Screened for how they architect cloud, not just configure it.
Why STACK IT
Most agencies optimize for volume. We optimize for the one hire who’s right, vetted by people who understand the work.
We screen for how a candidate architects, secures, and right-sizes cloud, not how many certifications they hold. No one reaches you without two of our recruiters signing off.
Fake profiles, proxy interviews, and AI-assisted answers are everywhere in tech hiring. We meet each candidate face-to-face on video and screen for AI patterns, so who you interview is who shows up.
Cloud architecture is a long game, and the person who built it is the person who understands it. We align trajectory, growth, and total comp so your hire stays with the systems they design.
Success-based and non-exclusive, no upfront fees, no retainers. We invoice on your hire’s first day, not before.
The payoff
Hiring well costs less than you think, and a strong hire changes far more than the work in front of them.
Your cloud bill tracks real demand.
Right-sizing and FinOps discipline keep cost tied to value, not waste.
Architecture survives a bad day.
Multi-AZ design and sensible blast radius keep you running.
Identity and access stay tight.
Least-privilege IAM and a clean account structure shrink the attack surface.
Workloads move without the drama.
Planned, staged migration keeps the lights on while you move.
Your cloud is documented and reproducible.
Well-architected, codified infrastructure outlives any single hire.
How we screen
We screen for how cloud engineers actually think. Every shortlist is judged against the same five criteria that predict whether someone delivers in your codebase.
Designs well-architected systems on a major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP): compute, storage, networking, and how the pieces hold up under real load and failure.
VPCs, routing, and least-privilege IAM done right, so the cloud is segmented, controlled, and not one misconfiguration from exposure.
Right-sizes and optimizes spend without starving performance, and can explain the cost of an architecture before it ships.
Provisions cloud declaratively (Terraform or native IaC) so environments are consistent, reviewable, and reproducible.
Designs for failure across zones and regions, with backups and recovery that are tested, not assumed.
Proof it works
Discover what changed once the right hire joined our clients’ team.
A SaaS company’s AWS bill was climbing faster than its user base, with idle resources and oversized instances everywhere. The engineer we placed right-sized compute, introduced autoscaling, and set up cost monitoring, cutting the monthly run-rate by 43% with no performance hit.
Re-architected a fintech workload across multiple availability zones with automated failover, so a region disruption passed without customer impact.
Planned and executed a staged migration of a healthcare provider’s on-prem workloads to the cloud, with zero data loss and no service interruption.
Real technical screening, a calibrated shortlist in days, and candidates vetted for fit, not just resumes. Let’s start your search.
Specializations
Whatever your team runs on, we screen for the people who do the work right.
Well-architected, scalable systems across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
VPCs, routing, DNS, and hybrid connectivity that just works.
Least-privilege access and a hardened cloud posture by default.
Right-sized spend with the visibility and controls finance actually trusts.
SLOs, on-call, and resilience that keep systems up when it counts.
Legacy workloads moved and re-architected to the cloud without the drama.
The cost of waiting
An empty seat doesn’t delay work, it redistributes it. The longer the search drags, the more it costs.
Every week a role stays open, the cost lands on the team you already have.
Speed isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between a gap and a setback.
Time to fill this role
How you hire
Two models, one standard of quality. Bring on the cloud engineers you need the way that fits your timeline and budget.
Permanent
Best when you’re building the team for the long term.
Contract
Best when you need delivery capacity now, without adding headcount.
Not sure which fits? Compare permanent vs. contract
FAQ
The questions teams usually ask before starting a search with us.
We look for infrastructure that holds up in production. We walk through environments a candidate has built and probe their infrastructure-as-code, backup and rollback paths, cost control, and how they recovered from a real failure, then have them explain those decisions in plain terms. That tells us whether the reliability is designed or accidental.
Design ownership. A senior owns the architecture, cost, and resilience decisions, while a junior operates within an existing setup. We calibrate the shortlist to the level your environment needs.
Migrations and build-outs often fit contract, while ongoing platform ownership usually calls for a permanent hire. We will steer you to the right model for the work.
You will typically see a first vetted candidate within 24 to 48 hours and a calibrated shortlist of three to five within about five business days, depending on the platform and specialization.
Permanent hires are success-based: you pay only when someone starts, with no upfront fee, backed by our 90-day guarantee. Contract runs on a transparent hourly rate. We will walk you through the specifics on an intro call.
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