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Putnam Recruiting
Putnam Recruiting

We recruit the builders

We recruit the builders
We recruit
the builders

of the next big things.

of the next big things.
of the next
big things.

We hire engineering, product, design, and GTM teams behind ambitious companies moving fast. From seed to exit, we place people who raise the bar.

We hire engineering, product, design, and GTM teams behind ambitious companies moving fast. From seed to exit, we place people who raise the bar.

— Clients

— Partners

915+

915+

915+

Placements made

17+

17+

17+

Years building teams

275+

275+

275+

Companies staffed

200,000+

200,000+

200K+

Talent in our network

Our numbers speak
About

What

sets us

What

sets us

What

sets us

apart

apart

apart

Depth, not volume
Depth, not volume

We’ve built a reputation for recruiting world-class talent across AI, infrastructure, and hard tech, connecting the people driving progress with the companies defining what comes next.

Support from seed to exit
Support from seed to exit

We’ve supported venture-backed startups at every stage. We know what a Series A engineering org needs that a Series C one doesn’t, and we don’t confuse the two.

Signal only
Signal only

We’re laser focused on quality. You’ll never be inundated with noise, and you’ll never interview someone we wouldn’t hire ourselves.

One partner, not a queue
One partner, not a queue

You work with the person who takes your brief. No handoffs, no account managers, no quota.

Most firms can send you a shortlist.

Few will tell you

Few will tell you

Few will tell you

which name to bet on.

which name to bet on.

which name to bet on.

Why us
Most of this industry runs
on volume.
Most of this
industry runs
on volume.

CVs forwarded, quotas met,
the risk handed back to you.

Most of this
industry runs
on volume.

CVs forwarded, quotas met,
the risk handed back to you.

We take a small number of searches and run them ourselves.

You will never meet a candidate we haven’t already interviewed, and pressure-tested against your actual roadmap, and we will tell you when a name isn’t worth your time, which is the part most firms leave to you.

None of that carries a premium, and none of it slows the search down.

The difference is what arrives, not what it costs. And it arrives fast, the first strong candidates typically in front of you within a week.

Clients & testimonials

They
called
us,

They
called
us,

They
called
us,

Then
called
again.

Then
called
again.

Then
called
again.

Digits

Backed by:

Rune

Backed by:

EDO

Backed by:

Document Crunch

Backed by:

Heliux

Backed by:

Exactuals

Backed by:

Wes and his team take a thoughtful, relationship-driven approach to recruiting. Even years later, many of the people they introduced are still valued members of our team. A testament to the quality of their network and ability to find great long-term fits.

Stage

Series A, B and C

Roles filled

1 Principal Software Engineer

6 Sr. Software Engineer

2 Software Engineer

1 Sr. Front End Engineer

1 Sr. Data Scientist

3 Sr. Designer

2 Sr. Product Manager

1 Head of People

1 Accountant

Digits

Backed by:

Rune

Backed by:

EDO

Backed by:

Document Crunch

Backed by:

Heliux

Backed by:

Exactuals

Backed by:

Wes and his team take a thoughtful, relationship-driven approach to recruiting. Even years later, many of the people they introduced are still valued members of our team. A testament to the quality of their network and ability to find great long-term fits.

Stage

Series A, B and C

Roles filled

1 Principal Software Engineer

6 Sr. Software Engineer

2 Software Engineer

1 Sr. Front End Engineer

1 Sr. Data Scientist

3 Sr. Designer

2 Sr. Product Manager

1 Head of People

1 Accountant

The team
The people you’ll actually work with
The people you’ll
actually work with

Top-tier talent.

Top-tier talent.

Top-tier talent.

Real-world impact.

Real-world impact.

Real-world impact.

No time wasted.

No time wasted.

No time wasted.