We represent technical professionals and help companies hire talent. We help engineers get what they're worth and help businesses find the right people.
Companies use expensive compensation intelligence tools to anchor offers at the lowest defensible number. The average engineer negotiates alone, with incomplete data, against a team of professionals whose job is to close you for less.
HR teams have real-time salary data, budget floors, and negotiation training. You have a job posting and a gut feeling. That's not a fair fight.
We give you the same market intelligence companies use, and then we step into the negotiation on your behalf. You stay focused on the technical work. We handle the money.
Our services cost you nothing. We charge the company a placement fee when the hire closes. Your interests and ours are completely aligned.
Most engineers go through a job search feeling isolated, reading between the lines, guessing at timelines, and dreading the salary conversation. Representation changes that entirely.
Real feedback from staff and principal engineers placed at top-tier startups.
"HR tried to lock me down on base salary because of my previous role’s title. Leon’s team stepped in, introduced competitor data points, and secured a package 40% higher than their initial verbal offer."
"I wanted to leave my role quietly. Leon coordinated intros with select VPs of Engineering without putting my resume in any database. The transition was smooth, fast, and completely private."
"Three companies I had never applied to directly reached out to me within a week. I ended up with two competing offers and negotiated my base up by $35k. I didn’t even know that was possible."
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August 10, 2026Quick answers about our representation terms, client pipelines, and fees.
Our services are completely free for the engineers we represent. We charge the hiring companies a commission when they make a successful hire.
We maintain absolute confidentiality. We never post your profile publicly or put your details in generic databases. We pitch you to hiring executives anonymously, and only reveal your identity when both sides are interested.
We represent senior engineers, leads, tech managers, and architects with 5+ years of experience in highly competitive spaces (e.g. Distributed Systems, ML Platforms, Trading Infrastructure).
We review your equity vesting schedules, non-competes, and IP clauses to ensure you keep ownership of any work you do on your own time.
Whether you need dedicated career representation or search support for high-leverage technical roles, our team is ready to step in.
