At EQ Recruiting we collaborate with VC-backed startups and fast-growing tech companies on their most important hires — pairing EQ-driven recruiting with deep industry experience, because great teams are built on more than résumés.

🤝 Contingent Recruiting

• We partner on your open roles and activate our network.
• No money required required-front—Pay only when a candidate starts.
• A one-time fee is charged, typically the fee is a percentage of the candidate’s first-year salary
• Best for: software engineering, product, and design roles.

🧩 Contract Staffing

• Hire contractors for projects or defined timeframes.
• We fill roles on both a contract and contract-to-hire basis
• Flexible ramp-up and scale-down.
• Best for: when you need software engineering and designers for a short-term project

🧭 What You Can Expect

• Top-of-funnel candidates pre-vetted and excited/interested in your company
• Market insights on talent pools and compensation
• High-touch service
  • We are in constant communication with candidates after every interview and work with them closely from initial call through offer stage.
• Fast and consistent communication through slack and zoom

📊 Highlights

• 👩🏻‍💻 40% placements were women or POC candidates
• 🚀 85% clients were seed to Series E tech companies
• 💻 75% placements of our software engineering placements were candidates with 3–15 years of experience and a Computer Science or STEM degree