Archer (hackajob)

Archer, hackajob's AI recruiting agent

Archer is an AI-native hiring platform developed by hackajob, a company that has been transforming how talent and employers find each other since 2014. The company presents itself as the only AI-powered hiring platform that puts relevancy first for both sides, and operates with a presence in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India.

The core product is a recruiting agent that works continuously: it finds, qualifies, and introduces high-fit candidates for every role in an organization, integrating directly into the client's ATS. According to the company, candidates introduced by Archer are interviewed at 5x the rate of the employer's own baseline, and 60% of candidates introduced are first-time applicants.

How it works for companies

Archer calibrates to each client's roles, proactively reaches out to candidates who weren't applying, and only introduces those who meet the defined bar. The platform is supported by a talent network of 1.5 million vetted knowledge workers. Among the results the company attributes to its use are 63% fewer interviews needed to hire, 5x higher interview conversion, and 60% savings on hiring costs for the brands that use it.

The offering for employers is organized into several modules: the Archer platform, talent intelligence with sentiment data on passive talent, customer stories, security and verification solutions (Security Clearance), talent pool management, integrations, reports, and a trust centre. The company describes its approach as "sourcing as a channel, not a feature."

Archer on-demand for tech hiring

Archer on-demand is a modality focused on hiring specialized tech contractors, with an approach combining AI with human screening, designed to onboard freelancers and contractors with technical profiles quickly and compliantly.

Service for jobseekers

For candidates, Archer works as an always-on agent that searches for roles where the profile genuinely fits and explains the reasons for each match. The process consists of the professional sharing their skills, preferences, and goals; the platform analyzes their full career context in minutes and sends compatible roles to their email with an explanation of the fit. The company maintains that this system of pre-qualified matches allows jobseekers to get 5x more interviews compared to traditional job boards.

Resources and content

The platform maintains editorial resources for both audiences: an employer blog with industry news, recruitment strategy tips, and guidance on attracting and retaining talent; a jobseeker blog with career and job search advice; and technical preparation guides on coding challenges, system design questions, and technical interviews. It also offers a company directory and a job directory, as well as listings of roles by role, including data analyst, project manager, business analyst, product manager, operations manager, data scientist, solution architect, account manager, DevOps, data engineer, product owner, Java, and security cleared jobs.

Leadership team

The company is led by Mark Chaffey as co-founder and CEO, alongside Pete Bulley as COO and Vlad Iacob as CTO. The leadership team is completed by heads of product, customer success, operations, talent, talent solutions, sales, growth, and finance.

Offices and locations

New York office: 1216 Broadway, 2nd Fl, New York, NY, 10001

Office 2: Office 5.07, FORA, 21-33 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3EJ

Iași office: 7e Palas Street, C2 United Business Center 3, Office 7, 3rd Floor, Iasi