NAIROBI, Kenya- Andela has taken a decisive step in the global race for AI-ready talent, announcing the acquisition of Woven, a leading technical assessment company known for evaluating real-world engineering performance.
The deal strengthens Andela’s push to help companies move beyond AI experimentation and into full-scale deployment—without guessing who can actually deliver.
The acquisition folds Woven’s assessment content, scoring technology, and domain expertise directly into the Andela platform.
Woven’s CEO and founder, Wes Winham, joins Andela to lead the development of next-generation assessments designed to predict how engineers perform on the job—especially in AI-assisted software development and AI system creation.
Why Woven—and Why Now
As enterprises scale AI, demand has crystallised around three AI-native engineering roles:
- Builders, who translate business needs into LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic components;
- Integrators, who stitch models, data, and tools into autonomous, multi-step workflows;
- Scalers, who ensure systems run reliably at scale while managing governance, risk, and compliance.
Woven enables Andela to assess and match talent across each archetype with precision—helping companies secure the right skills for every stage of their AI journey.
“To power the AI ecosystem at scale, the world needs AI-native, enterprise-ready engineering talent en masse,” said Carrol Chang, CEO of Andela. “Andela plus Woven equals the best technical assessment engine in the world to ensure AI fluency and real-world job success.”
Inside the Assessment Engine
With Woven, Andela gains a deep library of best-in-class, real-world engineering scenarios aligned to specific job functions—alongside AI-assisted tools that generate new scenarios on demand.
The integration also brings AI-driven scoring, built on proven rubrics refined through years of performance data, delivering accuracy, consistency, and scalability.
According to Barun Singh, Andela’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, the company is leapfrogging the development of world-class assessments for both AI fluency and engineering fundamentals.
From day one, Woven’s scenarios will benchmark Andela’s global talent network—ensuring clients are matched with engineers who fit their needs, not just their résumés.
The move also unifies Andela’s assessment stack by integrating Woven with Qualified, a platform Andela acquired earlier—creating a single, scalable infrastructure for AI-driven evaluations across engineering domains.
A Bet on the AI Era
“Andela already had a world-class reputation, a global talent network, and a strong upskilling DNA,” Winham said.
“Together, we’re building the most accurate and scalable way to measure real-world engineering performance in the AI era.”
With more than 150,000 technologists on its marketplace, Andela is positioning itself as the backbone for companies hiring AI-native engineers—at speed, and with confidence.
