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Ayla

Hire people who know the mission.

Engineers and operators from government and the primes. For defense-tech startups and any company hiring out of government.

Live · as of
open roles at defense-tech firms
3,435
open roles at government contractors
74,696

What founders tell us.

“We need an FDE who has sat in a SCIF.”

One hard role, done

A lead recruiter, a shortlist with reasons, and notes on who we passed on.

“We lose candidates to the primes.”

Know the market first

A free brief on who else is hiring the role and what they pay.

“We don’t have a recruiter.”

Borrow ours

Our partner recruiters have placed FDE, ML, data, product and design roles.

Questions founders ask.

Do you hire forward-deployed engineers and ML roles?
Yes. Our partner recruiters have placed forward-deployed, ML and AI, data, product and design roles.
What does it cost?
Recruiting is priced per engagement, after a free market brief. Software is $199 to $999 per seat a month if you want to search yourself.
We sell through a prime. Is that a fit?
Yes. We recruit for companies building for government, whether you sell to an agency directly or through a prime.
We are not a defense company. Can you help?
Yes. If you are hiring people out of government, such as engineers, analysts or procurement staff, we can find them.

Tell us the roles. See the market free.

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