Choosing the right technology stack for a recruitment platform requires balancing several competing concerns: performance, developer experience, scalability, and cost. This guide walks through the key decisions.
Frontend Framework
For recruitment platforms, you need fast page loads (candidates abandon slow sites), SEO for job listings, and real-time features for messaging and notifications. Next.js ticks all three boxes.
Database
PostgreSQL is the gold standard for recruitment data. You need complex queries, full-text search, and ACID compliance for sensitive personal data. Supabase provides managed PostgreSQL with built-in auth and real-time.
Search
As your platform grows past 10,000 listings, you'll need dedicated search infrastructure. Elasticsearch or Meilisearch provide the faceted search, typo tolerance, and relevance scoring that PostgreSQL's full-text search can't match.