Into The Repos
Before a single introduction, we comb through public commits, pull-request threads, and the postmortems nobody reads. We want to see how an engineer thinks at 2am when the deploy is on fire.
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Source · Screen · Place
Hadley, Massachusetts
The Invoice Lands The Day The Offer Is Countersigned. Never Before.
The hum of a standup that finally clicks. The quiet right after a candidate says yes. We source, screen, and place backend and data engineers who ship to production — and you pay only when the signature dries.
On every callYou meet the recruiter who reads your codebase — not a handoff, not a pool account.
Every candidatePoints to working code you can trace, running in production today.
01 · The Approach
We Read The Commits Before We Send The Résumé.
Three moves, in the same order, on every search. No black box — just the quiet, methodical work of finding the one engineer who fits the seat.
Tracing The System
Our screens aren't trivia. We sit with candidates and follow a request from edge to database and back, listening for the ones who narrate the trade-offs out loud and own the ugly parts.
Five Names By Lunch
You get a shortlist you can read in one sitting. Each name arrives with code we'll vouch for and notes sharp enough to use in the interview room that afternoon.
02 · Why Jobcraft
A Small Desk With A Long Reach.
Engineers Who Have Shipped
Every candidate points to code running in production right now. No stacks of tutorial projects, no résumé buzzword bingo — proof you can click into.
Backend & Data Only
Go, Python, Rust, distributed systems, data platforms. We stay in our lane so we actually understand the role you're filling.
A Shortlist Of Five
Narrowed to the few who match your stack, your stage, and your pace — not a fifty-name firehose.
A Bench You Keep
Our pipeline consulting leaves you with a warm roster of pre-screened engineers to tap next quarter — so your next search starts halfway done.
Pay On Signature
The invoice arrives the day your new engineer countersigns the offer — and every placement carries a 90-day guarantee.
Rooted In Hadley
Based at 4 Frost Ln and sourcing nationwide for distributed and on-site teams across the growth-stage world.
The hard truth
The Best Engineer For Your Roadmap Is Heads-Down Shipping Somewhere Else Right Now.
We know how to reach the ones who aren't looking — and how to tell your story so they close the laptop and actually listen.
Tell Us What You're Building03 · Straight Answers
We'd rather send you nobody than send you the wrong one — and we built our terms to prove it.
Why contingency, not a retainer?
Because a search you've already paid for is a search nobody has to finish.
We only invoice when your new engineer signs. The risk of the search sits on our side of the table, where it belongs.
How long does a search take?
Most roles reach a signed offer in four to seven weeks.
Senior and specialized data roles can run longer — we tell you honestly which bucket you're in on day one, not day forty.
What if the hire doesn't work out?
Every placement carries a 90-day guarantee.
If they leave, or you let them go inside that window, we rerun the search at no new fee. We find the next one.
Engagement A
Completed Search
From $18,500 / placement
End-to-end sourcing, deep technical screening, and a shortlist of five. Billed only when the offer is countersigned — 90-day guarantee included.
Open A Search20%
of first-year base salary — invoiced the day the offer is countersigned, and not a cent before.
Engagement B
Pipeline Consulting
$3,200 / month
We build and warm a standing bench of pre-screened backend and data engineers, so your next role starts with real candidates, not a blank board.
Build A Pipeline05 · Start Here
Let's Fill The Seat That's Keeping Standup Short.
Send us the role, the stack, and the stage. We'll come back with a plan and the first names — usually within the week.
Start A Search