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Private Talent Intelligence · On-Device · GDPR by Design

Find the right person,
not just the right keyword.

Private talent intelligence that runs on your device. EdgeTal helps recruiters search candidates semantically and shortlist with explainable fit scoring — all while keeping data on your device.

92% Top Match 78% Strong Match 64% Good Match 48% Partial Match
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EdgeTal
— on-device semantic search
LOCAL ENGINE
query › “a backend engineer who knows Kafka and has led a small team”
indexing 2,484 candidates locally...
✓ 8 candidate fit matches found in 52ms
cloud requests: 0  |  data transmitted: 0 bytes
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Why Teams Choose EdgeTal

Private by architecture.
Fast by design.

Most hiring tools send your candidates' most sensitive data to third-party clouds. EdgeTal doesn't. It indexes résumés locally, understands what you're actually looking for, and ranks candidates by genuine fit — all offline on your local device.

Search the way you think.

Type "a backend engineer who knows Kafka and has led a small team" and get ranked matches — no boolean gymnastics, no rigid filters.

Understands meaning, not just keywords.

On-device semantic search reads skills, experience and summaries the way a recruiter would, and shows you why each candidate surfaced.

AI fit analysis in seconds.

Paste a role and EdgeTal reasons through each candidate's strengths and gaps, then gives a clear shortlisting recommendation.

Private by architecture.

Indexing, search and AI reasoning all happen locally. Nothing is uploaded, cached or indexed elsewhere.

GDPR by design.

Because candidate data never leaves the device, you sidestep the cross-border transfer and third-party processing headaches that come with cloud screening tools.

Works offline.

Download the on-device model once, then screen anywhere — on a plane, in a secure facility, or off the grid.

Semantic Match Engine

Automated Fit Match Scoring

Inspect candidate match recommendations with explainable fit scores generated on-device.

EdgeTal found 24 matches
92% Top Match
Relevant skills:
PythonAWSKafkaSQL
Experience level:Senior (5+ yrs)
Match Reasoning: Strong overlap in event-driven architecture, distributed systems & tech leadership.
Explainable scoring · On-device
Skill & Role Benchmarking

Skills Coverage Analytics

Instantly gauge pool coverage against key candidate requirements.

Top skills coverage↑ 18% vs last search
Explainable fit matches build better hiring decisions
<90ms
Semantic search latency
5.8×
Faster than keyword matching
0
Bytes sent to cloud
2,484
Resumes tested on-device
How It Works

Three steps. Fully offline.

STEP 01

Import

Bring in résumés from a CSV — URL or local file. EdgeTal parses and indexes them on-device in seconds, building a private semantic index that never leaves your device.

STEP 02

Search

Describe your ideal candidate in plain language. EdgeTal converts it to meaning and ranks your pool by fit, with matching evidence highlighted so you see exactly why each person surfaced.

STEP 03

Analyse

Open a candidate, paste the role, and let the on-device model produce a strengths and gaps breakdown with a clear shortlist verdict — all without a network request.

On-Device Workflow Architecture100% PRIVATE
01

Local Résumé Ingestion

CSV, PDF, or directory scan

LOCAL ONLY
02

Quantized Vector Engine

On-device semantic indexing

0 NETWORK REQS
03

Explainable Fit Scoring

Instant candidate ranking

<90MS LATENCY

Built for privacy-conscious hiring. EdgeTal is made for in-house recruiters, talent partners and hiring managers who need speed and compliance — agencies handling sensitive candidate pools, employers under strict data-residency rules, and anyone who would rather keep talent data in-house than hand it to a third party.

Read How to Use Guide →
Empirical Validation

Research-Backed Architecture

EdgeTal's architecture is published in a peer-reviewed research paper presented at EICON 2026 (ESOFT International Conference). The system was empirically evaluated across two hardware tiers with benchmarks on retrieval accuracy, latency, scalability, and generative analysis quality.

EICON 2026 · ESOFT Uni, Sri Lanka · August 2026