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How to Actually Get Hired
Who reads applications, which channel gets a reply, and what they screen for.
Don't make these mistakes
Don't pitch consumer fintech instincts at a B2B credit infrastructure company — the hard parts here are underwriting, securitisation mechanics, and platform integrations, not app design. And don't hand-wave the risk side; a 0.1% default rate is the entire business, and they will not hire anyone casual about it.
What gets their attention
When a startup announces a €240M facility next to a €7M equity round, the constraint has flipped from capital to execution — every euro of that facility needs underwriting, integration, and onboarding capacity that doesn't exist yet. The named push into construction and transportation is a hiring roadmap hiding in a press release.
Why applying the normal way doesn't work
Aria uses an ATS, but referrals still come first. Cold applications aren't ignored — they're just behind referrals, sourced candidates, and recruiter picks.
Who to contact at Aria
What to show them
Production credit or fraud models: underwriting on thin-file B2B data, transaction-level risk scoring, or portfolio monitoring where model errors cost real money. Experience keeping models honest at high volume (millions of decisions) matters more than novelty. Core skills: ML for credit risk, feature engineering on payments data, model monitoring, Python.
A cold email that works at Aria
What Aria screens for
Their focus: When a startup announces a €240M facility next to a €7M equity round, the constraint has flipped from capital to execution — every euro of that facility needs underwriting, integration, and onboarding capacity that doesn't exist yet. The named push into construction and transportation is a hiring roadmap hiding in a press release.
Don't send a generic CV to Aria. Mirror the job posting's language to get past automated screening.
Mistakes that kill applications
At people, a copy-paste CV is immediately obvious. It's an instant no.
Lead with their problem, not your ambition. Aria is focused on Late payments are Europe's quiet SME crisis — the EU Payment Observatory suggests resolving the bottleneck could unlock over €100B in annual cash flow, and Aria's CEO likes to note owners spend an average of 86 hours a year chasing payments — show you understand that.
Don't apply and wait. The median AI application gets no response ever. One follow-up at day five roughly doubles reply rates.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to Aria?
Through the roles on our Aria jobs page, or directly to the hiring manager if you can reach them. At null people, direct outreach outperforms the form.
Does Aria respond to cold emails?
We're still collecting cold email data for Aria.
Who is the hiring manager at Aria?
At this size, hiring is usually run by the hiring manager.
How competitive is it to get hired at Aria?
-person AI companies see ~100-250 applicants per role in two weeks. The 72-hour window is your advantage.
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