Job Opportunities Opened Up: A Java-based Platform for Job Seeking and Recruitment

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country with ambitious goals to realize its true potential in all major economic sectors. Revitalizing the labor market is a central part of the country’s Vision 2030 strategic development framework.

Government initiatives have partially increased the presence of Saudis in the workforce. At the same time, the country’s officials want to streamline relationships between companies and foreign workers.

Takamol Holding approached P2H with a situation: despite the abundant career opportunities, there was no single digital resource for finding them and enhancing the hiring process.

We combined P2H’s technical expertise with Takamol’s business vision and created an advanced online marketplace for recruiters and job seekers.

A well-designed and impressive MVP

Takamol’s initial goal was to impress government stakeholders with the MVP. Our first task was to implement an appealing UI and all required MVP features. These included:

• Job seeker profile creation with completion progress bar;
• A résumé creation tool (for job seekers);
• Résumé search and filtering of a candidate pool (for HR);
• An admin analytics dashboard.

Yet we knew that our client would only achieve tangible results by securing the appropriate architecture and building efficient processes right from the start. P2H went the extra mile by:

• Rolling out a CI/CD pipeline, which introduced GitOps and DevOps practices to the client’s team;
• Laying out the microservice architecture to ensure platform scalability.

Our efforts paid off, and the client achieved more than they were expecting from the first stage. First, the impressive prototype secured government funding for the entire project. Second, the MVP was an advanced architectural solution that created a sound roadmap for project development. The approach we chose saved our client funds and helped to deal with changing project requirements.

Close interaction with the client every step of the way

We also held a series of discussions to address Takamol’s questions and concerns. We flew our specialists to on-site meetings to demonstrate:

• Our specialists’ skills and experience in Java development;
• Our commitment to ensuring product quality and ongoing support;
• Our understanding of the client’s needs.

A transparent development process with optimal technology

As we proceeded with platform development, our team added another set of features:

• Vacancy publication;
• Vacancy search and filtering;
• Interview scheduling;
• Video conferencing through integration with the Jitsi platform;
• Job application tracking;
• Job offer processing flow.

Next, P2H polished the platform’s front end, building on the MVP. We created a new UI style guide and designed a new logo, making sure that the design and user experience solidly support the platform’s functionality.

At the back end, we introduced an event-driven solution architecture. This enhanced platform scalability, sped up the development process, and reduced network bandwidth consumption and CPU utilization.

At the security level, we added cross-service authorization and two-factor authentication. Our team also developed a digital document authentication flow based on the ETHAQ digital seal. This allows users to digitally verify the authenticity of any document uploaded to the platform.

A solution tailored to the market

At P2H, we pay close attention to business requirements specific to the client’s operating region. We ensured the platform respected sensitivity to alcohol, drugs, weapons, violence, and inappropriate language by adding services to detect and block related content.

In line with Takamol’s development plans, we’re working on introducing new features and integrating with HR staffing portal and employee skills verification services.

In the short run, we’ll implement platform monetization ideas — from premium recruiting accounts to paid analytics. For instance, job seekers will be able to use hints from the system to create the perfect CV for the platform. This will help connect job seekers with promising companies faster.