R&D center with 30 developers in 1 year and EoR support for Sift

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  • HQ: San Francisco, USA
  • Company size: 251-500
  • Funding raised: $156.5M
  • Team location: Ukraine, Poland
  • Cooperation time: since 2021
  • Product: real-time ML fraud prevention solution

Sift is a leading USA-based tech product company that develops online fraud detection and management solutions by using machine learning and artificial intelligence. 34,000 websites and applications already use Sift technologies to protect and boost their revenue. In 2021, Sift became a unicorn company after raising $50 million of funding from Insight Partners.

Issue

Sift decided to open its new software R&D branch in Eastern Europe and narrowed down the candidate search to one city - Kyiv. Their team already accounted for 180 people worldwide, 50 of which were developers, and they had an ambitious aim to hire 100 more talented specialists.

The plan was to hire 30-35 developers in 2021 (5-10 in the first quarter). Sift had one in-house tech recruiter that could help with hiring local developers but this wasnโ€™t enough.

The companyโ€™s VP of Engineering collected reviews from local tech companies and reached out to Alcor as one of the best providers of the software R&D center solution with tech recruitment and Employer of Record support in Eastern Europe.

Solution

Alcor engaged 10 Researchers and 3 Tech Recruiters to work on Siftโ€™s vacancies. Our dedicated Account Manager was the single point of contact for Sift to achieve smooth and organized process. At the beginning of our cooperation, we were making job offers every week despite the long 3-stage panel interview.

To fuel the tech recruitment process, we conducted an employer branding campaign for Sift in the local tech market. Our team organized a video shooting with the Hiring Manager from Sift which helped recruiters to encourage candidates to opt for Sift over other companies.

Apart from that, Alcor has been purchasing equipment for Sift's developers. As a result, the client doesnโ€™t have to worry about getting new laptops, monitors, headsets, or any other hardware.

Hired experts in:
Java Kafka Docker Kubernetes Python Flink Spark React.JS

Results

R&D center of 51 engineers
Sift received a fully supported remote center in Ukraine, and later in Poland, of 51 people in total.
30 hires in 1 year
The client fulfilled its initial goal and hired 30 software developers in 2021, with the help of our recruitment team.
100% legal compliance
Alcor became a one-stop shop for all business operations in Eastern Europe for Sift. We took care of compliance with European and American laws, tax management for Sift's offshore developers, labor & contract law assistance, and IP rights protection.
Employer branding video
Our team shot a video with Sift's Hiring Manager about the company values and the US team to promote it on social media. We got a snowball effect โ€” the more candidates watched it, the higher response and offer acceptance rates Sift received - +15%.
Stock options & visa support
Our lawyers handled the issuance of stock options to developers of Sift in Ukraine and Poland, took care of dividents' payments, and ensured legal compliance of this benefit. Plus, we provided visa & travel support for 12 team members from UA and EU to attend Sift Summit in California.
WOW effect
Sift was astonished when we hired a Senior Product Designer on the first try. And, in just 7 days, we closed 2 Infrastructure Engineer positions and a Ruby on Rails Developer role.
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