Our Story
We built the job board
we wished existed.
Catalitium started with a frustration every tech professional knows: job boards full of ghost postings, hidden salaries, walls of boilerplate text, and applications that vanish into the void. We decided to fix that — one feature at a time.
Our Mission
To give every tech professional — from a junior developer in Madrid to a senior ML engineer in San Francisco — the same information advantages that used to be reserved for insiders with the right connections.
That means real salary data. Real freshness signals. Plain-language summaries of dense job descriptions. And tools that respect your time rather than trying to trap you in an engagement loop.
What Makes Catalitium Different
Salary Transparency — on Every Job
Most job boards hide compensation until the final stages of an interview. We estimate salary ranges on every listing using location data, role seniority, and market benchmarks — so you can filter out mismatches before spending 3 hours on an application.
Ghost Job Detection
A ghost job is a listing that's been up for 30+ days and is almost certainly already filled — or was never real. We flag every one of them. That triangle badge isn't there to discourage you; it's there to give you an accurate picture of the market so you can prioritise your energy accordingly.
AI-Powered Job Summaries
Job descriptions are often 800-word HR documents that bury the actual requirements in paragraph six. Our Claude-powered summaries distil every listing into three plain-language bullets: what you'll do, what you need, and what you'll get. You read 10 seconds instead of 10 minutes.
Application Tracker — No Account Required
LinkedIn's Easy Apply is a black hole. Applications disappear and you rarely hear back. Our Kanban pipeline tracker lets you move roles through Applied → Phone Screen → Interview → Offer → Closed, add private notes, and see your response rate — without creating an account or handing over personal data. Everything stays on your device.
Privacy-First Architecture
Your bookmarks, tracker data, and search history never leave your browser. We collect only what we need to run the service — no behavioural profiles, no selling data to recruiters, no premium paywall for basic features. What you see is what everyone sees.
Market Intelligence for Free
Our Salary Report breaks down median tech compensation by role category (AI/ML, Developer, Senior, Data, Remote) and by region (US, EU, UK, Switzerland). Premium job boards charge $30/month for data we publish openly.
The Problem with Modern Job Boards
The average software engineer spends 11 hours per week on job search activities during an active search. A significant portion of that time is wasted on listings that are already filled, companies that aren't hiring, and applications to roles with undisclosed salaries that turn out to be 40% below market rate.
Traditional job boards are optimised for engagement metrics — time on site, applications submitted, job alerts sent — not for candidate outcomes. Ghost jobs stay live because they inflate listing counts. Salaries stay hidden because it creates a negotiation advantage for employers. Premium features get paywalled because user frustration drives upgrade conversions.
We're building in the opposite direction. Every feature decision at Catalitium starts with the question: "Does this save the candidate time or give them better information?" If it doesn't, we don't build it.
Who We Serve
Software Engineers
From junior devs to principal engineers. We cover full-stack, backend, frontend, mobile, DevOps, and platform roles across Europe and North America.
AI & ML Professionals
Machine learning engineers, data scientists, AI researchers, and LLM specialists. One of the fastest-growing categories in our database.
Remote-First Seekers
Professionals who want location-independent work. We curate remote and hybrid roles and normalise salaries across currencies and cost-of-living zones.
Our Values
Transparency over engagement
We'll show you a ghost job warning even if it means fewer clicks. We'll show you a salary estimate even if it means fewer applications to listings that don't meet your needs.
Speed over polish
The job market moves fast. We'd rather ship useful data quickly than spend months building a perfect UI. Most of our best features started as a 48-hour prototype.
No dark patterns
No fake urgency. No hidden fees. No free trials that auto-renew. No selling your email to recruiters. If a feature creates pressure on the candidate, we don't build it.
Open by default
Our salary data, market trends, and research are publicly accessible. We believe transparency in compensation benefits everyone — candidates negotiate better, employers attract talent more efficiently.
Ready to find your next role?
Browse curated tech listings with salary estimates, or explore our research in the Resources hub.