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Obvelum – an anonymous hiring portal where companies apply to you

Obvelum – an anonymous hiring portal where companies apply to you

by aviscido·Jun 30, 2026·2 points·1 comment

AI Analysis

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Self-hosted Zitadel auth and Umami analytics show real privacy commitment, but Hired already does reverse hiring.

Strengths
  • Threat model explicitly considers current employer discovery — a real pain point most platforms ignore.
  • Mandatory binding salary ranges before identity reveal prevents wasted conversations.
  • AI skill rarity scoring across the platform gives genuine market value signals.
Weaknesses
  • Reverse job board model isn't new — Hired and Triplebyte already established this pattern.
  • Chicken-and-egg problem: needs critical mass of both companies and candidates to work.
Category
Target Audience

Job seekers concerned about privacy, especially those currently employed

Similar To

Hired · Triplebyte · Wellfound

Post Description

Obvelum is a job platform where you don't apply - companies apply to you, and they don't know (in principle) who you are. You create by yourself an anonymous profile, mark yourself open, and companies could reach out to you based on what you can do. They only learn your name if you decide to tell them, and only after you've seen what the role is about (and what it pays).

regarding the privacy:

- Your name doesn't come out until you choose to release it, and a company has to show salary and role details first. - Auth is self-hosted Zitadel. Google sign-in requests only openid+email, no profile scope, so Google never hands us your name. Email sign-up stores just the email address itself. - Analytics is self-hosted Umami, anonymous. Cookies are functional only.

The part I actually want comment about is the threat model: your current employer. They already know your salary, your stack, your seniority, and which tag points at them; so to them your profile is basically a name tag, even though it's anonymous to a stranger. I let you block companies, but I don't think that closes it, and with small enough fields almost any profile is unique. If you can see how to fix that, or break anything else, tell me. I don't have a security background and I'd rather find out now. About 100 profiles so far with little marketing.

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