A retro-futurist scene: recruiters meeting exceptional talent over coffee, under an OpenToPoach sign.

For teams hiring data · AI · ML

Hire the engineers
everyone else is
trying to poach.

OpenToPoach is a curated directory of data, AI, and ML engineers — every one assessed through real code review. Search the shortlist, get candidates matched to your open roles, and interview their CV bot before you ever send a message.

Talent wanted by

Google
OpenAI
Microsoft
Apple
Meta
Anthropic

and a growing roster of the world's most sought-after employers

Built for one talent market

Optimised for data, AI & ML.

We don't do generalist job boards. The directory, the matching, and the filters are tuned for the specializations that are hardest to hire — and easiest to get wrong.

AI Research

Research scientists & members of technical staff — alignment, pretraining, interpretability, foundation models.

ML Engineering

Model training, MLOps, recommendation and deep-learning systems shipped to production.

AI Infrastructure

Inference, GPU/CUDA, distributed training, and the clusters that keep models fast.

Data Engineering

Pipelines, warehouses, streaming, and the feature stores that feed every model.

Data Science

Modelling, experimentation, and the analytics that turn signal into decisions.

AI Product

Applied AI, LLM apps, RAG, agents, and the forward-deployed engineers who ship them.

The recruiter workflow

Find, vet, and reach them — in one place.

01

Search a vetted shortlist

Filter the poachable directory by specialization, stack, and seniority. Every member earns a Leet Score from real GitHub code review — not a self-reported headline.

02

Matched to your roles

Paste a job description; AI structures it and surfaces the candidates who actually fit. No more sifting unverified profiles.

03

Interview before you reach out

Question any candidate's CV interview bot to test depth before the first conversation — only what the work supports.

04

Run the whole pipeline

Message on-platform, track an applicants view, and read an Insights dashboard that shows your pipeline at a glance.

Recruiter Pro

One plan. Unlimited hiring.

$199/ month

Everything below, no seat limits, cancel anytime.

  • Unlimited job postings & role matching
  • Search and filter the full verified directory
  • Smart job posting — paste a JD, AI structures it
  • Interview any candidate's CV bot, then message them
  • Applicants view + a pipeline Insights dashboard
  • Priority support

Prefer to try it first? A free tier gives you one active role, your top matches, and limited outreach — upgrade when you're ready.

The best engineers aren't applying.

They're building. Go find them — pre-vetted, matched to your roles, and ready to be poached.