candid vets engineers by how they actually work - with Claude, Cursor, Codex, whatever makes you fast. Get matched with companies that want exactly that.
Application takes ~45 minutes. Async. No live interviews.
There's a gap between engineers who dabble with AI and engineers who've rebuilt how they work around it. candid is for the second group.
The scaffolding scripts, the boilerplate PRs, the routine debugging loops - automated. Claude Code is part of your stack, not a novelty.
You use AI to familiarise yourself with nearly any programming ecosystem. New language, unfamiliar framework - you're productive within hours, not weeks.
With AI you're shipping what used to take your whole team. Your employer hasn't caught up. You need a company that can keep up with you.
You're done interviewing at places that ban AI in their hiring process, then expect you to use it on the job. The culture mismatch is obvious from day one.
One async assessment. No live rounds. No whiteboard.
Short application. Tell us what you build and what's in your AI stack.
A real engineering task. Use every tool you'd normally use - Claude, Cursor, Codex, all of it.
We review your recording - the output, your thinking process, how you use tools. Top engineers get accepted.
Companies in our network hire directly from vetted members. No job board spray-and-pray.
Every company that hires through candid has opted into an AI-embracing engineering culture. They don't just tolerate agents - they expect you to use them well.
That's a signal about the team you'd be joining before you've read a single job description.
No "AI ban" culture
They hired you because of how you use AI, not in spite of it.
Skip most of the hiring process
You're already vetted. Companies move straight to conversation.
Roles worth your time
Full-time positions at companies actively building AI-native products and teams.
Leave your email and we'll send you the application. Takes about 45 minutes - async, on your schedule.
We review every application. Acceptance is selective.