Staff engineers who build with AI
Hire vetted staff engineers to lead agentic engineering and ship product & platform features. No recruiters. No agencies. Just engineers who've done it.
Available now
A sample of engineers open to new engagements.
Priya Anand
Staff Engineer — Agentic Systems
Marcus Kelly
Staff Engineer — Developer Experience
Aisha Okonkwo
Staff Engineer — ML Infrastructure
Built for the age of agentic software
Traditional talent platforms weren't designed for the moment we're in. staffeng.co is.
Agentic-native engineers
Every engineer has shipped production AI and agentic systems — not just LLM wrappers, but reliable pipelines at scale.
Staff-level, not mid-level
These engineers define architecture, make cross-team decisions, and raise the ceiling of what your org can build.
No agency overhead
You work directly with the engineer. No markups, no account managers, no middlemen taking 30%.
Vetted by practitioners
Every profile is reviewed by other staff engineers, not HR. We check systems thinking, not just résumé keywords.
How it works
From request to kickoff in under a week.
Tell us what you need
Share the scope, skills, and timeline. We'll match you with engineers who've done it before.
Meet vetted candidates
No recruiter call required. Browse profiles and intro calls are typically within 48 hours.
Start immediately
Engage on a contract or full-time basis. Most engineers are available within days, not months.
Ready to find your next staff engineer?
Browse our roster or tell us what you need and we'll match you within 24 hours.