Coastal Recruiting

Experts in recruiting top-tier engineering and product talent for early-stage, VC backed startups

Whether you’re working from a sailboat in Sausalito, a coffee shop in Columbus, or a WeWork in Williamsburg, we’ve got you covered.

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Coastal Recruiting is at top-tier as they come. They're a uniquely special recruiting partner as they thoroughly understood our business, engineering needs, and quickly calibrated on beehiiv's ideal candidate profile in a matter of days. They were instrumental in helping us land a niche, high-priority engineering lead - we're excited to continue our partnership as our focused hiring needs increase. Most importantly, they're easy to collaborate with - and understand how to work with engineering leaders at high-growth startups. Would recommend them to any Founder growing their engineering + product team

Tyler Denk
Co-Founder & CEO, Beehiiv

Coastal just genuinely got exactly what we were looking for, and delivered over and over again during a big period of growth. They’re super easy to work with, and seem to be omni-present. Already have recommended them to a bunch of founder-friends and will continue to!

Trey Holterman
Co-Founder & CEO, Tennr

Coastal Recruiting sourced some of the most impressive engineers from various backgrounds for us in a very short period of time, and provided great support in helping us to hire them. We are proud to be partnering with them.

Peiyuan Liao
Co-Founder & CTO, Rabbit

Coastal Recruiting was instrumental in helping us hire a VP of Sales. From kick off to candidate placement/signing, they were over-communicative each step of the way - and are incredibly easy to work with. Most importantly, they quickly delivered high quality candidates for us to review, ultimately helping Blockaid land a stellar executive-level commercial leader. I’d certainly work with the Coastal team again

Ido Ben-Natan
Co-Founder & CEO, Blockaid

I've worked with numerous recruitment firms, and Coastal Recruitment is as top-notch as they come. They were instrumental in helping us hire a Senior Full-Stack engineer; from kickoff to closing our candidate in a matter of weeks, they provided a seamless client experience through effective communication, deeply understanding our eng and business needs, and vetting high-caliber engineers. Most importantly, they provided an exceptional candidate experience for everyone we interviewed. I'd gladly work with the Coastal team again in the future

Sandeep Rajan
Co-Founder & CEO, Grandstand

Coastal Recruiting’s team are incredibly easy to work with – their communication, ability to bring us A+ candidates, and help with each step of the interview process is first-class. From candidate calibration to negotiation and closing, they were with us each step of the way closing a rock-star Founding Engineer who will be critical during the next phase of our business, I look forward to working with them again in the future

Nate Peters
Co-Founder & CTO, Cedar

The caliber and quality of candidates Coastal submitted to us was some of the highest I've seen during my time working with recruitment firms. The Coastal team was great to work with - they quickly honed in on our ideal candidate profile and were with us each step of the way, from first interview to negotiation and close. I'd highly recommend them to any engineering leader looking to grow their team

Rob Severn
VP of Engineering, EvolvAI

15+ Years Helping Founders Scale

500+ Engineers Hired

Faster, better products that your users love. Here's all the services I provide:

Design Strategy
Web and Mobile App Design
Front-end Development
Unmatched Talent Network

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Founder Friendly

I design products that are more than pretty. I make them shippable and usable.

Clean and functional
Device and user friendly
Efficient and maintainable

We’re recruiters with over 15 years of experience ranging from FAANG to large financial institutions. In the last 5 years we’ve found our ultimate passion: working with early-stage startups across all areas of emerging tech. For us there’s nothing more fulfilling than helping a founder scale their engineering and product teams in less than a month.

What sets us apart?

Founder-friendliness is in our DNA

As former founders ourselves, we get it. Our recruitment services? White-glove, because you deserve nothing but the best. We’re all about helping you strike that sweet balance between scaling quickly and securing top-tier talent, because those early hires? They’re the real MVPs.

Faster, better products that your users love. Here's all the services I provide:

Design Strategy
Web and Mobile App Design
Front-end Development
Unmatched Talent Network

We’ve placed 500+ technical hires in hyper-growth Seed and Series A startups over the last 5 years because we’ve mastered the art of understanding these individuals like no one else. 🚀

Technical hires need three things to succeed in early stage startups:
1. Elasticity
2. Creativity
3. Passion for mission

In today’s job market, engineers hold the keys to the kingdom. With job offers from every company imaginable, they’re not chasing dollars. They’re looking for a founder whose mission, vision, and dreams closely align with their own. 🤯

That’s where we come in – we work side by side with each founder to craft a message that resonates, a vision that inspires, and a culture that top-tier talent can’t resist.

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Our Pricing

When you win, we win.

Coastal's placement fee is 25% of first year base salary. But thats not all...
No Upfront Payment
No Percentage of Equity or Bonus
If a candidate leaves within the guarantee period, we’ll replace them for free.

Oh, be sure to ask about our referral program!

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That's me!

Over the past 12 years, I've worked with a diverse range of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. I love crafting interfaces that delight users and help businesses grow.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What type of projects do you take on?

 I usually work on B2C software, that's my forte--where I shine best. But I also have about 15 B2B software products in my portfolio. I do end-to-end product design + branding.

What is your hourly rate?

I only charge hourly for my ongoing projects that need work on the regular. One-time projects are charged upfront to keep it transparent and clean! My hourly rate is $100.

What time-zone do you work in?

I work Pacific Standard Time, but I'm always ready to help out in emergencies, no matter the hour.

What is the typical timeline for a project?

Depends on the scope of the project, really. Some projects take less than a week. Some take months. The best way to find out is to get on a quick call with me, and discuss it. No strings attached!

How do you charge for projects ?

I quote a price upfront--so that you know exactly what you're paying and for what, and there are no surprises later. The exact cost of your project depends on the scope and requirements!

What does your design process look like?

I take a problem-forward approach. Whether we're iterating on an existing product or building a new one from scratch, how to solve the user's problem in the simplest way possible is my first concern.

Send me an email to understand my process in depth!

What metrics do you use to measure success?

The best metrics are customer adoption, happiness, task success, and engagement. There are a number of frameworks such as the System Usability Scale that help us understand product performance and I'm happy to help with that.

What if I need help after the project is complete?

I always make sure to help out my clients one month after the project ends, for free. For any help post that, we can work out an ongoing arrangement!