What Engin Sciences does

Engin Sciences (legal entity: engin sciences, inc.) is a Delaware-incorporated, private US technology company headquartered at 148 Attorney Street, Suite 5, New York. Founded around 2020, the company builds an AI-driven recruiting platform, marketed under the "engin" brand, that targets staffing firms and enterprise recruiting operations with high-volume hiring needs. The core platform acts as a managed-service layer that runs candidate acquisition end-to-end across major job boards—Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn—and connects to existing applicant tracking systems (ATS) through integration partners such as Kombo.

The product surface includes the core engin platform (recruitment marketing agency of record, outbound sourcing, ATS enrichment and reactivation), an analytics add-on called engin Intelligence (unified recruiting dashboard, channel ROI tracking, market intelligence, predictive analytics), and Suzy, a conversational AI assistant that answers questions about pipeline, channels, and market data using the customer's own recruiting metrics. AI capabilities rely on OpenAI for resume and content generation and Classet for AI-powered voice interviews, combined with proprietary optimization and recommendation logic for channel spend allocation and funnel performance.

The business operates a hybrid managed-services-plus-SaaS revenue model: managed service fees or a share of managed job board spend for the execution layer, plus subscription-based SaaS revenue for the intelligence and dashboard layer. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears quote-based, tailored to customer volume. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting staffing-firm and enterprise recruiting leaders, supported by case-study content (e.g., Tailored Management) and demo-booking calls to action. The company has raised approximately $2.5M in a 2023 seed round led by Gotham Green Partners and an additional $2.27M (of a $3.52M offering) sold via SEC Form D in early 2026, with earlier undisclosed or partially disclosed rounds in 2021 and 2022 bringing cumulative funding into the high-single-digit millions.

Name

Engin Sciences

Legal name

engin sciences, inc.

Website

https://engin.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Engin Sciences operates the engin platform, an AI-driven recruitment marketing and intelligence layer that runs end-to-end candidate acquisition across Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, and customer ATS systems, serving staffing firms and enterprise recruiting operations managing high-volume hiring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

RPO Technology, ATS Administration & Recruitment Operations (BPACABAN), Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• AI recruiting software
• Recruitment marketing platform
• Candidate acquisition services
• Staffing automation tools
• Recruiting intelligence analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Marketing Managed Service: Full-service candidate acquisition management where engin acts as agency of record, handling job distribution, optimization, and sourcing across multiple channels. Revenue likely generated through managed service fees or percentage of job board spend managed.
2. Recruiting Intelligence Platform: Software platform providing funnel analytics, channel ROI tracking, and AI-powered insights. Delivered as a SaaS subscription with real-time dashboards and reporting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Engin Sciences sells the "engin" platform, an AI-driven recruitment technology and managed service that runs and optimizes candidate acquisition across job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn) and customer ATS systems for staffing firms and enterprise recruiting teams. The platform combines recruitment marketing agency-of-record services, outbound sourcing, ATS enrichment and reactivation, and an analytics/intelligence layer (engin Intelligence) with the Suzy AI assistant that surfaces pipeline, channel ROI, and market insights.

Product overview

Engin Sciences offers a unified recruitment technology platform called engin, designed for staffing teams to optimize candidate acquisition across job boards and ATS systems. The core engin platform provides end-to-end candidate sourcing, recruitment marketing, and outbound sourcing services, with engin Intelligence serving as an analytics add-on that delivers real-time performance dashboards, channel ROI tracking, market intelligence, and AI-powered recommendations through the Suzy assistant. The platform layers on top of existing ATS and job board infrastructure (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn) without requiring replacement of existing workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• engin (Core Platform) End-to-end AI-powered recruitment platform that runs and optimizes candidate acquisition across job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn) and customer ATS systems for staffing firms and enterprise recruiting teams. Includes recruitment marketing agency-of-record services, outbound sourcing, ATS enrichment and reactivation, and intelligent spend allocation.
• engin Intelligence Analytics and intelligence add-on for recruiting operations that unifies recruiting signals into a single view, providing real-time performance monitoring, channel ROI tracking by job board, market intelligence (demand index by skill/geography, rate benchmarking, early-warning alerts), and AI-powered recommendations via the Suzy assistant.
• Recruitment Marketing Services Agency-of-record service that intelligently distributes jobs across Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, social, and programmatic channels, and handles vendor management, spend allocation, consolidated invoicing, and continuous optimization on behalf of staffing customers.
• Outbound Sourcing Services Candidate acquisition service combining AI-automated and fully managed sourcing channels to deliver highly qualified pre-vetted candidates, including ATS enrichment and reactivation from the customer's owned and operated talent pool.

Quantifiable outcome

• +133.3% increase in placements vs prior 3 months
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI subprocessors used for resume analysis, content generation, and related AI features. Engin uses OpenAI's API for AI resume and content generation capabilities as part of the platform's AI features.
• Customer.iosupportingTechnology or IntegrationEmail communication platform used for managing and delivering email communications, including updates, alerts, and transactional emails to platform users.
• ClassetsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAI-powered voice interview technology provider. Engin uses Classet for conducting AI-powered voice interviews as part of the job application process.
• StripesupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing platform used for online payment processing on the engin platform.
• KombocoreTechnology or IntegrationATS integration provider enabling connections between employer ATS systems and the engin platform. Kombo provides bidirectional integration allowing data flow between existing ATS and engin's intelligence layer.
• Green FlowerminorOthersEducation services partner with whom engin shares passive data for related educational offers. Engin may share data with Green Flower for related cannabis industry education offerings.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JobAdder: JobAdder is an ATS and recruitment platform purpose-built for staffing agencies. Highly comparable target customer (staffing firms) and feature overlap in job distribution, candidate sourcing, and recruiting analytics.
• Beamery: Beamery is a talent lifecycle management platform with AI-driven sourcing, CRM, and analytics features. Comparable in applying AI to recruiting-funnel analytics and candidate intelligence.
• AppCast: AppCast is a recruitment marketing platform specializing in programmatic job advertising and candidate acquisition analytics for staffing and enterprise customers. Highly comparable to engin's channel-ROI intelligence and managed candidate-acquisition service.
• HireEZ (Hiretual): HireEZ is an AI-powered outbound sourcing and talent intelligence platform. Comparable in using AI to identify, match, and engage candidates across external channels, with overlap in cross-channel sourcing analytics.
• Talroo: Talroo is a data-driven job-distribution platform focused on the staffing and hourly-hire market, providing candidate sourcing and audience targeting. Comparable to engin's job board optimization and ATS enrichment capabilities for staffing firms.
• PandoLogic: PandoLogic (now part of Veritone) is a programmatic recruitment marketing platform that optimizes job ad spend across channels using AI. It directly competes with engin's recruitment-marketing agency-of-record motion targeting staffing firms and enterprise hiring teams.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is a deep-learning talent intelligence platform covering sourcing, matching, and workforce planning. Comparable to engin Intelligence's predictive and recommendation capabilities, though broader in scope.
• Phenom: Phenom is a talent-experience platform with AI-powered candidate engagement, analytics, and intelligence modules. Direct overlap with engin's AI-powered recruiting insights, dashboards, and personalization capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large, established talent acquisition platform offering ATS, CRM, and candidate engagement. A broad incumbent whose expanding AI and analytics suite increasingly overlaps with engin's intelligence layer.
• LinkedIn Talent Solutions: LinkedIn Talent Solutions is the dominant professional-network sourcing and recruiting ads platform. As both a key distribution partner and a potential competitor, it shapes the economics of engin's channel-ROI value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engin-sciences-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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