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An ideal hire is someone you'd want as a teammate when everything's on the line. Someone who makes the whole team better, not just through their skills, but through who they are as a person.
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Our ideal hire is someone we can trust completely. In a high-velocity industry with high expectations, trust goes both ways. Are they dependable when things get tough? Can we count on them to deliver what they promise? Do they have our backs when working with clients?
Without trust, nothing else matters.
We're not looking for a group of people who are all the same. We want diverse perspectives and different strengths. But we do want people who all share Our Core Values .
Our ideal hire has a natural click with our core values and personality. They fit with who we are, not because they're identical to us, but because they share what matters to us.
We want people who are effective in what they do. Our goal is being twice as fast as internal staff at client organizations. This doesn't mean working twice as many hours - it means working smarter and being on top of our game.
Our ideal hire uses their experience to detect patterns, gets productive fast, and knows how to cut through noise to deliver real impact.
Every ideal hire should be really good at one archetype (our External Profile) but always have a bit of a mix:
The Consultant - Excels at stakeholder management and identifying what matters to the client. Builds strong relationships through business acumen and domain curiosity.
The Connector - Fast and pragmatic. Can whip up a prototype in days and cut through uncertainty, especially in early stages and pre-sales.
The Creator - Hands-on engineer who builds complex systems from the ground up. Watches quality and long-term maintainability.
❌ No growth mindset (10+ years at one place without stepping out of comfort zone)
❌ Dead enterprise tool specialists
❌ Too much engineer/scientist (can't work with business stakeholders)
❌ Too much process person (can't adapt when frameworks don't apply)