Tech recruiting · Contingency search

Senior-level recruiting. No placement, no fee.

I'm Adam — a solo recruiter with senior-level search experience and rates 25–40% below typical agencies. You pay nothing until your new hire signs. If I don't deliver, it costs you zero.

15%standard roles
18%senior & staff roles
$0until you hire
90-dayreplacement guarantee

Services

What I can do for your team

Full-cycle search, run by one experienced recruiter — not handed off to a junior sourcer. Every engagement is contingency-first, so the risk sits with me, not you.

Flagship

Contingency Search — Standard Roles

15% of first-year base

Mid-level engineering, product, and design roles. Typical agencies charge 20–25% for the same search.

  • Deep intake & role calibration
  • Vetted shortlist — not a resume dump
  • Interview scheduling & candidate prep
  • Offer negotiation & close support
Hard-to-fill

Senior, Staff & Leadership Search

18% of first-year base

Senior, Staff, Principal, Engineering Manager, and Director-level roles — where a bad hire costs the most and the market is thinnest.

  • Targeted outreach to passive senior talent
  • Rigorous technical & culture screening
  • Reference checks on finalists
  • Post-placement check-ins through day 90
By invitation

Retained Search

Custom after a first placement

Once I've proven the work on a contingency role, we can move to a retained partnership — dedicated capacity, priority pipeline, and predictable pricing for ongoing hiring.

  • Dedicated search capacity for your roles
  • Weekly pipeline reporting
  • Market & comp intelligence

Roles I cover

BackendFrontendFull StackMobile (iOS / Android)DevOps / InfraData / ML / AISecurityQA / SDETProductDesignEngineering ManagementDirector+ (custom)

Pricing

See exactly what you'd save

Drag the salary, pick the level. My fee next to a typical agency's — no fine print.

$160,000
My fee $24,000 15% · due only on hire · net-15
Typical agency $36,000 22.5% (midpoint of 20–25%)
You keep $12,000 per hire, same search

Agency comparison uses 22.5% — the honest midpoint of the standard 20–25% contingency range for tech roles, not a cherry-picked worst case. Director+ searches are quoted individually.

Process

From job description to signed offer

One recruiter owns the whole search, so nothing gets lost in a handoff.

Intake & calibration

A focused call (or my 5-minute intake form) to nail the role, the team, and what "great" actually looks like for you.

Vetted shortlist

A tight slate of pre-screened, genuinely interested candidates — quality over volume, with notes on each.

Interviews & feedback

I handle scheduling, candidate prep, and fast feedback loops so your process keeps moving.

Offer, close & guarantee

Offer negotiation and close support — then check-ins through day 90, backed by a free replacement guarantee.

Plain-language terms

No surprises in the fine print

The signed placement agreement governs each engagement — but here's the short version, upfront.

Fee only on hire

You owe nothing unless a candidate I introduce signs your offer. No retainers, no deposits.

Net-15 payment

Invoice sent on the candidate's start date, due in 15 days.

90-day replacement guarantee

If the hire leaves or doesn't work out within 90 days, I re-run the search at no charge.

Non-exclusive

Run your internal team or other recruiters alongside me. I'll still win on speed and quality.

Candidate ownership

I'm only paid for candidates I introduce who you weren't already engaged with — ownership runs 6 months from introduction.

Path to retained

Optional, and only after I've proven the work on a contingency role first.

AG

About

Why work with me

I'm Adam — a dad of two who came back from family leave and decided to build the recruiting firm I always thought should exist. One where the person you talk to on day one is the same person sourcing, screening, and closing your candidates.

I bring senior-level recruiting experience to every search, without the agency overhead that inflates fees. My rates are deliberately below market because I'm earning my first clients the honest way: by proving the work before asking for a premium.

No account managers. No junior sourcers. No fee unless you hire. Just fast, careful recruiting from someone with real skin in the game.

Have a role you need filled?

Send me the job description, or take 5 minutes with my role intake form — I'll come back with a plan and a timeline. If I don't deliver, it costs you nothing.

Email me a role Fill out the intake form

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