familiar—swipeable, fast, and friendly.

• Backend: Supabase powers our authentication and secure data storage, enabling real-time updates and role-based access across candidates and employers.

• AI Coach: Leveraging large language models (LLMs), our AI Coach provides personalized guidance—from resume tips to interview prep to actionable feedback—all tailored to the user's experience and goals.

• Web3 Integration: We’ve integrated Algorand for secure, decentralized profile verification. Looking ahead, we plan to introduce:

  • NFT-based Job Offers: Immutable, verifiable proof of offers that empower candidates with ownership over their job records.
  • Smart Resumes: Evolving, tokenized resumes that update over time and reflect a candidate’s real-world experience and growth.

• Design: Every touchpoint was crafted to feel human—not corporate or cold. The interface emphasizes trust, speed, and ease, with a mobile-first experience that reduces friction and keeps users engaged.

Challenges we ran into

• Balancing simplicity with depth: It was tough to build something powerful without overwhelming users.
• Tone and trust: Making the AI feel genuinely helpful without sounding robotic took a lot of experimentation.
• Scope control: We had to let go of some great ideas (like n8n-based automation) to stay focused and launch-ready.
• AI fairness: We worked hard to ensure coaching responses were unbiased and relevant across diverse user experiences.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• We built a swipe-based UI and matching system that’s not just beautiful, but genuinely fun to use—making job hunting feel less like a chore and more like discovery.
• We created a working AI Coach that feels helpful and human—not generic or robotic.
• We designed an interface that candidates actually enjoy spending time with, and that employers find refreshingly simple and effective.
• We sparked meaningful conversations about fairness and transparency in hiring—and built a tool that reflects those values at its core.
• And we did it all while staying true to our mission: making hiring feel human again.

What we learned

• Empathy scales. If you bake it into the product from the beginning, users feel it.
• Candidates don’t just want jobs—they want clarity, confidence, and support.
• Startups don’t need more platforms. They need better ones—ones that respect their time and elevate the right talent.
• Building tech is easy. Building trust takes work.

What's next for Hirly

We’re just getting started. Next up:

• Launching our closed beta with startup hiring partners
• Expanding the AI Coach to provide feedback on real job applications and interview answers
• Introducing more personalized career paths and insights
• Building community features that let candidates and employers connect directly in more human ways

Ultimately, we want Hirly to be the standard for fair, respectful, and smart hiring in the modern world.

Built With

• allgorand
• bolt
• google-cloud
• javascript
• node.js
• openrouter
• react
• supabase
• tailwind
• vite
• vs-code