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You tell us the weirdly specific thing
The role, the stack, the chaos level. We listen for the stuff that never makes it into a job description.
technical recruiting, un-boring
Find the people who make things.
referred.tech is a technical recruiting network for startups that need excellent engineers, not 400 resumes and a prayer.
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technical signal: excellent
98%
less résumé fog
interview once, reused many times✳real skills, not algorithms✳pointy people, not generic resources✳good people, good work
the referred.tech method
Recruiting, with the boring bits aggressively removed.
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We explore your strengths, not run a script
No standardized test, no fixed checklist. We dig into what you're actually great at — the specific experience that makes you sharp — not how well you perform on a generic exercise.
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You meet the good ones
A short list of engineers who can do the work and will probably make your Slack more fun.
why teams trust the signal
Not just a recruiter's word for it.
You watch the interview yourself
Every technical screen is recorded. You're not trusting a recruiter's summary of someone's skill—you're watching the conversation and forming your own read.
No standardized script
We're not looking for generic engineer-shaped resumes. Every interview explores what a candidate is actually strong at — so you see a specific person, not a pass/fail score.
We only send who we'd hire
No volume game. If an engineer doesn't pass the screen, they don't get referred—full stop.
for the hiring side
You have a roadmap. We have people who can read one.
Tell us the actual problem you're facing, and we'll bring you engineers whose specific experience lines up with it — not a generic slate of well-rounded resumes. We look for pointy people: candidates with a sharp, particular strength, shaped by what they've actually built. You get the recorded interview itself, not our summary of it, so you can judge the fit yourself.
See pricingroles we get excited about
- Founding engineer
- Senior full-stack
- Staff platform
- ML / AI engineer
for the builders
Your next job should have a plot, not just fill a slot.
We look for a role that fits the story arc of your career—one where you get to use the skills you've already built and keep growing as an engineer, not just fill a headcount.
1:1
A real technical conversation
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Algorithm puzzles sprung on you
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Ways to do excellent work