Olympia

Olympia is an AI-assisted recruitment platform founded by Daniel Cloudt, former leadership recruiter for Google Search Algorithm, revolutionising technical hiring through live technical interviews. The company employs a team of former Google employees with 3+ years tenure who conducted 50+ technical and general cognitive ability interviews at Google. Current interviewers remain in full-time industry roles, keeping them grounded in the latest developments.

Olypia uses a combination of AI and human expertise to identify likely top performers through referrals and LinkedIn, inviting them to live technical interviews. The company reports that 45% of top candidates respond to Olympia's outreach compared to typical inmail response rates, as top performers appreciate being judged by their ability alongside other A-players. Interviews assess general cognitive ability, role-related problem-solving and behavioural skills. For tech roles, interviews evaluate candidates' ability to work with cutting-edge AI tools.

Olypia's methodology focuses on identifying the smartest problem solvers to lead teams into the future. The company provides detailed reports on candidates' cognitive ability, problem-solving and behavioural skills. Clients report reduced interview loads whilst maintaining high hire quality, with successful hires submitting production code in their first week and engineers staying productive long-term.