Finding the engineers who ship.
BetterNow is a technical recruiting practice built for startups and growing tech teams. Better hiring process, no competing priorities, no fluff.
The story
Why BetterNow exists.
Startups lose months — sometimes their entire momentum — to bad hires and slow recruiting processes. Founders end up either drowning in unqualified resumes or paying massive retainers to agencies that treat them like a number.
BetterNow was built differently: a recruiting practice designed around the way startups actually work — fast decisions, high trust, direct communication, and a genuine understanding of what makes an engineer thrive in an early-stage environment.
Every search is focused on finding authentic engineers with real technical experience and a strong cultural fit — not just a resume that checks the right boxes.
Led by Cami, a technical recruiter with years of experience placing engineers at high-growth startups and tech teams across San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.
How it works
Recruiting philosophy.
Quality and scale
Every candidate is chosen for genuine fit, not just to fill a pipeline. High standards and an efficient process go hand in hand — matches move fast without cutting corners.
Experts finding experts
Screening goes beyond keywords to real ability — understanding the difference between someone who can talk about distributed systems and someone who has actually built them.
Culture is not a buzzword
Startup culture is specific. The search focuses on engineers who are comfortable with ambiguity, ownership, and moving fast — not just people who say they are.
Radical transparency
You'll always know where the search stands. If a role is hard to fill, you'll hear why. If a candidate has concerns, they surface early — no surprises at the offer stage.
Notable placements
Engineers placed at companies like these.
Company names anonymized at client request.
Let's work together.
If you're building something truly special and need engineers who can keep up, get in touch.