Company Overview
Response centralizes indirect procurement for businesses. The platform aggregates top
industrial suppliers into a personalized, user-friendly storefront, simplifying indirect spend
management for operations and maintenance teams across multiple facilities.
The Challenge
As Response scaled their supply chain platform, they hit a technical tipping point. They needed
engineers who could tackle complex backend processes and build sophisticated web scraping
systems - specialized skills essential to their business model. But the Bay Area hiring landscape created real problems:
- Local candidates weren't excited about building critical but repetitive infrastructure
- Traditional recruiting ate up time and resources
- Bay Area compensation expectations didn't match project ROI
- A small team meant each hire needed to be self-driven and adaptable
Locally, it was harder to find candidates motivated for the role at a cost that justified the job itself.
Keivan ShahidaCEO at Response
Why Strider?
Response needed a hiring solution superior to the generic, "spray and pray" methods sometimes found on other talent platforms. Strider’s white-glove approach immediately stood out. The Strider team invested time in deeply understanding Response’s specific technical and cultural requirements, ultimately presenting a handful of relevant, vetted candidates. Each candidate was chosen for both their technical skill and cultural compatibility.
A key differentiator in Response’s decision was Strider’s end-to-end HR support, which means both a more effective onboarding and a minimized burden on internal resources for administrative tasks.
When the team explained Strider’s process, I thought, ‘If this is real, this is exactly what we need.’ Strider delivered people who felt like true extensions of our team.
Impact
Strider’s ability to source and deliver qualified candidates quickly has resulted in three successful hires for Response, including an infrastructure engineer who exceeded expectations and became a standout performer within a year.
The very first candidate we hired exceeded expectations and became a role model for our team. Strider’s continued support made the process easy, including onboarding and performance management.
Key Benefits
- Cost savings: Engineers hired through Strider cost around 50% less than comparable Bay Area hires, saving Response overhead while maintaining quality and enabling them to invest more in product development and growth.
- Team fit: Engineers matched not just on skills, but on their ability to work independently and move projects forward. Almost every hire through Strider has worked out well, with strong performance and cultural fit. In the single instance when a hire wasn’t the perfect match, Strider moved quickly and professionally to replace the role.
- Operational backup: Strider's guidance on hiring practices, compensation, and performance management helped Response build respectful, scalable HR processes.
