Fast-tracking seed-stage startup Quotient.ai’s tech hiring to drive innovation
Quotient.ai
Hiring a Founding Infrastructure Engineer & a Backend Engineer for Boston-based startup Quotient.ai. Crucial to ensure success early on, increase capabilities and alleviate the wider team’s workload,
2
specialist tech hires
1
month turnaround for critical role
The road to success
Writing Quotient.ai's success story
Boston-based, seed-stage startup Quotient.ai is building an evaluation platform to help ship AI products innovatively and confidently. Founded by the people behind one of the most disruptive AI products, GitHub Copilot, they’re assembling a world-class team to work towards their launch and the next round of funding. What was missing? A Founding Infrastructure Engineer to set themselves up for future success early on, as well as a Backend Engineer to increase their capabilities and alleviate the wider team.
Challenges
- New start-up with strong competition in Boston
- Tech lay-offs slowing down talent movements
- Time-consuming process working with multiple agencies, affecting the candidate experience
- No existing Infrastructure expertise or network
- Lack of strategic, specialist intel & advice re market conditions & positioning
- Counterproductive interview process
Solution
A high-priority Engaged Search (exclusive):
- Close partnership with Quotient.ai’s stakeholders to qualify expectations, advise on compensation, the market, and the talent pool, and re-position roles accordingly.
- Seasoned consultant headhunting nationwide plus tapping into existing network of qualified talent to access a larger, more passive talent pool.
- Streamlined & efficient recruitment process, incl. bespoke pre-screens and re-shuffling interview process to reduce time wasted on unsuitable candidates.
Results
- 2 specialist tech hires (1 remote, 1 onsite post relocation from NYC) to ensure Quotient.ai is able to stay on track to hit their goals.
- Reduced time-to-hire: quick turnaround of less than one month from signing the contract to securing a Founding Infrastructure Engineer.
- Improved positioning in the market: Quotient.ai was able to compete with other brands and engage high-calibre talent, without comprising the candidate experience.
We secured a Founding Infrastructure Engineer in less than one month, a role crucial to set Quotient.ai up for future success.
Declan Foster
“Great experience! Declan adapted very well to our style and personalities. He was quick to let us know when he thought that something wasn’t working, and provided valuable advice and market intel when it came to compensation, the market, remote working, seniority levels, etc. Declan’s flexibility and open-mindedness while helping us go in the right direction was a big deal for us. He delivered quality talent, whilst maintaining regular communication throughout. Highly recommended.”
“A contingent search can be really successful depending on who you’re looking for and your capacity. But it can feel a little bit like throwing spaghetti at a wall. It’s a lot more work for us to sift through profiles, and it gets to a point where you’re too overwhelmed to give any feedback – which is vital for recruiters – and then it becomes a pointless exercise. The Engaged Search worked really well for us here.”