Determined. Technical. Efficient.
At Proceso Talent, we are the experts in AI-focused and technical talent acquisition. With a decade of experience hiring software engineers for Bay Area startups, we connect groundbreaking companies with highly skilled AI engineers and technical professionals. Whether you're building your first AI-powered solution or scaling your engineering team, Proceso Talent helps startups find the talent needed to bring their visions to life.
About Isabel Rasmussen
I spent over a decade as a Head of Technical Recruitment inside Silicon Valley startups — embedded with engineering teams at Grove Collaborative, Course Hero, Symphony Commerce, and others, hiring mid to senior software engineers at every stage of growth.
Now I'm based in Europe, and I love it here. This is where I'm building the next phase of my career — bringing Silicon Valley recruiting expertise to early-stage startups hiring their first engineering teams.
Why technical recruiting?
People are fascinating — and interviewing is complicated. A great engineer can give a bad interview answer. A polished candidate can ace every question and still be the wrong hire. There is no A plus B equals C.
What thousands of interviews give you is calibration. I work to cut through how someone presents and make accurate judgments about who is actually worth investing in. That means:
Telling a hiring manager when a technically strong candidate is showing real culture red flags
Telling a candidate honestly when a role doesn't match what they said they want
Eliminating assumptions so both sides make decisions they'll stand behind
I don't sell anyone on anything.
Why seed stage?
The last four years of my career have been focused entirely on seed-stage teams. I've developed a sharp sense for the specific type of person who thrives at that stage — and who doesn't.
I also host Your Next Tech Startup, a podcast where I speak with engineering leaders about what it actually takes to make great early hires. It keeps me sharp and it's shaped how I recruit.
Early hires are foundational. They shape technical culture, product velocity, and team dynamics for years. Getting them right — and moving fast enough to land exceptional people before they take another offer — is exactly what I do.
Let's talk if you're building your first engineering team and need a recruiting partner who has done this before.