Hiring where both sides actually commit.
Ghosted candidates. No-show hires. Weeks of wasted screening. Shire backs every match with a refundable stake, so the commitment is real on both sides.
- 1Match
Senior Frontend Engineer · 94% fit
- 2Stake
250 XLM locked in escrow
- 3Settle
Funds released on confirm
Teams and candidates hiring better with Shire - hover for the numbers
Everything to match, apply, and settle
Built around one idea: real commitment from both sides, with the AI doing the finding and you keeping the final say.
AI match engine
Skill overlap plus reasoning surfaces the matches that fit, with the reasons attached.
Match score0%ReactTypeScriptStellarSmart CV parsing
Upload a resume and get a clean, structured profile draft you can edit and confirm.
Onchain escrow
A refundable stake locks commitment from both sides and settles on completion. Locked, never spent.
Live tracking
Every application's status, stake, and next step in one dashboard. No inbox archaeology.
Fair dispute resolution
Structured evidence and an AI summary give a human resolver a clear, neutral picture.
Daily match digest
A short, relevant digest of new matches, not another noisy inbox to clear.
- 0,400+
- Matches ranked every week
- $0.0M
- Held in escrow right now
- 0h
- Average time to a verified hire
- 0%
- Stake protected until confirmed
“The stake is what changed everything. Once both sides had skin in the game, the ghosting stopped overnight. Three hires in, zero no-shows.”
Sara Lindgren
Head of Talent, Meridian
Watch a stake move through Shire
Choose a side and follow the beam. The primary path shows how commitment moves through the product.
Candidate stakes when applying. Shire holds it during review, then returns it after the application is officially accepted or rejected.
Candidate applies to a role and commits 250 XLM.
What changes when commitment is on the line
A refundable stake isn't a cost. It's a forcing function for the behavior you actually want.
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- Faster from match to signed offer
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- Less screening time per role
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- Ghosted hires after a stake locks
You don't pay to use Shire. You stake.
There's no subscription and no platform fee. Both sides lock a small, refundable stake in escrow. It signals real commitment and comes straight back when the hire works out.
Free to join
Build your AI profile, browse roles, and get matched without paying a cent.
You only ever stake
No monthly fee. The only money in play is a stake locked in escrow, never a payment to us.
Refunded on success
The stake releases back the moment both sides confirm. It's a commitment, not a cost.
Try a stake amount
Both sides lock the same amount. Here's what happens to it.
Hire succeeds
+250 XLM refunded to you, automatically.
Resolver rules against you
−250 XLM released to the other side.
New to crypto? You don't need to be. Sign in with email or Google and Shire sets up your account. Stakes show in USD-pegged XLM and never leave escrow until you both confirm.
Teams that stopped losing hires to ghosting
The stake changed how both sides show up. Here's what that looks like in practice.
“We cut screening time in half. The match reasons are specific enough that our recruiters actually trust them.”
Daniel Okafor
Recruiting Lead, Outpost
“Staking sounded scary until I did it once. Funds are locked, not spent, and released the moment we both confirm.”
Priya Nair
Engineering Manager
Questions, answered
Everything you need to know about matching, staking, and getting hired on Shire.
Land your next role, or your next hire
Smarter matches, real commitment, and escrow that protects both sides. Join Shire and let the AI do the finding.