David K.

David K. is a specialist in conducting proactive searches to identify, source, and attract hard-to-find talent.

He is an expert in the full range of recruiting activities, from research, cold-contact, candidate development, to negotiation and successful onboarding, ensuring the best possible candidate experience.

David has been responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing to applicant closure.

He utilizes Boolean searches to identify elite engineering talent from top 50 CS schools, target companies, groups, and tech stacks.

David has successfully recruited software engineers specializing in UI, Business Logic/Application tier, Applied Science, Research Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Front End, Back End, Full-Stack, Platform (Java-High Throughput/Distributed Systems/Web Services/REST APIs), Infrastructure, and SDET/QA engineers.

He excels at approaching, intriguing, engaging, and closing passive talent using compelling narratives, uncovering unmet needs, goals, aspirations, building rapport, and demonstrating excellent salesmanship.

David screens qualified applicants on various criteria, including computer science fundamentals, domain experience, relevant production experience, tech stack knowledge, communication skills, and cultural fit.

He proactively markets top candidates to Engineering Directors and Managers to identify existing needs and opportunity costs concerning engineering headcount and production schedule goals.

Currently, David K. serves as Senior Talent Acquisition - Engineering at CrowdStrike.