Synthesized
A Staff Platform Engineer for Synthesized in London: a market map, 3 candidates and a hire in 6 weeks
We hired a Staff Platform Engineer with regulated-environment experience in London in 1.5 months: one of three presented candidates accepted the offer
Synthesized, a Series A synthetic data platform, needed a Staff Platform Engineer in London with experience of multi-tenant architecture in a regulated environment and of managing people. NEWHR mapped every relevant company in London and focused outreach on fintech and other regulated industries. In 1.5 months the client met three candidates, and a platform engineer from a global investment bank accepted the offer.
Request and constraints
The client needed a Staff-level engineer to scale its SaaS platform and later lead a team.
- 8+ years of experience and people management
- Multi-tenant architecture in a highly regulated environment (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Hybrid work in London
Why it was hard
A small pool in one city
Hybrid work tied the search to London, where the pool for this profile is small.
A rare combination of experience
The role needed a Staff-level engineer who had already managed people and worked with multi-tenant architecture under SOC 2 and ISO 27001 requirements.
How we searched
We mapped every relevant company in London
With a small pool, NEWHR mapped every relevant company in London instead of relying on active candidates.
We focused outreach on fintech and regulated industries
Experience with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 sits with people who already work in regulated environments. So we focused outreach on fintech and other regulated industries.
Funnel
- 3candidates presented to the client
- 1offer accepted
One of the three presented candidates accepted the offer: a 33% conversion.
Result
The offer was accepted by a platform engineer from a global investment bank. The search took 1.5 months.
Before this: a Senior Java Engineer for Synthesized's infrastructure
Earlier, NEWHR hired a Senior Java Engineer for Synthesized's infrastructure work. The client needed an infrastructure and engineering background rather than pure backend, and a strong academic foundation. The client's feedback on that hire:
The hire was valuable due to engineering depth and alignment with Synthesized team specifics.
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