3 to 5 interview-ready Candidate Packets
targeted within 10 to 15 business days
Technical recruiting partner for early-stage startups
Get interview-ready
engineers, not
resume volume.
We help startups reduce engineering time wasted on weak candidates by delivering evidence-backed, interview-ready Candidate Packets for product-minded software engineers.
Pay 10% only when you hire. No hire, no bill. No upfront cost.
Reduce the risk of a bad hire
Targeted shortlist3–5 Candidate Packets
AI-assisted workflows
to increase precision and reduce time-to-delivery
Human-reviewed submissions
by experienced engineers for skills, experience, and fit
You own interviews,
evaluation, and offers while Tailorec provides the evidence you need.
Built for engineering roles
focused on product-minded software engineers for early-stage startups.
The problem
Good engineers are hard to find, and bad hiring funnels waste engineering time.
Too many resumes, too little signal.
Strong engineers rarely apply cold.
Generic recruiters often miss technical and ownership fit.
Engineering time gets pulled away from product.
Every bad screen slows the team down.
Every wrong hire is expensive.
Tailorec filters out weak fits before they reach your team.
Inbound applicants
High volume. Low signal.
Limited referrals
Not enough great options.
Engineering review burden
Your best engineers review, screen, and interview weak candidates.
Product time lost
Slower roadmap. Lost momentum. Higher cost per hire.
Low signal
Most applicants are not a real fit.
Limited referrals
Great engineers do not come in volume.
Weak screens
Weak fits still enter your pipeline.
Engineering time lost
Time that should be spent building product.
The solution
A technical recruiting partner built to send fewer, better candidates.
Precision over volume
We source beyond your inbound pipeline to find engineers who fit your specific requirements.
Quality before it reaches you
Every candidate is screened for skills, experience, and fit so you only see interview-ready talent.
You stay in control
You lead interviews, evaluations, and hiring decisions. We provide the evidence, you make the call.
What we doWhat you get
How it works
From role intake to interview-ready Candidate Packets.
We offer a focused Technical Hiring Sprint for each role
Role Intake
We start by understanding the role.
Before sourcing begins, we align on the role, the hiring bar, and what a strong candidate actually looks like.
- Clarify must-have requirements and success criteria
- Confirm compensation range, location, and hiring process
- Define the scorecard used throughout the search
Tailorec owns the work required to get high-signal candidates in front of you.You own interviews, technical evaluation, and final hiring decisions.
The Candidate Packet
What is inside a Candidate Packet?
More than a resume. A decision-ready candidate brief.
It gives your team the context needed to make a faster interview decision without starting from a blank resume.
What each candidate packet includes
Candidate summary
A short overview of the candidate's background, current role, and relevance.
Role-fit thesis
Why this candidate fits your specific engineering role.
Technical relevance
Evidence of relevant product, or systems experience.
Ownership signals
Examples of work the candidate has owned, shipped, or driven independently.
Startup fit
Signals that the candidate can work with speed, ambiguity, and limited structure.
Motivation
Why the candidate is interested in the role, company, or problem space.
Compensation and logistics
Salary expectations, location, timezone, notice period, and other practical details.
Risks and suggested interview focus
Honest concerns to probe during interviews, so your team can evaluate faster.
The result is a smaller, higher-signal set of candidates your team can review with context, not guesswork.
Pricing
Success-fee only. Pay when you hire.
No upfront cost. No monthly retainer. No hidden fee.
10%of first-year base salary
Only when you hire a candidate introduced by Tailorec.
Book a discovery callNo hire, no bill.
45-Day Replacement Guarantee
If a candidate hired through Tailorec leaves or is terminated within 45 days of their start date, we reopen the search for the same role at no additional fee.
The fee is payable only after the candidate starts employment.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Tailorec different from a traditional recruiting agency?+
Traditional recruiting agencies often optimize for resume volume. Tailorec optimizes for submission quality. We submit evidence-backed Candidate Packets. We focus on fewer, higher-signal candidates with clear reasoning, context, risks, and logistics before they reach your team.
What happens if a hire leaves early?+
If a candidate hired through Tailorec leaves or is terminated within 45 days of their start date, we reopen the search for the same role at no additional success fee.
What roles do you support?+
We currently focus on product-minded full-stack and backend engineering roles for early-stage startups.
When do we pay?+
You pay only if you hire a candidate introduced by Tailorec. The fee is 10% of the candidate’s first-year base salary, payable after the candidate starts employment.
What do you need from us to start?+
We need a signed agreement, a role intake call, compensation range, approved role scorecard, and commitment to review Candidate Packets within 48 business hours.
Do you conduct technical interviews?+
No. Tailorec checks technical relevance before submission, but your team owns technical interviews, evaluation, and final hiring decisions.
Do candidates know they are being submitted?+
Yes. Tailorec does not submit candidates without explicit candidate consent.
Ready to hire with less noise?
Send us the role. We deliver Candidate Packets. You pay 10% when you hire. That’s it.