The Current: Top Tech Candidates, News, and Insights

Peep the top tech candidates actively looking for new jobs, today.

Author

David Friedman
September 29, 2023

Happy FRIDAY! Welcome to The Current, Coastal Recruiting’s weekly newsletter for founders, operators, investors, and our strategic partners in the startup ecosystem. Here, we’ll showcase the top technical candidates in our network actively looking for new jobs and share tips for pulling in the best talent.

As engineering hiring picks back up, we’re seeing the top in-market candidates receive multiple offers from companies spanning from Pre-Seed to Seed to Series A.

Guess what?

They’re NOT taking the highest comp + equity package. They’re choosing the startup whose founder they closely resonate with, whose mission aligns with their own, and who had the most seamless interview process - from start to finish.

What does this mean?

This reinforces the need for three things:

  1. Clearly and concisely communicating your mission to candidates

  2. Turning your hiring process into a well-oiled machine (3-4 steps max)

  3. Conveying the culture you’re trying to build during each stage of the interview journey

That’s where Coastal Recruiting comes in…

We’re an LA-based boutique firm that focuses on hiring candidates for early-stage (Seed --> Series B) startups across consumer, SaaS, AI/ML, blockchain, and fintech. From founding engineers to CTO’s, Coastal Recruiting has been in the space for 15+ years and has a deep network of top-tier engineering talent.

We’re founders and operators who bring you founder-friendly pricing and white-glove support each step of the way.

Click HERE to learn more about our approach and the ‘secret sauce’ of a network, and dig deeper into the candidates actively interviewing with us.

Now, for the fun stuff…

Check out the top candidates who are looking for the next opportunity below, and reply to this email or select a time to meet in our Calendly if any of these people might be a fit for your company or network:

Full-Stack Engineers:

Front End Engineers:

Backend Engineers:

ML/AI Engineers:

Solidity Engineers: 

Protocol Engineers:

Stay tuned for regular updates on top candidates, and pass this along to anyone who may be interested.

Until next time 🫡

The Coastal Team