Recruit
AI talent, vetted bythe people who build it.
Specialist AI recruitment, sourced, vetted, and placed by engineers who build production AI themselves. Open to any company, at any stage. Backed by a six-month replacement guarantee.
replacement guarantee
role specialists
startup to enterprise
build, train, recruit
One company
Recruit is one third of a vertically integrated AI company.
We build production AI systems, we train teams to build them, and we recruit the talent that staffs them, under one roof, to one engineering standard. Most companies stitch three vendors together for this. You do not have to.
Recruit
We recruit the talent that staffs them.
The problem
Generalist recruiters consistently misplace AI roles.
They screen on keywords, cannot tell a fine-tuning engineer from a prompt tinkerer, and the mis-hire surfaces months later, in production.
Our approach
How we get it right the first time.
We vet like engineers
The people screening candidates build production AI, so the technical screen is real, not a keyword match.
You pay for outcomes
An industry-standard success fee, charged only on a successful hire. No retainers, no upfront cost, no fee for the search. You pay for a placement that works, nothing else.
Six-month replacement guarantee
If a placed candidate leaves or does not work out within six months, we replace them at no additional fee.
Roles we place
The roles teams call us for.
How we work
Intake to placement, five steps.
Intake
We learn the role, the stack, and what good looks like.
Source
We reach specialists, not job-board volume.
Technical vetting
Our engineers screen for real, shipped work.
Present
A short list you can actually interview, not resume keywords.
Six-month guarantee
Every placement is backed by a six-month replacement guarantee. If it does not work out, we fix it at no additional fee.
Why us
The recruiter and the vendor are the same engineers.
We build AI ourselves
We build production AI, including products like ReduceWaste.AI and TestFlo.AI. We recognize real AI talent because we are it.
Aligned incentives
We are paid on a successful, lasting placement, not for the search. Our incentive is the same as yours: the right hire, kept.
AI-only focus
We only recruit AI and ML roles. That focus is why the technical screen holds up.
Any stage
From a first AI hire at a seed-stage startup to a platform team at enterprise scale.
Six-month guarantee
Every placement carries a six-month replacement guarantee, at no additional fee.
One engineering standard
The same standard we hold for our own build and training work applies to who we place.
Questions
What teams ask before they hire.
What roles does Himalayan Labs recruit for?
AI and ML roles only: AI and ML engineers, data and applied scientists, MLOps and ML infrastructure, LLM and RAG architects, agent and prompt engineers, computer vision and NLP engineers, AI product managers, and AI leadership.
How are candidates vetted?
By engineers who build production AI themselves, so the technical screen is real work, not a keyword match.
How does pricing work?
An industry-standard success fee, charged only on a successful hire. No retainers, no upfront cost, and no fee for the search. You pay for a placement that works, nothing else.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes. Every placement carries a six-month replacement guarantee. If a placed candidate leaves or does not work out within six months, we replace them at no additional fee.
What stage of company do you work with?
Any stage, from a first AI hire at a seed-stage startup to a platform team at enterprise scale.
Why use Himalayan Labs over a generalist recruiter?
We build production AI ourselves, including products like ReduceWaste.AI and TestFlo.AI, so we recognize real AI talent. We are paid on a lasting placement, not the search, so our incentive matches yours.
The right hire, or a free replacement.