Case Study: Talent Wars

Developer Recruitment SaaS Platform

Talent Wars is a recruitment platform designed to help companies source, evaluate, and manage developers and engineers through structured job postings, applicant tracking, and skill-based assessments.

Problem Statement

Recruiting developers is often complex and time-consuming due to:

Unstructured candidate screening processes
Difficulty comparing technical skills objectively
Poor visibility of applicant progress
Fragmented communication between recruiters and hiring managers

Talent Wars needed a centralized, intuitive recruitment system that enables recruiters to:

Manage job postings efficiently
View and compare candidates clearly
Track skills, experience, and evaluations
Collaborate with teams in a structured workflow

My Role & Responsibilities

As a UI/UX Designer, I was responsible for:

Designing the full web-based recruitment dashboard in Figma
Creating user flows for job creation, applicant review, and evaluation
Designing data-heavy tables and comparison views
Improving usability and clarity in complex hiring workflows
Collaborating with stakeholders to align UX with business goals

Understanding the Users

Primary Users

Recruiters
Hiring managers
Technical evaluators
Company administrators

User Needs

Quickly assess developer skills and experience
Compare multiple candidates side by side
Track recruitment stages clearly
Reduce manual coordination and decision friction

UX Goals

Simplify complex recruitment workflows
Improve readability of data-heavy screens
Enable faster, more confident hiring decisions
Provide a scalable UX for different job roles and companies
Maintain a professional, enterprise-ready interface

Design Process

Information Architecture & Layout Planning

The platform was structured into clear functional modules:

Left Sidebar → Navigation (Jobs, Developers, Tests, Companies, Settings)
Main Content Area → Job details, applicant lists, evaluation data
Context Panels → Candidate details, ratings, and attributes

This structure ensures users can navigate quickly without losing context, even when handling multiple job openings and applicants.

User Flow Design

Key user flows designed:

Creating and managing job postings
Assigning jobs to companies
Reviewing applicants and resumes
Evaluating developers based on skills and experience
Rating candidates and managing visibility

Each flow was optimized to reduce unnecessary steps and make decision-making faster.

UI Design & Visual Hierarchy

Key UI Decisions:

Clean, neutral color palette for enterprise credibility
Clear typography hierarchy for job data and candidate information
Data tables with strong alignment and spacing for readability
Visual indicators for candidate status, ratings, and visibility
Action buttons placed near decision points

The UI focuses on clarity and efficiency, essential for recruiter-heavy workflows.

Component & System Design

Designed reusable UI components such as:

Job detail cards
Applicant table rows
Skill tags and attributes
Rating systems and score summaries
Action buttons and filters

This component-driven approach ensures:

Consistency across screens
Easier scalability
Faster development iterations

Collaboration & Handoff

Delivered structured Figma files with reusable components
Maintained clear naming conventions and layouts
Worked closely with stakeholders to refine workflows
Ensured designs were developer-friendly and scalable

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