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Frictionless Onboarding for Top Tech Talent

In the hyper-competitive tech landscape, slow background checks lose engineers. Papertrail delivers API-first, developer-friendly verifications that clear top talent in hours, not weeks.

  • < 12hAverage TAT for Tech
  • API FirstDeveloper friendly
  • DPDPbuilt for the 2023 Act
terminal — POST /api/v1/candidates
~curl -X POST https://api.papertrail.com/v1/checks \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_***" \
-d '{ "role": "Senior Engineer", "checks": ["uan", "global_db"] }'
> HTTP 200 OK
{
"status": "COMPLETED",
"findings": [
"UAN Match: No concurrent employers detected",
"Global Watchlist: Clear"
]
}
Industry Shortcomings

The Cost of Slow Verification

Why traditional background checks fail modern tech companies.

Slow Time-to-Hire

Traditional verification agencies take 7-14 days to clear a software engineer. By the time they finish, the engineer has already accepted a competing offer.

Moonlighting & Dual Employment

Remote tech work has normalized dual employment. Standard reference checks completely miss concurrent undisclosed PF contributions or overlapping active payrolls.

Terrible Candidate Experience

Software engineers expect modern, mobile-first workflows. Forcing them to print, scan, and email PDF forms results in high drop-off rates.

Clearing a White-Collar Engineer

Tech talent requires a vastly different screening matrix. Papertrail focuses on dual-employment and global watchlist checks to secure remote hires.

Arjun Mehta

Arjun Mehta

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Cleared in: 6 hours, 45 mins
UAN / Dual Employment

No overlapping PF contributions detected. Previous exit confirmed.

Education (DigiLocker)

B.Tech Computer Science verified instantly via university API.

Global Watchlist (OFAC)

Zero hits against OFAC, Interpol, and PEP databases.

Past Employment (HR)

Verified tenure and designation via automated HR email verification.

Required Checks for Tech Talent

The definitive screening matrix for engineers and remote white-collar workers.

UAN / EPFO Verification

Mandatory

The only definitive way to detect undisclosed dual employment and moonlighting.

Past Employment (HR)

Mandatory

Verifies that the candidate actually held the Senior Engineer title they claim on their resume.

Education (DigiLocker)

Mandatory

Catches forged B.Tech or M.Tech degrees from fake universities.

Global Watchlist & Sanctions

Recommended

Critical for remote hires to ensure compliance with OFAC and international labor laws.

The Papertrail Approach

API-First Tech Screening

A seamless, developer-friendly workflow designed to clear engineers in hours.

Step 01

Instant Digital Identity

Candidates verify their identity natively via DigiLocker, Aadhaar XML, or passport OCR directly on their phone in under 30 seconds.

Zero Friction
Step 02

Automated UAN/PF Reconciliation

Our engine cross-checks the candidate's Universal Account Number (UAN) to detect overlapping employment histories and flag undisclosed moonlighting instantly.

Detect Moonlighting
Step 03

Global Watchlist & Sanctions

Tech companies hire globally. We ping OFAC, Interpol, and PEP lists in real-time to ensure your remote hires meet global compliance standards.

API-driven
Step 04

Developer-First ATS Sync

Results are pushed directly into your HRIS via webhooks. No portals to log into, no emails to parse. Just a seamless 'Clear' tag inside your existing tools.

Webhooks enabled

Modernize Your Hiring

Don't lose another engineer to a slow background check.

Plug Papertrail into your stack today and cut your time-to-hire by 80%.

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