Reach people beyond the applicants.
We work with you to understand the role, then find and approach candidates with relevant experience. We screen for fit before handing candidates to your team.
Hard-to-fill technical roles
The engineer you need may not be applying.
For engineering leaders and hiring managers looking for specialized technical talent, including staff-level engineers. Get a focused search for one critical role or support across several searches.
Built for
Keep your hiring team close to the search.
Your team defines the technical bar and makes the hiring decisions. Our team manages candidate conversations and shares what the search reveals about the market.
Ways to work together
Two ways to work with us.
01
Candidate sourcing
We find and engage candidates for your open roles. We can also handle screening and first interviews, depending on what your team needs. Your team takes the process forward from the agreed handoff.
For teams that need more qualified candidates to interview
02
Full-cycle recruiting
We run the hiring process with you, from finding candidates to the signed offer. We work alongside your hiring managers and internal recruiting team, join your team meetings, and stay with the process until the hire is done.
Need help with one critical role or several hires? Both options can fit. We’ll agree on who owns each step with your team and adjust the support as your hiring changes.
Your questions, answered.
Can you take on one hard-to-fill role?
Yes. We take on single searches, including specialized engineering roles.
Who runs the interviews?
We agree on interview responsibilities with your team before starting. Candidate sourcing can include first interviews; full-cycle recruiting supports the process through the signed offer.
Who you will work with
Meet the team behind your next hire.
Our founder, Raj Chatkara, brings more than ten years of recruiting experience across his career, spanning enterprise companies and startups. That experience includes managing hiring from start to finish at Crusoe and Zoox, and recruiting engineers for Sony PlayStation and Intuit during his time at TEKsystems.
At Open Source Talent, our in-house team combines hands-on recruiting with close stakeholder partnership. We work with your hiring managers to clarify what each role needs and keep hiring decisions moving. We share market insights from candidate conversations so your team can make informed decisions about compensation and search priorities. You work directly with the people doing the work.
We’re based in San Diego and can meet local clients in person. We also support technology companies nationwide and join client team meetings as part of the work.
Let’s talk hiring
Tell us what you’re hiring for.
We’ll help you choose the right level of support and discuss when you could expect your first candidates.