Good roles,
handled properly.

We run retained searches for founder-led software companies, seed to Series B. Every listing below is funded, live, and interviewing. No ghost roles.

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Software engineer
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ML engineer
✓Free for candidates, always

Open searches

Click a role to ask about it. Listings rotate as searches close, and if nothing fits, send your profile anyway. Most placements start before a search is ever listed.

Staff Backend Engineer Series A logistics platform · NYC hybrid $200–235k Interviewing now Founding Product Manager Seed devtools startup · Remote (US) $170–200k + equity Taking intros Staff ML Engineer Series B healthtech · NYC $235–270k Shortlist forming VP of Engineering Series B security company · NYC hybrid $260–300k Taking intros Analytics Engineer Series A fintech infrastructure · Remote (US) $150–175k Interviewing now

What working with us looks like

9 days median from first call to first founder interview
82% of placed candidates still in seat at 12 months
$0 what any of this costs you. The hiring company pays.

How it works

01
One call, one profile
A 45-minute conversation plus a psychometric profile you complete once, in about 25 minutes. No portals, no logins.
02
Matched quietly
You hear from us only when a live search fits. We tell you the company name before anything moves.
03
Backed through the offer
Interview prep before every round, honest feedback after, and comp data when you negotiate.
Placed staff engineer
“I expected to be spammed with roles. Instead I heard nothing for five weeks, then one email about one company. That company is where I work now.”

Placed: Staff Engineer · Series A infrastructure company

Straight answers

Will my current employer find out? No. Your profile goes nowhere without your OK, and we name the company first.
What if you pass on me? We say so and say why. Usually within a week.
Do I pay anything? Never. Fees come from the hiring company, after you start.
Not looking right now? Send your profile anyway. The best searches move fastest through people we already know.

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A human reads every profile. Usually Mark.