Full (coding) interviews with every referral

We're a technical recruiting agency with a key difference. We vet every candidate with a 90-minute live coding interview.

Full (coding) interviews with every referral

We're a technical recruiting agency with a key difference. We vet every candidate with a 90-minute live coding interview.

Full (coding) interviews with every referral

We're a technical recruiting agency with a key difference. We vet every candidate with a 90-minute live coding interview.

Pre-assessed candidates

Live coding screens

No overhyped AI BS. Our coding interview is 90 minutes with a human senior engineer.

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Hidden gems

Talent others can't find

We cast a broad net and let the results do the talking. We find top engineers where no one else can.

My main challenge was just getting interviews at all.

-N., from a mid-sized city in the Midwest, now a YC founding engineer

Less work

Skip early screens

Our interview replaces early tech screens. Spend less time on those, and focus on onsites.

The deepest vetting anywhere

Some engineers have great resumes and just can't deliver code.

We vet coding (and other skills) with a 90-minute live interview (including coding) before we refer engineers, so you never waste time on bad screens. No one else vets like we do.

Learn more about our interview

Live coding

Strong pass

Summary

Very rapid progress, clean code, and clear and precise process. Process in particular deserves special note: he avoided a lot of the typical data model pitfalls that trip up candidates who don't make as much progress. He took a minute to think the problem through, saw what problems he'd need to solve later, and wrote correct code the first time.

This was a very solid passing performance, well above our normal bar, and would probably earn a recommendation even if the rest of the interview had been mediocre.

Live coding

Strong pass

Summary

Very rapid progress, clean code, and clear and precise process. Process in particular deserves special note: he avoided a lot of the typical data model pitfalls that trip up candidates who don't make as much progress. He took a minute to think the problem through, saw what problems he'd need to solve later, and wrote correct code the first time.

This was a very solid passing performance, well above our normal bar, and would probably earn a recommendation even if the rest of the interview had been mediocre.

Live coding

Strong pass

Summary

Very rapid progress, clean code, and clear and precise process. Process in particular deserves special note: he avoided a lot of the typical data model pitfalls that trip up candidates who don't make as much progress. He took a minute to think the problem through, saw what problems he'd need to solve later, and wrote correct code the first time.

This was a very solid passing performance, well above our normal bar, and would probably earn a recommendation even if the rest of the interview had been mediocre.

By the numbers

Engineering is technical, and expert opinion is important. But we're quantitative first. We validate (and normalize) their judgments against real data, and it shows in our results.

9

average initial email intros needed to make one offer

9

average initial email intros needed to make one offer

9

average initial email intros needed to make one offer

92

percent of candidates are "worth our time"

92

percent of candidates are "worth our time"

92

percent of candidates are "worth our time"

4.4

average rating out of 5 from *rejected* candidates

4.4

average rating out of 5 from *rejected* candidates

4.4

average rating out of 5 from *rejected* candidates

Comparisons & pricing

We're a good fit if you're…

…seeing low pass rates on early screens

…hiring remote (even if domestic-only)

…more interested in skills than resumes

…concerned about quality over volume

…in the series A to series C size range

We're a bad fit if you're…

…hiring from specific top schools

…hiring from specific previous companies

…concerned with volume, but not quality

…are hiring for an extremely specialized role

Sourcing sites like LinkedIn Recruiter

monthly

Manual sourcing

No pre-interviewing

50+ calls per hire

Candidates may be inactive

No support contacting candidates

Compete for the same few engs

20%

on hire

Sourcing done for you

Pre-interviewing

9 calls per hire

Active candidates

Support contacting candidates

Find top engineers others can't

Traditional recruiters

15-25%

on hire

Sourcing done for you

No pre-interviewing

25 calls per hire

Active candidates

Support contacting candidates

Compete for the same few engs

FAQ

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What makes you different from other recruiters?

Our coding interview.

Most recruiters are fundamentally resume- and people-focused. But resumes are easy to fake and often identify candidates who have optimized more for "resume-driven development" than for hard skills. We aren't. We're more technical, higher-quality, and lower volume. By the time we send anyone to you, they have at least some reasonable chance of passing an interview process - something recruiters without an interview cannot guarantee.

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What makes you different from other recruiters?

Our coding interview.

Most recruiters are fundamentally resume- and people-focused. But resumes are easy to fake and often identify candidates who have optimized more for "resume-driven development" than for hard skills. We aren't. We're more technical, higher-quality, and lower volume. By the time we send anyone to you, they have at least some reasonable chance of passing an interview process - something recruiters without an interview cannot guarantee.

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What kind of roles do you do placements for?

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Sound good?

Let's get started.

Sound good?

Let's get started.

Sound good?

Let's get started.