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99% Match

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Software Engineer

Seed-Series B • $150k–$250k

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Python

Early Stage

Jordan Reyes

Enterprise Account Executive

Series B+ • $200k–$400k

94% Match

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Growth-Stage

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Seed-Series A • $100k-150k

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Figma

Framer

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Franklyn Wang
Founder & CEO, Liquid
“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”
CRYPTO
REACT LEAD
FULLSTACK ENGINEER
4
hired
22 CV
sent
18d
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Ajay Krishna Ramadan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor
“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”
FINTECH
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remote backend
7
HIRED
36 CV
sent
28d
close
Chris Pisarski
Co-Founder, Crustdata
“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”
DATA API
founding ae
Solutions eng
5
candidates hired
32 CV
Candidates sent
21d
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Franklyn Wang
Founder & CEO, Liquid
“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”
CRYPTO
REACT LEAD
FULLSTACK ENGINEER
4
hired
22 CV
sent
18d
close
Ajay Krishna Ramadan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor
“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”
FINTECH
remote frontend
remote backend
7
HIRED
36 CV
sent
28d
close
Chris Pisarski
Co-Founder, Crustdata
“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”
DATA API
founding ae
Solutions eng
5
candidates hired
32 CV
Candidates sent
21d
Close
Franklyn Wang
Founder & CEO, Liquid
“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”
CRYPTO
REACT LEAD
FULLSTACK ENGINEER
4
hired
22 CV
sent
18d
close
Ajay Krishna Ramadan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor
“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”
FINTECH
remote frontend
remote backend
7
HIRED
36 CV
sent
28d
close
Chris Pisarski
Co-Founder, Crustdata
“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”
DATA API
founding ae
Solutions eng
5
candidates hired
32 CV
Candidates sent
21d
Close
Franklyn Wang
Founder & CEO, Liquid
“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”
CRYPTO
REACT LEAD
FULLSTACK ENGINEER
4
hired
22 CV
sent
18d
close
Ajay Krishna Ramadan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor
“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”
FINTECH
remote frontend
remote backend
7
HIRED
36 CV
sent
28d
close
Chris Pisarski
Co-Founder, Crustdata
“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”
DATA API
founding ae
Solutions eng
5
candidates hired
32 CV
Candidates sent
21d
Close

Let us run your hiring

We handle everything from role setup to sourcing, interview coordination, and closing competitive offers.

Post your roles

Import role requirements directly into our internal ATS or using 3rd parties like Ashby or Lever.

Detailed intake videos

Automated role generation

Calendly Integration

Import your scheduling link.

Ashby Jobs

Export JDs directly to Contrario.

Syncing Roles...

Get qualified candidates

Watch your role get assigned to domain-expert recruiters on our network so you only meet candidates who clear your talent bar.

Domain-expert recruiters

Vetted candidate shortlists

Run your interviews smoothly

Meet only candidates you approve, and route interview feedback so recruiters refine future submissions.

Warm introductions

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was

Offer Extended

Close the best talent

When you extend an offer to a competitive candidate, we gather details on competing offers, compensation expectations, and decision timelines.

Offer context

Closing support

Official Offer

Senior Engineer

Salary

$175,000

Equity

0.15%

Why great teams use Contrario

Verified domain experts

We screened 5k+ recruiters to surface proven domain experts with high fill rates and consistent results.

Tom, Junaid, and 250+ others

Sarah Jenkins

Technical Recruiter

Ex-Palantir

5yr

Score

98%

FILL TIME

34d

Focus

GTM

Signal over noise

We reduce interview volume by filtering candidates before they reach your team.

Match

Noise

Quality

Noise

Admin work handled

We handle sourcing, scheduling, follow-ups, and negotiation support for you.

PRODUCT DESIGNER (delve)

Drafted Offer

Done

Coordinated Intros

Done

Screen Candidates

12:30 PM

Fits your hiring stack

Contrario works with tools you use every day without adding complexity.

We optimize for winning

It’s not just about filling a seat. For us, it’s about speed, quality, and protecting your team’s time.

100+

hrs

time reclaimed

Focus on pre-qualified candidates instead of sourcing, screening, and scheduling.

Contrario

~45 days

Standard Agency

90+ days

X

team productivity

Get top-tier talent who compounds team output and changes your company’s trajectory.

Outlier Talent

<2%

failed hires

Bad hires cost months of productivity, so we help prevent them early.

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Verified Expert

Where great teams hire

B2B Saas

“Every candidate Contrario sends us ranks in the top 5% compared to anyone else we work with.”

Selin Kocalar

Co-Founder & COO, Delve

CONSUMER TECH

“Contrario are the only good recruiters I know. They find high-signal candidates 3x faster than anyone.”

Phoebe Gates

Founder, Phia

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Frequently asked questions

01 What is Contrario?

Contrario is a recruiting platform that fills critical roles faster by using AI to match them with domain-expert recruiters.

02 How does Contrario compare to recruitment agencies?

Contrario expands your talent surface area by routing roles to domain-expert recruiters, while our software removes the admin work entirely.

03 What is Contrario’s pricing?

We run a hybrid model: companies subscribe to post roles, and only pay a success fee when a hire is made.

04 What if a hire doesn’t work out?

Every hire comes with a 90-day guarantee: we’ll either run a replacement search at no cost or provide a full refund.

01 What is Contrario?

Contrario is a recruiting platform that fills critical roles faster by using AI to match them with domain-expert recruiters.

02 How does Contrario compare to recruitment agencies?

Contrario expands your talent surface area by routing roles to domain-expert recruiters, while our software removes the admin work entirely.

03 What is Contrario’s pricing?

We run a hybrid model: companies subscribe to post roles, and only pay a success fee when a hire is made.

04 What if a hire doesn’t work out?

Every hire comes with a 90-day guarantee: we’ll either run a replacement search at no cost or provide a full refund.

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Modern recruiting that actually works

“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”

4

22 CV

18d

“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”

7

36 CV

28d

“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”

5

32 CV

21d

“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”

4

22 CV

18d

“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”

7

36 CV

28d

“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”

5

32 CV

21d

“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”

4

22 CV

18d

“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”

7

36 CV

28d

“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”

5

32 CV

21d

“Contrario found 4 engineers for us, two from LATAM and two in NYC. They’re the best candidates I’ve ever hired.”

4

22 CV

18d

“We made every engineering hire with Contrario. They’re now the backbone of how we run recruiting.”

7

36 CV

28d

“Contrario hired us many GTM founding members from Stripe and Palantir. We’ll be working with them on 30+ hires next year.”

5

32 CV

21d

Let us run your hiring

Post your roles

Get qualified candidates

Run your interviews smoothly

Close the best talent

Why great teams use Contrario

Verified domain experts

Signal over noise

Admin work handled

Fits your hiring stack

We optimize for winning

hrs

time reclaimed

X

team productivity

failed hires

Where great teams hire

“Every candidate Contrario sends us ranks in the top 5% compared to anyone else we work with.”

Join fast-growing teams

Frequently asked questions

01

What is Contrario?

02

How does Contrario compare to recruitment agencies?

03

What is Contrario’s pricing?

04

What if a hire doesn’t work out?

01

What is Contrario?

02