Scaling an engineering team for a high-growth saas company
Challenge
The client needed to scale their engineering team quickly to support rapid product growth. They were struggling to attract experienced backend engineers with expertise in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.
Internal recruiting efforts had produced limited results, and several roles had remained open for more than 90 days.
Our Approach
- Technical stack and architecture
- Team culture and collaboration style
- Candidate motivations that would attract top engineers
We then executed a targeted search strategy that included
- Direct outreach to passive candidates
- Leveraging our existing network of senior engineers
- Screening candidates for both technical ability and cultural alignment
Result
- 4 engineering hires completed within 8 weeks
- Average interview-to-offer ratio improved by 65%
- Reduced average time-to-hire from 90 days to 28 days
- The hires played a key role in accelerating product delivery and expanding the platform’s capabilities.
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The client needed to scale their engineering team quickly to support rapid product growth. They were struggling to attract experienced backend engineers with expertise in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.
Internal recruiting efforts had produced limited results, and several roles had remained open for more than 90 days.
- We conducted a detailed intake with the engineering leadership team to understand:
- Technical stack and architecture
- Team culture and collaboration style
- Candidate motivations that would attract top engineers
We then executed a targeted search strategy that included:
- Direct outreach to passive candidates
- Leveraging our existing network of senior engineers
- Screening candidates for both technical ability and cultural alignment
- 4 engineering hires completed within 8 weeks
- Average interview-to-offer ratio improved by 65%
- Reduced average time-to-hire from 90 days to 28 days
- The hires played a key role in accelerating product delivery and expanding the platform’s capabilities.