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A senior engineer for SM2 Dev, shortlisted in a week.

SM2 Dev builds and maintains web and mobile applications for businesses, agencies, enterprises and life sciences companies. When it was time to add a senior software engineer, SM2 Dev needed someone who could work across many technologies and solve ambiguous problems. We committed to three to four candidates within a week, delivered exactly that, and SM2 Dev made the hire.

The engagement

Hiring for a team that is built on trust.

About SM2 Dev

SM2 Dev is a US-based development firm founded in 2004, with roots in Saratoga Springs, New York, and a team distributed across the country. It builds and maintains web platforms (marketing sites, customer portals, dashboards and AI-driven applications), cross-platform mobile apps and UX/UI design for businesses, agencies, enterprises and life sciences companies, including compliance work for ADA, CIPA, GDPR and CCPA. Its promise is to be "the web development team you didn’t know you had": senior people, practical AI-driven workflows, and work that is right-sized, on time and on budget.

SM2 Dev is a small team by design. Its engineers have worked together for a long time, and that continuity is how the firm delivers for clients, earns their trust, and keeps winning referral business.

The challenge

After years of steady, organic growth, SM2 Dev was ready to add another senior engineer. Because the firm builds and maintains software for many different clients, the role called for someone who could work across many languages, frameworks and tools, solve real problems from incomplete information, and use AI tools to deliver more for customers. SM2 Dev is highly selective about who joins the team.

Why TekRecruiter

SM2 Dev’s CEO spoke with our founder, Ron Smith. We started by understanding exactly who SM2 Dev needed, including the range of technologies, the ambiguity of client work and the judgment it takes to find the real problem behind a request. Then we set a clear expectation of three to four candidates within a week.

The result

We shared three to four candidates within the week, as promised, each with a different background. SM2 Dev interviewed them and hired a senior software engineer the team is confident in.

Our client

Need expert web development? Talk to SM2 Dev.

SM2 Dev has built and supported web and mobile platforms since 2004, with a senior, US-based team and practical AI-driven workflows.

  • Web development: marketing sites, portals, dashboards and AI-driven platforms.
  • Mobile and UX/UI: cross-platform iOS and Android apps, designed by people who also build.
  • Maintenance and compliance: ongoing support, monitoring, and ADA, CIPA, GDPR and CCPA work.
  • Who they serve: businesses, agencies, enterprises and life sciences companies. Visit sm2dev.com.
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Questions

About this engagement.

What does SM2 Dev do?

SM2 Dev is a US-based development firm founded in 2004 that builds and maintains web platforms, cross-platform mobile apps and UX/UI design for businesses, agencies, enterprises and life sciences companies. Learn more at sm2dev.com.

What role did TekRecruiter fill for SM2 Dev?

A senior software engineer who could work across many languages, frameworks and tools, solve ambiguous client problems, and use AI tools to deliver more for customers.

How fast did TekRecruiter deliver candidates?

We committed to three to four candidates within a week of the first conversation and delivered exactly that. SM2 Dev hired from that shortlist.

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