Context: Searching for a new senior level software development job over a 9 week period in summer 2025.
- Focused mostly on data engineering and backend roles that are in-person or hybrid in the SF Bay Area.
- Leads from recruiters on LinkedIn were much more likely to lead to interviews+offers.
- The winning offer came through my personal network.
- I mostly used Hiring.cafe for prospecting. They’re a scraper with an interface I didn’t hate.
We get 100s of automated applications per day for a position we recently opened. 99% are automated and no where near meeting the requirements. We try to give everyone a review and a reply but it is a massive task, unfortunately. We do not have dedicated personel to handle these matters so it costs engineering time. The current situation for online software dev job application sucks for everyone.
I guess what I am trying to say is: If you don’t get a reply to an application it is likely because you are drowning in noise and someone at the other end is struggling to keep up.
What are these things exactly?
Do you mean someone has a bot to apply to stuff no matter whether they are interested in the job?
Or even worse, that there is no real applicant on the other side?
I have only taken technical rounds, so have no idea of what the HR experiences.