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Scaling product engineering at an AI-Native B2B SaaS
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Attio is a next generation, AI-native, programmable CRM, built to handle large volumes of customer interaction data in real-time, while giving users the ability to build their own workflows and AI-powered functionality without code. What makes it particularly impressive is combining that technical complexity with a best-in-class, native-app-like user experience, including offline syncing, real-time collaboration and highly responsive editing. The result is a product that sits at the intersection of real-time data, distributed systems, AI with sophisticated frontend engineering and product design.
Following Attio’s impressive Series B funding of $52m in the summer of 2025, led by Google Ventures, they embarked on an ambitious plan to double or even triple the engineering team over the next 12 months. Attio engaged Burns Sheehan to support their in-house Talent team to recruit exceptional product engineers, in a highly competitive market, to enable them to scale their platform and product to keep up with demand. The hiring brief covered Product Engineers, Engineering Leads, Staff Engineers and, later, a Director of Engineering.
We had worked with their VP Engineering previously and that existing relationship gave Burns Sheehan clear insight of their expectations and the high quality we were expected to deliver for Attio.
Our search focused on Product Engineers who would think about the “why?” and not simply “what?” and “how?”. Attio wanted to hire technically exceptional Engineers who could discuss the business outcomes of their work and are driven by delivering impactful products.
The partnership worked through regular synchronous and asynchronous communication including onsite visits, video catch ups/briefings with the Engineering leaders and the Talent team as well a dedicated Slack channel. This ensure a fast feedback loop for all relevant parties ensuring the process was swift and seamless for candidates and interviewers.
The partnership helped Attio bring in Product Engineers during a period of ambitious growth, alongside a senior engineering leader. It also showed the value of a close working relationship: a clear hiring bar, regular conversations and quick feedback made it possible to keep momentum while searching for highly sought-after talent.
SaaS | Scaling | AI-Native
London
Scaling
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