An engineering team needed to hire a senior backend engineer. The role had been open for 6 weeks with 3 recruiter agency submissions — all mismatched on tech stack.
The Problem
The search process was moving quickly, but the resume whetting was inconsistent. 18 candidates with Java backgrounds were forwarded for a Go/PostgreSQL role. The hiring manager spent 8 hours reviewing 18 mismatched CVs.
What RECardo Can Build
Ran a sourcing sprint against the actual role requirements: Go + PostgreSQL + distributed systems, 4+ years, startup-comfortable, remote-open. Searched GitHub contributor profiles, LinkedIn active profiles, and HackerNews "Who is hiring?" — filtered on real code samples, not recruiter summaries.
Possible Outcome
RECardo can typically surface 12 qualified candidates within 72 hours, all meeting the technical bar — compared to the 11% screen-in rate typical of agency pipelines. With RECardo sourcing, you can expect offers to close within 5 weeks, versus the 14-week industry average.
Live Artifact — Candidate Pipeline
Senior Backend Engineer · Pipeline
Go · PostgreSQL · Distributed Systems · Remote · Sourced by RECardo
Go Engineer, 7yr exp
Go OSS
94%
Distributed Systems Lead
Kafka
88%
OSS contributor
PostgreSQL
91%
Backend Infra Eng
gRPC
92%
Platform Engineer, 5yr
k8s
87%
Go / Postgres Eng
CockroachDB
96%
Staff Backend Eng
Go Expert
93%
Distributed Systems Lead
Accepted
97%