Los Angeles is the third-largest startup hub in the world, behind Silicon Valley and New York. And it’s growing by leaps and bounds. Now home to SnapChat (a.k.a. Snap), Ring, Dollar Shave Club, The Honest Company, ZipRecruiter, GOAT, ServiceTitan, Honey, Bird, and The Boring Company, Los Angeles has become a home to the most exciting companies in the world.

Best Tech Recruiters in Los Angeles

All these amazing companies have one thing in common: talent, especially in engineering. No matter how much funding they may have raised, nothing happens if there’s no talent to build its idea into reality.

The best way to get into one of these awesome tech companies is to start with a recruiter who focuses on tech recruiting. So, to get you started, we have compiled a list of the BEST tech recruiters in Los Angeles. In no particular order, here they are.

Hirefuel is a premier recruiting firm specializing in high growth, venture-backed startups. Its expansive, diverse network and customized approach, provide unparalleled industry expertise. With over a decade of experience connecting companies and talent, Hirefuel build teams that fuel growth, drive results, and cultivate lasting relationships. Hirefuel’s team of passionate industry experts has made it our mission to deliver comprehensive recruiting results with transparency, speed, and passion. Recruiting isn’t just about finding the right talent, it’s about understanding culture fit. Hirefuel knows that recruiters have gotten a bad rap… they are on a mission to change that! Hirefuel focuses on 100% Referral based, 100% Direct Client & Talent Relationships, 100% Real Opportunities. No Games, No Tricks. Just real people, making real connections. Connect with Brent Gilinsky today!

Cadre is a candidate focused technical staffing agency with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. They are a team of 12 industry veterans who use our intimate market knowledge, key industry relationships, and a vast network of connections to introduce you to the perfect person for your needs. Cadre focuses primarily on technical roles including software engineering, software development, and product design. Connect with my buddy Jason Stomel, jason@yourcadre.com.  Location: 730 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA, 90401 – (650) 248-2449

StartupTAP helps technology companies and startups find amazing employees with end-to-end talent search rooted in data and built on long-lasting relationships. The business started as the founders were supporting a few rapidly growing tech/e-commerce startups in Southern California.  They were recruiting across the entire organization and essentially became an in-house resource.  Through the project, they realized a need in the market for a more comprehensive recruitment solution for startups that didn’t have an internal recruiting function.  StartupTAP isn’t a traditional agency.  StartupTAP provides onsite recruitment support, working closely with emerging growth companies, and owning the entire process. Connect with Danel Tudo today. Location: 1300 Factory Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90013 – (310) 873-8447

Prosum is a tech recruiting agency that puts people before technology. Prosum has deep experience consulting, implementing solutions, providing managed services, and staffing engagements. Prosum has over 300 employees and consultants and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA with offices in Orange County, Denver, Phoenix, and Dallas. Connect with my buddy Rick Tyner, rick.tyner@prosum.com.  Location: 2201 Park Place, Suite 102 El Segundo, CA 90245 – (310) 426-0600

Technical Connections is Southern California’s premier recruiting firm specializing exclusively in web, software, and information technology professionals. The firm, based in Los Angeles, offers a full range of services, including retained search, contingency placement, and short- and long-term consulting. Technical Connections was established in 1984 by Helen MacKinnon, an executive with extensive technical and managerial experience in the computer industry. Location: 6701 Center Drive West, Suite 825 Los Angeles, CA 90045 – (310) 479-8830

Recruiting Social is a recruiting services company based in West Hollywood. Talent teams across North America work with RecruitingSocial to source candidates, build pipelines, manage job reqs, and recruit people who will thrive on the job. Its services are designed to adapt to your needs. On-demand is flexible, hourly support for your talent team: sourcing, recruiting, and more. RecruitingSocial’s contingency searches focus on fewer, higher-quality candidates, so you aren’t inundated with unexceptional resumes. Location: 750 N San Vicente Blvd RW800, West Hollywood, CA 90069 – (800) 953-5339

