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TrueFoundry filled two AI engineering roles in 20 days

TrueFoundry's platform was signing enterprise clients faster than it could staff them. They needed engineers who could build AI systems and sit in front of those clients, so we screened for both before anything reached them.

TrueFoundry's cloud-native platform for ML and LLM applications
TrueFoundry's cloud-native platform for ML and LLM applications
6 Months
2 Products Launched
5 New Clients Signed
1 Multi-Million Dollar Project Secured
The Challenge

Enterprise clients waiting on two hard roles

  • AI and ML engineers
  • Client-facing hires
  • Thin candidate pool
  • Enterprise delivery dates

TrueFoundry's cloud-native platform for ML and LLM applications was landing enterprise clients, and every new one arrived with more complex demands.

Major projects were in the pipeline with clients waiting. A long hiring process, or a hire who did not fit, would have cost TrueFoundry delivery dates.

The hard part was the brief itself: engineers who could build and extend complex AI systems, and who could also hold a working conversation with an enterprise client.

How We Did It

Shortlist in 4 days, both hires in 20

TrueFoundry did not need more applications. We screened for the two things the brief actually required, depth in AI, ML and Python plus client-facing communication, and sent only the people who cleared both.

  1. 1

    4 to 6 profiles in 4 days

    We sent 4 to 6 screened AI and ML engineers within 4 days of taking the brief, so TrueFoundry started interviewing in the same week.

  2. 2

    Screened on both halves of the brief

    Each profile had to clear the technical bar in AI, ML and Python and the communication bar for enterprise client work. Candidates who cleared only one were not sent.

  3. 3

    Both hires live in 20 days

    Prathamesh Saraf and Sai Krishna were both on the team within 20 days of the brief, and started on live client projects as soon as they joined.

In Their Words

The developers Flexiple onboarded have been exceptional. They quickly grasped the project's requirements and worked independently, allowing us to concentrate on other critical updates. Prathamesh's attention to the code quality and Sai's consistent delivery were so helpful! The evaluation framework they developed was highly praised in our meetings.

Partnering with Flexiple to onboard developers for us has been a fantastic experience for TrueFoundry, and we are very happy with the results.

Nikunj Bajaj

Co-Founder, TrueFoundry

Who We Placed
  • Prathamesh Saraf

    Prathamesh Saraf

    Technical Lead

  • Sai Krishna

    Sai Krishna

    Senior Software Engineer

The Impact

Two products and 5 new clients in 6 months

Within 6 months of joining, both engineers had shipped products that became part of what TrueFoundry sells.

Prathamesh Saraf built Cognita, an open-source RAG application that became a key product in TrueFoundry's portfolio and helped sign 4 to 5 new clients.

Sai Krishna built an IVR-based chatbot for one of TrueFoundry's largest clients. The project drew attention from that client's CTPO and was featured in the Wall Street Journal.