Founding engineers with high caliber startups experience
...so you don't waste interviews on candidates who won't clear your bar.
Proven Pedigree & Elite Backgrounds
We source candidates directly from world-class tech companies and top engineering universities.
Who We Place
We focus exclusively on early engineering hires for high-growth startups.
Founding Engineers
Founding Engineers - early technical hires who can own architecture from day one, make critical system design decisions, and ship production-grade code without hand-holding.
Backend Engineers
Backend Engineers - people who've built and scaled real systems, not just followed a spec.
Fullstack Engineers
Fullstack Engineers - can move across the stack without hand-holding.
AI / ML Engineers
AI / ML Engineers - real ML engineering experience, not prompt wrappers.
Forward Deployed Engineers
Forward Deployed Engineers - customer-facing technical hires who can ship in front of clients.
"At this stage every hire matters - one wrong engineering hire can cost you months you don't have."
Why Pre-Seed to Series A
Most founders running a startup this early don't have time to source and vet properly themselves.
We only work with pre-seed to Series A companies. We know what "good" looks like at this stage, and we filter for it before a resume ever reaches you.
Hiring at This Stage Is Broken
You post a role and get 200 applicants - most of them not close to your bar. You don't have a recruiting team, so you're the one sourcing, screening resumes, and running first-round calls yourself. That's weeks you're not spending on product.
And the candidates who actually clear your bar aren't applying to job posts - they're already employed, and they only move for something worth leaving for.
How It Works
Four simple steps from intake to your next founding hire.
Quick intake
Quick intake - you tell us the role, what "good" looks like for you, and your must-haves.
Targeted sourcing
Targeted sourcing - we go directly to engineers at the companies you'd want to hire from, not job boards.
Vetting
We find high-quality candidates that match your needs.
2-3 candidates
You get 2-3 candidates - not 50 resumes to sort through. People worth your time to interview.
Why Us
Why early-stage founders choose Supaposition over general recruiters.
Direct Outbound Sourcing
We don't recruit from job board applicants - we go directly to engineers already working at the companies you'd want to hire from.
Pedigree & Public Record Check
We source high-quality engineers who match your role requirements.
Dedicated Role Focus
We work a small number of roles at a time, so each one gets real sourcing effort - not a resume dump.
100% Pre-Seed to Series A
We only work pre-seed to Series A - this isn't a side niche for us, it's the whole business.
Simple Pricing
Aligned incentives. Zero upfront financial risk for early-stage founders.
Zero Upfront Cost, No Retainer
No upfront financial commitments. We start sourcing and vetting engineers on day one of intake.
Pay Only If You Hire
You pay only if you hire someone we send. Zero cost if you decide not to proceed with any candidate.
60-Day Replacement Guarantee
If the hire doesn't work out within 60 days, we find a replacement engineer at no additional cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Depends on the role, but we're sourcing from day one of intake - not waiting to build a pipeline from scratch.
Yes - if the hire doesn't work out within 60 days, we find a replacement at no additional cost.
We work a small number of roles at a time so each search gets real effort - we're not blasting the same candidates across every open role.
We cover SF and NYC, both in-office and remote.
We check work pedigree and cross-check resume dates against public records - so you're not the one catching inconsistencies in a first-round call.
Stop Sorting Through Resumes That Don't Clear Your Bar.
Tell us the role - we'll bring you 2-3 engineers worth interviewing. No fee unless you hire.