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Skill 29 · Knowledge Base For Startups
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1Wrk (opens in a new tab) by ANSR is a full-stack SuperApp built to help global enterprises design, launch, and scale Global Capability Centers (GCCs) across India and emerging markets. The platform simplifies every stage of expansion—from talent acquisition and onboarding to infrastructure, compliance, and operations—through a single, templatized experience.
Built entirely on AWS and operating at scale for over five years, 1Wrk transitioned from a monolith to a microservices-based, event-driven architecture to support enterprise-grade performance, high availability, and real-time responsiveness. It also embeds AI technologies across its workflows, cutting hiring timelines by up to 50 percent while maintaining accuracy and compliance. To date, 1Wrk has launched more than 150 GCCs, facilitated over 150,000 hires, and enabled $2 billion in global investment—processing over 35,000 job applications daily, all with the reliability and scalability of AWS as its foundation.
1Wrk by ANSR is rethinking how enterprises launch and scale GCCs. Instead of stitching together vendors, systems, and spreadsheets, businesses plug into a single SuperApp that handles everything—talent, compliance, infrastructure, onboarding, and more.
Designed for speed and clarity, 1Wrk replaces complexity with a fully templatized, pre-integrated model. It’s built for global companies looking to move fast without losing control. “We’re helping companies set up their GCCs without jumping through hoops,” says Vivek Sharma, Vice President of Engineering at 1Wrk. “Customers can move faster, with less risk.”
Global brands like Lululemon, HNB, and American Auto Parts are already using 1Wrk to enter new markets with confidence. The platform serves as their digital command center—simplifying scale, improving visibility, and delivering operational consistency.
From the start, 1Wrk has been built entirely on AWS. The team has collaborated with AWS for over five years, running every environment—development, testing, and production—on a fully cloud-native foundation.
As demand increased, 1Wrk rearchitected its backend. “We moved from a monolith to an event-driven architecture because AWS had the backbone to support it,” says Sharma. Powered by Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (opens in a new tab) (Amazon EKS), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (opens in a new tab) (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Relational Database Service (opens in a new tab) (Amazon RDS), this design enables real-time responsiveness, independent scaling, and fault isolation. Sharma adds, “AWS wasn’t just a tech choice—it was a requirement.”
For many organizations, hiring at scale can be time-consuming. 1Wrk is helping customers address this challenge by embedding AI and automation into its platform. Built on Amazon Bedrock (opens in a new tab) and Amazon SageMaker (opens in a new tab), the solution automates resume parsing, candidate scoring, and job-fit matching, helping recruiters reduce time-to-hire by up to 50 percent.
“Generative AI isn’t just an add-on, it’s part of our core,” says Sharma. “Every interaction in the product is powered by models that help our clients make better decisions faster.” With tools like Talent500 and 1Recruit, companies access a talent pool of over 2.5 million vetted professionals, while automating shortlisting, interviews, and selections.
Once a candidate is hired, 1Wrk keeps the momentum going. Its 1Hub module—built with ServiceNow—manages onboarding, asset provisioning, payroll, expenses, and compliance through one centralized platform. HR and IT teams gain full visibility into every task and SLA, and what once required multiple systems and manual follow-ups now runs through a streamlined, trackable workflow.
1Wrk is also extending generative AI capabilities into post-hire operations—helping automate responses, summarize requests, and assist employees in real time.
With AWS providing a secure, scalable foundation, 1Wrk can continue to scale its SuperApp and its startup with the same reliability that it delivers to its customers. Through partner support, 1Wrk’s team is able to innovate and iterate faster, while maintaining enterprise-grade performance and meeting the needs of its growing customer base.
“Our priority is to make sure our product is resilient and robust, no matter how big the demand,” says Sharma. “AWS helps us deliver that—day in, day out. It gives us the confidence to keep building, knowing the foundation will scale with us.”