About LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly is a feature management and software delivery platform that enables engineering teams to release software faster, more safely, and with greater control.

Its platform helps some of the world’s largest organisations manage software launches, gain actionable insight into how users experience their products, and improve collaboration between technical and commercial teams.

During a period of significant growth, LaunchDarkly needed to establish and scale several critical functions simultaneously. This required specialist talent across engineering, infrastructure, data, security, technical support, and product design.

Overview: Building Multiple Technology Teams from Scratch

LaunchDarkly engaged DeepRec.ai to help establish the foundations of its growing organisation and build several teams from the ground up.

The business needed to recruit across multiple technical disciplines at pace, with particular emphasis on securing senior foundational hires who could establish capability, influence future hiring, and support the organisation’s continued expansion.

The hiring programme covered DevOps, infrastructure, security, data, technical support, and product design, with new team members joining LaunchDarkly’s Oakland office.

Delivering across several highly competitive talent markets simultaneously required a focused recruitment strategy, strong candidate relationships, and a deep understanding of the technical requirements within each function.

Hayley Killengrey led the engagement, working closely with LaunchDarkly’s talent leadership to identify, engage, and secure the professionals required to build its teams.