There is something seriously broken with recruitment.

• Candidates struggle to show who they are and instead spend time in tedious processes
• Companies miss out on talent due to focusing on old-fashioned success markers
• Studies indicate that more than 40% of all hires are unsuccessful

Do you want to be part of the solution?

We are always looking for great people to join our team. Right now we are not actively recruiting for any Software Engineering position, but always want to get in touch with brilliant people. Interesting? Read further!

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The company

Alva Labs was founded in 2017 and offers a digital candidate assessment solution that helps over 500 companies worldwide drive more accurate and efficient hiring processes. Our platform provides Talent Acquisition Managers, Recruiters, and Hiring teams the insights to make confident and efficient hiring decisions while delivering a high-quality candidate experience. At the same time, we provide candidates with the means to demonstrate their full potential to employers.

We develop easy-to-use assessments based on leading research in psychometrics, best-in-class coding tests, and a smooth, modern workflow that integrates with other HR platforms. All tied together in a fantastic user experience. This matters because it enables high-impact matches between companies’ needs and candidates’ potential.

Working as a Software Engineer at Alva Labs

Our day-to-day work is performed in small cross-functional squads with dedicated missions. Each team is working on making hiring better for everyone. Either you will be focusing on the candidate experience, or working on making the recruiter's and hiring manager's lives easier. 

You will work closely with other experienced engineers as well as designers, and product managers and build a platform that supports thousands of users every day. 

Our main tech stack consists of:

• Python
• React, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Google Cloud Platform
• Pub/Sub
• PostgreSQL, Firestore
• Kubernetes, Cloud Run
• Protocol buffers
• Event-driven microservices

The full tech stack is described in more detail → HERE ←, if you are curious.

You

Your background isn’t super important to us, as we are more interested in who you are. Ideally, you have worked with software engineering for some time and have experience in building distributed systems. More importantly, you:

• Love solving complex problems and turning them into solutions that breathe simplicity.
• Are ambitious and structured.
• Are a prestige-less team player.
• Our company language is English, so no need to speak Swedish.

Your future colleagues

We are in total a team of 70ish people, representing 18 (!) different nationalities and a wide selection of professional backgrounds. And all of that is absolutely fantastic, but the true beauty is the trust and warmth you will experience. You will most likely never feel so supported and have so many brilliant brains to learn from and ask for guidance. To quote our CEO during our last company trip: “It feels like hanging out with a bunch of old friends”. 

Why join Alva?

The problem we are solving is not just engaging and interesting (the combination of Psychological Science and statistics with a large chunk of candidate experience obsession – what’s not to love…?), but it is also something that has a tremendous impact on both people and businesses. You will have the opportunity to work with something that truly makes a difference.

With 500+ customers, strong growth, happy users, and soon 500 000 assessed candidates, there is a lot of greatness to build on. We are on an exciting phase of our company journey.

What’s more? We have a hybrid approach, so working from home or at the office (or remotely within Europe) is your choice. You decide for yourself what works best for you.