November 25, 2024

Spatial Labs cut 70% of engineering costs with Paraform-hired engineers

John Kim

Co-founder @ Paraform

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Why Paraform recruiters are betterAbdullah’s favorite Paraform featuresResults

When Spatial Labs launched their retail store, they had an emergency: They needed to ship an update to get the retail location to work and ship it now. When Spatial’s Head of Operations, Abdullah, walked into the storage room, he saw something he didn’t expect: Two engineers coding to get the update shipped ASAP.

Those are the types of hires you want. Finding people who are there for the good times is easy enough. It’s hard to find people with enough agency to push through the firefighting that comes with startup life.

Spatial Labs’ Head of Operations Abdullah called them “two of the best hires I’ve made in my career.”

That’s exactly the type of engineers Spatial Labs found on Paraform. We talked to Abdullah about his experience. Here’s what he told us.

Why Paraform recruiters are better

Abdullah describes Paraform recruiters as “100x better than when I was working with a staffing agency.” He says that there are two main advantages:

1. Finding good candidates used to take months, now it takes a few weeks at most.
2. Paraform recruiters gave feedback on hiring processes and additional context on candidates that was useful in turning Spatial Labs into an attractive potential employer.

The latter is an easy part to miss about Paraform: You not only work with recruiters who find good candidates quickly, but you also get a partner in refining how to become a magnet for that talent level.

It makes sense. A founder or leader at a company has a ton of different tasks and doesn’t speak to candidates all day. For recruiters, it’s all they do, so they have the best input on what works.

Abdullah’s favorite Paraform features

• Slack integration

No surprise here. Lots of companies we work with make use of this as it lets them work where they already work, instead of needing to maintain yet another dashboard.

• Announcements tab

This lets all recruiters know important updates about the role for status updates like this:

• Transparency around recruiters

Because Abdullah could see what other roles recruiters have already placed (and at which companies), he could find the recruiters that would be the best fit and have the best expertise for what Spatial Labs needed.

Results

The engineers Spatial Labs hired through Paraform weren’t just great--they’re game changers. Abdullah put it best: they’re “defining the culture.”

Within just a few months of joining, they slashed Spatial’s AWS bill by 70% by optimizing testing processes.

And it’s not just about cutting costs (although that’s always top of mind). Shipping speeds skyrocketed too. Product changes that once took ages now often ship within 24 hours.

And here’s the kicker: these hires aren’t just 10x engineers. They’re deeply ingrained in the company’s DNA now. They’re shaping how Spatial Labs builds its product and culture.