Its been a long jorney for Andela and to date, they have helped companies build their remote engineering teams by giving them developers who have gone through rigorous training. These software engineers come from over 100 countries thanks to their recently global expansion. With a high profile clientele like companies including GitHub, Goldman Sachs, and Cloudflare.
Speaking to TechCabal last week, the global talent company said it is expanding its offering beyond engineering talent to include matching in new practice areas: specifically design, data, and product management.
“Having worked across the continent and beyond, we know that the tech ecosystem does not just need only engineering talent,” Agnes Muthoni, Director of the Andela Learning Community, said on the move. “It’s very rare that software engineers work entirely independently. It takes a variety of skill sets and expertise to make technical solutions that work.”
If you are a talented product manager, you will have a similar onboarding process like it’s done by the existing software developers. This consists of English language and soft-skills assessments, technical assessments, and a portfolio review. But within the latter two, there will be some changes since software developers are mainly accessed based on their software development prowess.
“Where a software engineer will typically complete a coding challenge and peer code review, a designer may complete a project or do a portfolio walk-through and critique,” Muthoni told TechCabal in an interview.
The expansion of Andela’s offering coincides with the launch of its new platform for talent matching, which the company says is designed to create a “more direct and personalised hiring experience” for both talent and recruiters.
Companies now have the option of using the self-service platform which, according to Andela, cuts down the hiring lifecycle for hiring managers and recruiters to as little as 48 hours.
“The need to build scalable teams that can grow together when miles apart is increasingly apparent. Using the platform, hiring managers can find and hire their ideal candidate in two days or in less than two weeks, 70% faster than traditional in-house recruitment,” Muthoni said.
Hiring managers simply have to create a company profile, post a job, and can see curated and vetted candidates instantly. Talents can also see how well their skills match up to roles, with both parties having access to visualise compatibility, including overlap in skills and preferences.
According to Andela, the matching accounts for depth and breadth of skill requirements, timezone and working hour overlaps, industry expertise, and team fit. In addition, the platform uses data-driven technology and algorithms to make smart match recommendations.
“The Andela platform is constantly learning, helping to refine its personalised recommendations. As users accept or reject recommendations, they are also asked for specific feedback. With each bit of feedback, the platform becomes more personalised, What this means is Andela’s clients can now choose their preferred service – the existing white-glove hands-on supported approach or rapid self-service through their new platform.” the company explained in an official statement.
