Flexible staffing for high-functioning dev teams.
With over 20 years of hands-on experience, Backline offers consultative staffing solutions to help you scale quickly and with confidence.
ABOUT US
We love working with dev teams for one simple reason: that’s who we are, too.
Our founder, Matt Neuroth, spent the first 12 years of his career building and running an award-winning digital agency providing high-end design and building complex custom software for venture-funded startups, world-renowned NGO’s, and Fortune 500 companies.
Along the way, we learned a ton about how to find and hire top talent, and ultimately began providing recruiting and staff augmentation services to our clients. We’ve placed thousands of engineers, designers, project managers, and other tech talent over the last 15 years.
This isn't a theoretical HR exercise for us; it's personal.
Growth can be a problem all its own. We've experienced the challenges of not having enough or the right talent firsthand. We know the joy of scaling rapidly without sacrificing quality or breaking the bank.
and more…
Remove Resourcing Roadblocks
WHAT WE DO
Staff augmentation is a critical component of any organization’s overall talent strategy, and Backline Talent offers a holistic, consultative approach with rigorous screening and 24/7 recruitment process to provide speed and efficiency in finding the right candidates.
Today’s business environment has witnessed a tremendous surge in the use of contingent workers across organizations worldwide, with staff augmentation being the most common way of filling that need.
The demand for staff augmentation stems from a wide range of scenarios:
Increased capacity to cope with a temporary spike in routine work.
A bridge-to-hire approach to provide short-to-mid-term capacity while recruiting for permanent role.
Need for specialized skills from out-of-house experts.
Building agile organizations using flexible labor for a competitive edge.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Core Principles
While we pride ourselves on our flexibility, these four core principles always remain true:
Quality, quality, quality
Backline has spent the last 16 years building pipelines of the best ‘near-shore’ talent. We invest heavily in our recruiting and talent development, and are committed to bringing you the best talent at the best value. Quality Process -> Quality People -> Quality Product
Flexibility
Whether it’s a surge-need during periods of rapid growth or a big one-time client project, you can turn the “development faucet” on or off, giving you access to plenty of hours of work without paying for the extra flexibility.
Stability
We know that when you find a great team, what you want to avoid is turnover. We look at longer term arrangements where your team can be in place for two years or longer; not rotating team members every 3 months.
The Long Game
Philosophically, Backline is committed to long term relationships. We want to do business with each client for 20+ years, and every single decision we make as a business is driven by this principle. We are never looking to maximize the short term or rush into projects.
Why it works
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While some companies take a job description at face value and simply look to comply with the critical keywords and resume bullet points, every single one of our engagements begins with a consultative deep-dive into the critical nuances of your exact needs. From understanding what "senior" actually means in context to a clear-eyed assessment of how to adjust team composition to maximize cost-effectiveness, we believe it's critical to understand the entire context of the engagement so that we can provide more than just people: a holistic talent solution.
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Speed is nothing if you sacrifice quality. Every single candidate goes through our extensive screening process, ensuring that you only get professionals who truly have the skills you need.
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With years of experience in the industry, Backline Talent has established an extensive network of top-tier technical professionals, allowing for quick access to a diverse pool of talent.
The proof is in the pudding
SUCCESS STORIES
Here are just a few examples of solutions we've provided.
Scaling Success
Engaged by a Series D funded startup in late 2020 with ambitious product launch schedules, and over the course of 6 months, we established 12 cross-functional development teams comprising more than 40 engineers to support their product delivery goals, leading to their acquisition by another major player in early 2022.
Wordpress Experts
As a holding company continues to expand its portfolio of digital media and marketplace businesses, they've turned to us to provide top tier WordPress engineers able to build blindingly fast, SEO-optimized websites and centralized infrastructure for their network of digital properties.
Leading Digital Transformation
Helped lead the transformation of a prominent non-profit's online presence from print-centric to a robust digital platform, managing substantial Drupal migrations, and overseeing the majority of the tech budget during a transition from a small initial development team to a 30+ member tech workforce responsible for multiple online properties.
Scaling Salesforce Expertise
Starting with just one part-time resource, we supported a Salesforce consultancy during a period of remarkable expansion, enabling them to efficiently address soaring demand and take on their inaugural enterprise-level Salesforce project. Now in the second year, our versatile team spans from mid-level SF Admins to Architects and niche-specialized experts.
Meet the Backline Team
WHO WE ARE
Matt Neuroth
Matt started in tech and project management while still a student at Northwestern University. He has a B.A. in Creative Writing and has applied his love of language and critical thinking to software development and team building for the past 20 years. Outside of work, he's a guitarist and songwriter, with recordings, tours, and a deep passion for music. At home, he's a proud parent of two boys and caretaker of three noisy cats.
Founder
David Jamison
Managing Director
David (we call him “DJ”) is a seasoned agency director and builder/manager of technical teams, and he draws on that experience to bring Backline clients team solutions that fit their exact needs. The wayward career path that brought him here includes teaching, student advising, magazine editing, and traveling the world as a professional drummer. When he’s not working or being walked by his 80lb Golden Retriever, you’ll find him at band rehearsal or on the tennis court.