Dublin's hiring landscape sits at the intersection of European tech talent and Ireland's tax-advantaged corporate base. The city draws engineering, product, and finance roles to its tech corridor while maintaining strong demand across professional services and pharmaceuticals. Cost of living runs high relative to Ireland's regions, but remains competitive against London or Silicon Valley—and the talent pool reflects that: Dublin attracts workers across Ireland, the EU, and further afield. Time-to-hire tends to stretch in competitive sectors; passive talent moves fast once engaged. Neighborhoods like the Docklands and South Dublin cluster tech employment; commute times and remote-work norms have shifted hiring flexibility significantly since 2020. Raffi, an agentic AI recruiter, addresses Dublin's specific hiring friction by automating candidate interviews for roles posted on your careers page. When a candidate applies, Raffi conducts a structured, asynchronous video interview—no scheduler conflicts, no timezone delays. For hiring teams in Dublin evaluating dozens of applicants across engineering, product, or operations roles, this cuts weeks from screening. You integrate Raffi with Workable, sync your Google Calendar, and Raffi handles the rest: interview scheduling, conducting, and delivering structured feedback on every applicant who opts in. The result is faster visibility into your applicant pool without the overhead. If you're hiring in Dublin and currently spending cycles on first-round logistics, Raffi reduces that workload materially. Get in touch to see a live demo or start a pilot with your next open role.
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Raffi calls every applicant for a 10-15 min structured interview. Not just the top 5 résumés — every one. Result: nobody good slips through.
Conversational AI interview, rubric-anchored scoring, transcripts you can read. You get a top 3-5 shortlist while competitors are still scheduling first-rounds.
SaaS pricing from $199/mo. No 15-25% of first-year salary, no per-hire kickback. Cancel anytime.
Dublin's 2026 hiring market remains tight in software engineering and product roles, where demand outpaces supply; fintech and cloud infrastructure continue pulling talent. Pharma and biotech hiring has stabilized after 2024 volatility. Professional services (accounting, consulting) show steady intake. Time-to-hire for technical roles ranges 4–8 weeks on average, driven by interview scheduling and candidate availability across multiple rounds. Talent supply for mid-to-senior engineering roles remains constrained; early-career hiring is easier but still competitive. Remote-work flexibility has loosened geographic pressure; companies now source beyond Dublin more readily, though in-office or hybrid expectations persist in financial services and traditional corporates.
Dublin hiring demands fluency in EU employment law, particularly around data protection and working-time directives—compliance is nonnegotiable. Salary expectations run high for tech roles, often 20–30% above other Irish cities; cost of living (especially housing) drives candidate demands. Commute norms have shifted; hybrid and remote roles compete aggressively with office-based ones, especially in tech. English dominates, but exposure to multilingual talent (French, German, Polish) is common in finance and tech. Tax residency and immigration status (visa sponsorship post-Brexit) matter more for sourcing decisions than they did previously. The city's concentration of US and European corporate headquarters means candidates often benchmark against multinational pay bands.
Yes. Raffi operates in 30+ languages and supports candidate calls in any timezone via self-booking — there's no per-city integration. If you can post a role from Dublin, you can run Raffi from Dublin.
Raffi is calibrated against the major AI-in-hiring frameworks (EU AI Act + NYC Local Law 144) and discloses AI use to every candidate before the call. For Dublin-specific work permits and right-to-work checks, those happen outside Raffi — we screen, you verify eligibility before extending an offer.
Yes, non-EU candidates require Irish work visas post-Brexit. Processing typically takes 4–8 weeks. EU/EEA citizens still have free movement but may face practical delays. Budget visa timelines into your hiring plan, especially for specialist roles.
Mid-level engineers (4–7 years) typically expect €80k–€120k base salary, depending on sector and company maturity. Tech startups and FAANG subsidiaries push higher. Cost of living and housing inflation continue to drive expectations upward.
Hybrid and remote roles are now standard in tech and professional services, allowing you to source beyond Dublin. However, in-office or 3+ days per week expectations remain common in finance, pharma, and traditional corporates. Clarify your remote policy early to set candidate expectations.
Agentic recruiting is recruiting done by an AI agent that takes action on your behalf — not a chatbot or résumé summarizer. Raffi calls every applicant for a structured 10-15 minute interview, scores them against your rubric, and hands you a ranked top 3-5. The work happens autonomously.
Most agencies charge 15-25% of first-year salary as a placement fee — a $90k hire runs $13-22k. Raffi is SaaS at $199-599/mo plus per-action credits, typically landing under $10k/year for a team hiring 12 people. Same shortlist quality, no placement contract.
About 25 minutes to onboard, post your first role, and have Raffi ready to interview applicants. No engineering work, no integration project. Connect your work email, paste a JD, you're live.
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