Workbridge offers unique and deep expertise in the highest demand tech skill sets, such as UI/UX, Open Source, Microsoft Development, Network Security & Infrastructure, and Mobile Development. Its high-touch, specialized and team-based recruitment model, paired with our deep networks and knowledge of our local technology markets, results in an exemplary track record. Location: 10990 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 – (310) 445-3300

Elite Placement Group specializes in direct hire, temporary to hire, and temporary placements in Los Angeles and Orange County. They have much success in matching companies and candidates and take pride in its personalized approach, whether you are a company hiring or a candidate seeking employment. Location: 9150 Wilshire Blvd Ste 270 Los Angeles, CA 90212 – (310) 277-2600

Founded in 1999, CyberCoders is built on a success-oriented culture. Above all – CyberCoders know both candidates and clients want quality and they want it now. No other recruiting firm can offer Cyrus, its proprietary technology built to search smarter and quicker, matching the best applicant for the right job. Connect with my pal Nitu Gulati-Pauly – she’ll take care of you – Nitu.Gulati-Pauly@CyberCoders.com. Location: 6591 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92618 – (949) 885-5151

Career Strategies Inc’s recruiters are experienced, knowledgeable professionals, and many of its recruiters have been with CSI for 5, 10, and 20 years! Their in-depth expertise enables them to quickly target qualified candidates, simplifying the hiring process. In addition, they have access to the talent whose careers they’ve had the opportunity to follow and even assist! Career Strategies Inc’s longevity offers additional networking opportunities to uncover the right talent for you! Location: 12130 Millennium, Suite 300, LA 90094 – (323) 556-5500

Proven Recruiting connects talented people with meaningful careers in technology, finance, and accounting. Since its founding in 2007, Proven Recruiting has grown into a 150-person team of award-winning consultants and employees are driven by one mission: to provide its clients with on-demand delivery of the best and brightest talent and to present our candidates with career choices that positively impact their lives. Location: 6430 Sunset Blvd #502, Los Angeles, CA 90028 – (310) 933-4544

Mondo is one of the largest national staffing agency specializing exclusively in high-end, niche IT, Tech, and Digital Marketing talent. Finding great talent is possible. Mondo provides best-in-class talent at unmatched speed with unparalleled collaboration. You should check out their new dig, it’s beautiful. Location: 10960 Wilshire Blvd #810, Los Angeles, CA 90024 – (310) 526-2410

Irvine Technology Corporation (ITC) is an award-winning Information Technology Solutions and Staffing provider with roots in Southern California. For over fifteen years, ITC has had the privilege of serving exceptional client organizations as both a local and national resource. ITC was recognized as one of the Orange County Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” in 2017. Its team is comprised of seasoned technologists, staffing industry thought leaders, top-notch recruiters, dedicated account executives, and world-class support staff. ITC consistently differentiates itself through the quality of its people, their commitment to customer service, and by focusing on an exceptional performance. Location: 17900 Von Karman Ave #100, Irvine, CA 92614 – (714) 434-8877

TEKsystems is one of the largest technical recruiting agencies around; with a team of 80,000 strong, across North America, Europe, and Asia. TEKsystems is an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world applications. Location: 200 N. Pacific Coast Highway Suite 1500 El Segundo, California 90245 – (310) 765-9100 (others)

Career Movement is a local boutique tech recruiting agency based in El Segundo; who specializes in Software/Web Application Architecture and Engineering, Database Engineering and Administration, Web Design and Development, and Network Engineering and Systems Administration. Career Movement moves beyond standard recruiting by providing real-life connections to the tech world. Their extensive networks and expertise bring the choices to you. Here are some of the tech stack they can connect you to C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, WPF, Java, J2EE, PHP, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python, etc. Location: 703 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 – (424) 225-8500

Fabric Staffing provides a unique approach and specializes in Rapid Growth Hiring for companies looking to grow their Technology & Product Teams from the top down. Unlike traditional contingent staffing services, Fabric provides retained search services for companies looking to hire multiple engineers within a short time frame, in addition to providing their own highly skilled Tech Recruiters on contract and building full internal Recruiting infrastructures. Fabric is headquartered in Marina Del Rey and owned by Rory Bebbington.

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