Paraform
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Overview
Paraform is a marketplace and AI-driven talent platform designed for high-growth startups, scale-ups, and technology enterprises, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded by Lachy Groom, Johnathan Zhou, and Kevin Jin, the platform connects companies directly with a global network of over 10,000 vetted independent recruiters and boutique search agencies.
News
Paraform raises $3.6M seed round to connect startups with recruiter networks
Layoffs usually drive attention and sympathy toward affected employees, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the recruiters who are sometimes also asked to leave when companies decide to cut headcount. Indeed, tech firms cut up to half of the
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Recruiting marketplace Paraform gets backing from Primer Sazze and Twitch founders
Among the casualties of the mass tech layoffs are people who helped get their co-workers hired in the first place. Paraform, a startup that wants to change how the recruiting industry works by taking a marketplace approach, is giving professional recruite
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Technologies
Tech DNA
SQL
Python
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
LLM
Claude
AI/ML
SQL
Python
AI Agents
LLM
LLM Guardrails
NLP
Fine-tuning
Platform Engineering
Claude
CI/CD
PostgreSQL
Other
TypeScript
A/B Testing
Figma
Slack
Stack modernity
88/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
AI Agents
7 jobs
Required
$270k
+22% vs market
SQL
3 jobs
Required
$250k
+77% vs market
LLM Guardrails
2 jobs
Required
$250k
+14% vs market
Python
2 jobs
Required
$245k
+36% vs market
LLM
2 jobs
Required
$240k
+20% vs market
NLP
1 job
Required
$320k
+80% vs market
TypeScript
1 job
Optional
$240k
+33% vs market
Fine-tuning
1 job
Required
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
20%
SQL
15%
CI/CD
15%
TypeScript
13%
LLM
13%
AI Agents
12%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
A/B Testing
Aug 2026
LLM Guardrails
Aug 2026
Figma
Aug 2026
Claude
Aug 2026
Platform Engineering
Aug 2026
Fine-tuning
Aug 2026
Slack
Aug 2026
SQL
Jul 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$270k
Typical range
$240k – $320k
Open positions
4
3
Jobs
Junior
33.3%
Middle
33.3%
Senior
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $240k | $240k |
| Middle | 1 | $320k | $320k |
| Senior | 1 | $250k | $250k |
Highest paying role
Applied ML Engineer
$320k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
59/100
Growing
Open positions
7
1 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
117 days
faster than 13% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~15 hours
08/31/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
25% ▲
Data Science
25% ▲
Design
25% ▲
Management
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Figma to stack
Aug 2026
Added Claude to stack
Aug 2026
Added Platform Engineering to stack
Aug 2026
Added Fine-tuning to stack
Aug 2026
Added Slack to stack
Aug 2026
Added SQL to stack
Jul 2026
Added NLP to stack
Jul 2026
Added TypeScript to stack
Jul 2026
Added Python to stack
Jul 2026
Added LLM to stack
Jul 2026
Added PostgreSQL to stack
Jul 2026
Added CI/CD to stack
Jul 2026
Jobs
$150k – $250k per year • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
SQL
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
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≈ $188k – $402k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • San Francisco
SQL
AI Agents
Fine-tuning
LLM
LLM Guardrails
DevOps
Platform Engineering
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≈ $210k – $403k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • San Francisco
SQL
AI Agents
Analytics
A/B Testing
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$190k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • San Francisco
Python
TypeScript
AI Agents
LLM
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≈ $140k – $276k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 1+ year exp • San Francisco
AI Agents
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$190k – $320k per year • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • San Francisco
AI Agents
NLP
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$140k – $290k per year • In office • Full-Time • San Francisco
AI Agents
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