ThirstySprout

ThirstySprout helps start-ups and larger companies hire software, data and AI engineers. Founder and CEO David Stepania runs the firm from Seattle with partner and CTO Rahul Solata. It uses its own AI sourcing and vetting tools to screen candidates against a large set of technical skills.

The firm offers direct hire placement, contract staffing, recruitment process outsourcing and offshore staffing through an employer-of-record model. It also places fractional technical leaders and specialists in AI, machine learning, MLOps and data engineering.

For clients that want delivery capacity rather than single hires, ThirstySprout supplies managed remote teams that build web and mobile products, Shopify stores and integrations. Its client list includes work on partner integrations for Mailchimp, front-end and testing work for Rover, and a rebuild of a clinical trial platform for ClinOne. Most clients are venture-backed technology companies.