Scaling Engineering Team 3x While Reducing Costs

GrowthCo, a rapidly expanding e-commerce platform, faced a critical challenge: scaling their engineering team to meet explosive business growth while maintaining their high standards for technical talent. The company needed to triple their engineering team size within 12 months to support their expansion into new markets.

Key challenges included:

• Limited recruitment resources with only two technical recruiters • High competition for talent in their local market • Inconsistent technical evaluation processes • Rising recruitment costs with traditional agencies • Need for specialized skills across multiple tech stacks

The existing hiring process was not only slow but also expensive, with recruitment agency fees consuming a significant portion of their hiring budget. Additionally, their manual screening process was causing them to miss out on qualified candidates who were quickly accepting offers elsewhere.

GrowthCo partnered with Tiaago to implement a comprehensive AI-powered hiring solution:

1. Global Talent Pool Access Expanded their candidate pool beyond local markets with AI-powered matching to identify remote talent globally.

2. Automated Technical Screening Implemented Tiaago's AI assessment platform to automatically evaluate candidates' technical skills across multiple domains: • Frontend Development (React, Vue.js) • Backend Systems (Node.js, Python) • DevOps and Infrastructure • Mobile Development

3. Structured Interview Process Developed a standardized, AI-assisted interview framework that: • Ensures consistent evaluation criteria • Reduces interviewer bias • Provides real-time feedback and scoring • Automatically generates comprehensive candidate reports

4. Smart Recruitment Analytics Implemented data-driven recruitment metrics to: • Track pipeline efficiency • Monitor cost-per-hire • Analyze source effectiveness • Predict hiring timelines

5. Automated Candidate Communication Deployed AI-powered communication system to: • Send personalized updates • Schedule interviews • Collect feedback • Maintain candidate engagement

The implementation of Tiaago's platform delivered exceptional results:

Hiring Efficiency • Reduced time-to-hire from 35 days to 6 days • Increased candidate pipeline by 300% • Achieved 92% offer acceptance rate • Successfully hired 150+ engineers in 12 months

Cost Reduction • Decreased cost-per-hire by 60% • Eliminated external agency fees • Reduced recruitment tool costs by 75% • Saved 200+ hours per month in manual screening

Quality Improvements • Increased technical assessment accuracy by 85% • Improved candidate experience scores by 90% • Achieved 95% hiring manager satisfaction • Reduced new hire turnover by 40%

Global Reach • Expanded talent pool to 20+ countries • Increased diversity in technical roles by 60% • Built fully remote engineering teams • Established 24/7 development capability

The platform's success has made it the cornerstone of GrowthCo's technical hiring strategy, enabling them to scale their engineering team while improving quality and reducing costs.