Case Study: Archipelo builds its core engineering team with OnHires

Archipelo builds 4 senior engineering hires with OnHires

OnHires helped Archipelo, a cybersecurity startup that had recently emerged from stealth with $12M in funding, build its core engineering team. The challenge was competing for senior engineering talent against larger, better-funded companies to fill four critical roles simultaneously. Archipelo needed experienced engineers who could work with significant autonomy on a novel product in an ambiguous, early-stage environment, a particularly difficult task given the unfamiliarity of its AI code attribution concept.

The solution implemented by OnHires involved calibrating the search for candidates with prior startup experience and a comfort with ambiguity. They used structured, scenario-based interviews and specifically targeted a data pipeline engineer with relevant large-scale event data expertise. Through this focused approach and tight weekly coordination, OnHires successfully placed four senior engineers. This gave Archipelo the strong core technical bench needed to execute its ambitious post-stealth product roadmap.

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