A Search-First Job Platform Built To Scale

Launching alongside a moving target

While epunkt was rolling out Salesforce as their new ATS, we were developing the job and client portals in parallel. That meant the system we needed to integrate with was still evolving: workflows weren’t fully locked, data structures shifted, and decisions had to be made quickly — without losing alignment on a shared launch date.

At the heart of it all was one critical requirement: Salesforce had to remain the single source of truth, while the portals still needed to feel instant, reliable, and human-friendly.

The hardest parts we tackled:

• Synchronizing two worlds, without losing control: Data could enter the ecosystem from multiple directions: candidates applying directly, recruiting partners creating profiles, Salesforce updating records, jobs being published and retired. We designed synchronization flows that kept Salesforce in control — while ensuring the portals always reflected the most current state.
• Migrating years of historical data: epunkt had accumulated millions of records over time. Migrating everything blindly would have made the system slower and the UX messier. We worked through the data layer deliberately, deciding what truly mattered for candidates and customers — and built a migration path that balanced completeness with usability.
• Keeping the experience candidate-centric, even with enterprise complexity underneath: A Salesforce-driven system can easily become process-heavy. Our challenge was to build an interface that still feels intuitive and welcoming, for both candidates and customers. Through clear UX patterns, careful information design, and a fast, search-first flow, we ensured the platform stays easy to use, even while handling complex recruitment operations behind the scenes.
• Launching alongside a moving target: Because Salesforce implementation and portal development happened simultaneously, agility wasn’t a nice-to-have — it was survival. Frequent alignment, clear decisions, and a flexible tech stack allowed us to adapt fast while still shipping confidently.

In the end, the complexity became an advantage: we didn’t just had to integrate with Salesforce — we had to built a platform that could evolve with it.

Enterprise complexity, candidate-centric experience

epunkt’s shift to Salesforce wasn’t just a system change. It was a turning point. With the new ATS rolling out, the objective was clear: rebuild both portals in a way that wouldn’t just survive the transition, but make epunkt’s recruitment ecosystem stronger and future-proof.

Our mission was to create a platform that stays relentlessly candidate-centric, while quietly handling enterprise-grade complexity in the background. Salesforce had to remain the single source of truth for jobs, candidates, and applications, yet the portal experience needed to feel fast, intuitive, and trustworthy for both candidates and customers.

At the same time, the platform had to support high-performance job search, strong SEO foundations, reliable synchronization flows, and consistent job presentation across external partner channels, all delivered on a stable infrastructure that could launch confidently alongside Salesforce.

To make that possible, we combined Dotbite’s full-service product delivery across strategy, UX/UI, full-stack development, infrastructure, and go-live support with epunkt’s deep operational recruitment expertise. Together, we aligned on the most important use cases, translated complex processes into a clear user experience, and built a technical foundation that not only integrates with Salesforce but is designed to scale with epunkt’s growth. The goal wasn’t simply to replace a portal. It was to create a platform that feels effortless on the surface and powerful underneath.

To deliver both portals efficiently and maintain a consistent experience across shared features, we built the platform with Laravel as a full-stack foundation, paired with Inertia and Vue.js for a seamless, app-like user experience. Tailwind enabled fast, scalable UI development, while Meilisearch powers lightning-fast job discovery. For reliable background processing and Salesforce synchronization, we used Laravel Horizon, and ensured production stability through zero-downtime deployments via Forge and monitoring with Laravel Nightwatch.