“People Capital moved with speed and precision—exactly what we needed.”

-Christine Valenzuela, Senior Recruiter at Gather

Challenge:
Gather, a platform reinventing virtual spaces, needed a Staff Backend Engineer to lead core systems work. With aggressive product goals and a highly competitive market for senior engineers, the team needed a fast and high-quality hire.

Solution:
People Capital owned sourcing and technical evaluation from day one, quickly identifying top-of-market backend engineers with experience in scaling distributed systems.

Results:

• Placed a Staff Backend Engineer in just 1 month from intro call to signed offer.
• Reduced the company’s recruiting cycle by half compared to their prior average.
• Candidate immediately impacted Gather’s backend scalability and system reliability.