DataVita, the Glasgow green datacentre provider, has launched a recruitment drive for candidates who can design AI-ready solutions using the open source agent OpenClaw.
The company, which sits within one of the UK Government’s designated AI Growth Zones, wants prospective candidates to apply for a job by building a working AI product on OpenClaw, instead of the traditional CV and covering letter.
If successful, the winning candidate will land a full-time, permanent job with a starting salary of £35,000 and a full benefits package.
There is no application form, no CV, no cover letter, and no prior experience required. Recruiters will look at what applicants have built, how they built it, and why it matters.
Submissions are judged on originality, technical thinking, business value, security, and communication. The Challenge is explicitly aimed at people at the start of their career: students, self-taught builders, career changers, or anyone with an idea they can make work.
Danny Quinn, managing director of DataVita, said: “For certain roles, AI has fundamentally changed what we’re looking for in new employees. Critical thinking, self-learning, and a fundamental understanding of how technology interacts are more important than ever.
“We’re seeing it inside our own business – young, supposedly inexperienced people coming in and taking new approaches to age-old problems. It’s a completely different way of thinking and those capabilities are showing up in places traditional hiring has not always looked. What someone can build on their own often tells us more than their background alone.”
He added: “We picked OpenClaw because it brings together a range of different approaches and technologies, so getting anywhere with it means you can think across domains. And because it’s so new, there’s no textbook, no course, and no short cut. The only way to learn it is to experiment, test, and figure it out yourself. If someone has built something real with OpenClaw, we already know they think differently and they can teach themselves.”
Interested applicants need to apply by May 26. Visit here for more information.