Engineering Recruiting · Case Studies

Five documented searches. Click into any one for the full story.

Every number comes straight from our own search records: how many candidates we looked at, how long each search ran, and what the client actually needed. No composites, no hypotheticals. These are the searches we can document in full detail, not a complete list of every engineering search we've run.

Engineering Leadership

VP of Engineering

Client: Ladders
212 daysto hire
547candidates
$300Ktotal comp

547 candidates worked down to 5 real finalists for a VP-level org-owner hire, including a direct interview with Ladders' CEO.

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Engineering Leadership

Engineering Manager

Client: AthenaHQ
59 daysto hire
217candidates
$300Ktotal comp

A narrow, high-conviction search built around one exact-fit player-coach candidate, not a wide funnel.

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AI/ML & Data Leadership

Clinical Data Scientist Manager

Client: Dandelion Health
43 daysto hire
91candidates
$185Ktotal comp

Our fastest close, for one of the hardest hiring categories in the market right now.

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Software Engineering

Software Engineer, Data Privacy

Client: Dandelion Health
105 daysto hire
884candidates
$150Ktotal comp

Our largest funnel, narrowed to one specialist who could own healthcare data pipelines end to end.

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Specialist Engineering

Privacy Engineer

Client: Dandelion Health
92 daysto hire
633candidates
$140Ktotal comp

Sourced entirely through direct outbound on LinkedIn, before a single job posting went live.

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