Shakers

Freelancer talent matching platform
Last updated:
February 1, 2026
Company details
HQ
HEADCOUNT
25-99
ORG TYPE
Startup
SECTOR
Professional Services
About the company
Shakers is a Madrid-founded HR tech company that sells “workforce orchestration” software to help businesses assemble and run teams of specialised tech freelancers, with AI features layered into matching and delivery. The company says the platform supports end-to-end collaboration, including tooling that sits around the “Freelancer OS” idea. Shakers raised a €6m seed round in October 2023 and a €14m Series A announced in May 2025. Public company materials also cite scale metrics such as 10,000+ freelancers in the community and 450+ companies served.
Locations and presence
Shakers recruits mainly out of Madrid (“Shakers House Madrid”) and also lists Valencia as a product-engineering location for at least one role. Hiring materials position the company as operating across Europe, with hybrid and “full flex” language appearing in careers content.
Palpable Score
63.6
/ 100
Shakers is stronger than many startups on hiring clarity because the company publishes interview stages, response-time expectations, and pay for the roles currently open. The score is capped because early-career access is currently narrow (mostly internships), and public proof of early-career progression and long-term retention relies heavily on small-sample signals.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

11.8
/ 20
  • The company is currently offering two 6-month internships (Mid-market Business Development intern and Content intern), which are clear early-career doors.
  • Shakers is not advertising any 0–3 year permanent roles on the main ATS right now, with the only full-time non-intern role being a senior full stack developer position requiring 4+ years.
  • The company frames the BD internship as a potential pipeline into a junior BD offer after six months, but that is a “possible” conversion rather than a standing junior hiring pattern.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

15.3
/ 20
  • The company sets an expectation of fast response times on the ATS (“within three days” on the internships and “within a day” on the senior dev role).
  • Shakers publishes a consistent, staged interview loop for roles (Cultural Fit, Case Study or practical exercise, team interview, then CEO chat), which helps first-time applicants plan.
  • The company uses case studies and practical exercises but does not publish time-boxing, scoring criteria, or what feedback looks like after rejection, which limits transparency for juniors.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

12.5
/ 20
  • The company advertises an “ambitious professional development plan” in careers materials, and the internship postings are written as hands-on roles with real ownership.
  • Shakers places interns in direct reporting lines to seniors (for example, the Content Intern reports to the Content Manager and is positioned to build a publishable portfolio).
  • The company does not publicly describe onboarding structure, mentorship cadence, or a ramp plan beyond role-by-role expectations, so support is plausible but not operationally evidenced.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

13.3
/ 20
  • The company publishes intern pay (600€ monthly) and provides a salary range and bonus structure for the senior full stack role, which is more transparent than many startups at this stage.
  • Shakers states compensation includes fixed and variable pay plus ESOP in careers content, which is a useful signal if applied consistently across functions.
  • The company’s publicly visible pay evidence is concentrated in a small number of listings, and Glassdoor shows no salary submissions for the Spain profile, so pay benchmarking is still hard for early-career candidates.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

10.7
/ 20
  • The company has an explicit early-career outcome promise in the BD internship posting (potential junior BD offer after six months), but the company does not publish conversion rates or examples of repeat intern-to-hire outcomes.
  • Shakers has strong overall employee sentiment on the Spain Glassdoor profile (high rating and recommendation rate) and category scores that include Career Opportunities, but the review content is thin for early-career-specific progression.
  • The company’s public interview feedback includes at least one detailed 2025 account describing clear updates and a case study that reflects day-to-day work, but the mix of internal hiring and contractor-style talent (including contract-based roles) makes long-term early-career outcomes harder to verify.

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