Hunt smarter, by role.
Pick your role. Learn who makes the hiring decision, what to say, and how to reach them directly.
Software Engineer
Software engineering roles are among the most actively hired positions globally. Yet most applications disappear into ATS queues. Reaching the engineering manager or tech lead directly puts you ahead of 90% of applicants.
Frontend Developer
Frontend roles are highly visible — your work ships directly to users. Decision-makers respond well to candidates who reference the product experience and show they've actually used it.
Backend Developer
Backend roles sit at the core of every product. Hiring managers prioritise reliability and depth — your outreach should reflect the same qualities.
Full Stack Developer
Full stack developers are prized at startups and scale-ups where breadth matters as much as depth. The hiring manager is often someone who has built product themselves.
Product Manager
PM roles are rarely filled through job boards. Most PMs land their next role through conversations. The hiring bar is high and personal fit matters — direct outreach lets you demonstrate both.
Data Scientist
Data science hiring is highly specific — teams need candidates who match their stack, domain, and problem type. Reaching out directly lets you qualify the role before wasting time on a generic process.
Data Analyst
Data analyst roles span every industry. The challenge is standing out in a crowded field. Reaching the analytics lead directly — rather than applying through HR — dramatically increases your visibility.
Machine Learning Engineer
ML engineering is a small, specialised field. Most roles are filled through networks and referrals. Direct outreach to the team lead puts you inside that network before the job is even posted.
DevOps Engineer
DevOps and platform engineering roles are critical hires — teams feel the gap immediately when the role is open. Decision-makers move fast when they find the right candidate.
UX Designer
UX roles are portfolio-driven but relationship-won. The hiring manager wants to see how you think — a direct message with a sharp observation about their product does more than a cold application.
UI Designer
UI designers are judged on taste and execution. The fastest way to get noticed is to show both in a single message — reference their visual language and show you understand it.
Product Designer
Product designers sit at the intersection of UX and UI — and hiring managers expect candidates who can hold both. Direct outreach lets you shape that narrative before anyone else does.
Engineering Manager
EM roles are almost never filled purely through job boards. The hiring panel wants evidence of leadership and culture fit — a direct conversation starts that process far better than an ATS form.
Marketing Manager
Marketing roles are highly competitive. Standing out means demonstrating channel expertise and business impact before you even get to the interview — a well-targeted message does exactly that.
Sales Manager
Sales managers are hired on results and confidence. A direct, concise outreach message that leads with numbers and energy signals exactly the qualities that get sales leaders hired.
Mobile Developer
Mobile roles — iOS and Android — are highly specialised and often filled before they're publicly posted. Reaching the engineering lead directly puts you in the conversation early.
Cloud Architect
Cloud architecture roles carry significant responsibility and a high hiring bar. Decision-makers want confidence before they even post the role — direct outreach lets you establish that early.
Cybersecurity Engineer
Security roles are notoriously hard to fill and are rarely advertised openly. Most are filled through trusted networks — direct outreach is the primary channel.
Growth Manager
Growth roles live and die by metrics. The hiring manager wants to see that you think in experiments, funnels, and compounding returns — your outreach should demonstrate exactly that.
Content Strategist
Content strategy roles are often created reactively when a company realises their content isn't converting. Reaching out proactively with a sharp observation positions you as the solution.
Finance Manager
Finance roles require trust before conversation. A direct, professional message that demonstrates commercial awareness and discretion goes further than any job board application.
Operations Manager
Ops roles are critical but undervalued on job boards. Companies often need someone before they've articulated the need clearly — direct outreach can create the role as much as find it.
HR Manager
HR managers are trusted with culture and people — so hiring managers look for candidates who demonstrate exactly those qualities from the first interaction. Your message is your first interview.
Customer Success Manager
CSM roles are relationship-driven from day one. Hiring managers want to see warmth, structure, and commercial awareness — and a well-crafted outreach message demonstrates all three.
Business Analyst
BA roles require bridging technical and business worlds. Decision-makers want candidates who can communicate clearly in both directions — your outreach is the first test of that.
Project Manager
Project management roles are everywhere but great PMs are rare. Reaching out with clarity, brevity, and purpose signals the very skills that make a PM effective.
Solutions Architect
Solutions architects sit between sales and engineering — a rare combination. Companies struggle to find candidates who can hold both sides, which makes direct outreach highly effective.
Technical Writer
Technical writing roles are often an afterthought — until the docs are bad enough to cost customers. Reaching out with a concrete example of strong documentation signals exactly what they need.
QA Engineer
QA engineers are often hired reactively — after a bad release. Being in the conversation before that moment gives you a significant edge over candidates who apply after the pain is felt.
Blockchain Developer
Blockchain development is a small, high-signal field. Most roles are filled within tight communities — direct outreach to the right technical lead puts you inside that network immediately.
Account Manager
Account management roles are built on relationships — and the best way to land one is to demonstrate that instinct from the very first message. Direct outreach is the medium and the message.
Brand Manager
Brand management roles require taste, strategy, and consistency — and companies feel the gap immediately when brand gets fragmented. Reaching out with a sharp brand observation positions you perfectly.
Recruiter
In-house recruiters are hired to build teams fast and well. Hiring managers want evidence you can source, assess, and close — not just process CVs. Direct outreach lets you demonstrate all three before the first call.
Legal Counsel
In-house legal roles are rarely filled through job boards. Most general counsel and legal leads hire through trusted referrals — direct outreach puts you in that trusted circle before a vacancy is even confirmed.
Supply Chain Manager
Supply chain roles have never been more strategically important. Companies that have felt disruption hire proactively — reaching out before a role is posted puts you at the front of the queue.