Technology Startup Fills 23 Engineering Roles in 90 Days
The Challenge
A B2B SaaS startup needed to scale its engineering team from 12 to 35 engineers within one quarter after a Series B close. Their two internal recruiters had no technical recruiting experience, no structured interview process, and were losing candidates to larger tech firms mid-process. Three previous engineering hires had failed within 90 days.
The Catapult Approach
Catapult embedded a senior technical recruiter and redesigned the entire hiring process — reducing time-to-offer from 42 to 22 days. The team sourced from HBCU pipelines, contractor networks, and LinkedIn outreach, implemented structured interview guides, and realigned compensation packages with Research Triangle market rates for each engineering level.
Results
- ✓23 engineering roles filled in 91 days — meeting the board timeline
- ✓Offer acceptance rate improved from 61% to 89% after compensation realignment
- ✓Average time-to-hire reduced from 42 days to 31 days
- ✓Structured interview guides implemented across all technical hiring levels
- ✓Internal recruiting team trained on technical sourcing — now self-sufficient
- ✓3 of 4 previous failed hires traced to a misaligned technical screen — redesigned
“Catapult didn’t just help us hire faster — they built us a repeatable process. Now our managers actually know how to interview.”
VP of Engineering — B2B SaaS Startup, Research Triangle NC
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