I’m Dylan. I run every search myself. I learn your business, then go find people who can move it.
Clients and companies I've recruited for
MagicSchool AI
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Amazon Music
Verne Robotics
ProductNow
ART19
WonderyMagicSchool AIAmazonAmazon MusicVerne RoboticsProductNowART19Wondery"Working with Dylan has been a great experience. He operates with real precision, understands startup dynamics, moves fast, and filters for exceptional candidates over volume. He became a thought partner in shaping our search and made the process more efficient and strategic."
"Dylan has been fantastic to work with... We worked with him on hiring robots and AI talent and mechanical engineers, and he helped us source high-caliber candidates while being very hands-on. He was especially strong in outreach, negotiation, and closing... instrumental in helping us hire strong founding engineers."
"Dylan is hands down the best recruiter I’ve had the pleasure of working with in my 3+ years at Amazon... He goes above and beyond in supporting hiring managers, dives deep to understand each role, and keeps stakeholders informed every step of the way."
"Dylan demonstrates skill in identifying and securing high-impact leadership talent through thorough attention to detail and data-driven advocacy... He consistently brought qualified candidates, refined our target over time, and stayed tenacious through multiple loops to land the right person."
"Dylan made my hiring process seamless and very organized... He helped me prep for interviews, gave useful insight, and never let communication drop throughout the process. He kept tabs on me at every phase, and his transparency and hard work were part of why I joined the team."
"Dylan has been a great partner for me... He helped me grow my team 3x this year from 3 to 9. He raises the bar with strong work ethic, excellent partnership and communication, and takes time to listen before recommending the path forward."
I learn your business fast, calibrate hard, and execute with urgency.
I'm the one you talk to and the one doing the work. No sales call followed by a handoff to someone you've never met.
I reach out to a smaller list of people who genuinely fit what you're looking for.
No empty status emails. I keep things moving and keep you in the loop when it matters.
I'm in your Slack, I know your roadmap, and I care whether this hire works out six months from now.
The best people aren’t applying. I identify them, engage them, and move them through a focused process.
Engineers who ship reliable product fast across backend, infra, and full-stack.
Applied AI talent that turns models into production impact.
Product managers who gel with engineering, prioritize ruthlessly, and ship what matters.
Hardware talent that bridges mechanical, embedded, and software execution.
Calibrate the role. Build the target list. Drive the process. Close the right hire.
A real conversation. Why this person? What does success look like in six months?
Who are we going after? What makes them say yes or no? I figure this out before I message anyone.
The best people aren't applying. I write outreach that gets responses and makes your company sound like what it is.
Candidate prep, offer strategy, negotiation. I stay involved until the person signs.
MagicSchool AI (Series B) — 2 Senior Context Engineers hired in under 30 days
100% offer acceptance. Tight, high-signal process that protected interviewer time and delivered fast business impact.
A VC intro to a founder who'd just raised $6M. He needed his entire founding engineering team. Six hires, 90 days, build the MVP.
Agentic AI startup, $6M raised
Full engineering team build. I was the recruiting department.
Under 90 days from kickoff to full team
6 offers accepted, team building MVP
I showed up to the first meeting with candidates already sourced. We agreed on a flat fee for all 6 roles and I was recruiting the same day.
2,000+ personalized outreaches later: 160 recruiter calls, 39 interview loops, 9 offers extended, 6 accepted. When one hire left in their first week for an outside offer, I delivered a free replacement in under 3 weeks through my guarantee.
If you want volume, I can deliver it. But where I’m most valuable is high-impact technical roles: fewer, better candidates, clear signal, and one accountable partner end to end. I stand behind every hire with a clear replacement guarantee.
If any of this sounds familiar, we should talk:
If that sounds like your world, let's talk.
You can count on a fair quote based on role complexity, market scarcity, and scope.
I started BLD Talent to help growing and established teams make high-impact technical hires without adding internal recruiting overhead.
I started at a tech agency filling hard roles in mobile, biotech, and ad-tech. I won President's Club and was California's top-performing recruiter. Then I spent six years at Amazon: two promotions, "Exceeds High Bar" (top 15% of senior ICs), 236 final-round interviews, 134 offers, and 92 accepts across Amazon Music, Wondery, ART19, and Digital Acceleration.
Today, I run BLD as a solo operator helping companies make critical technical hires with speed, signal, and accountability.
15 minutes. You share the hiring problem. I’ll give you a straight answer on fit and next steps.