How OnHires Helped SageMaster Scale Its FinTech Engineering and Design Team | Case Study
SageMaster is a financial technology company focused on AI-driven trading assistance and intelligent automation. The company builds tools designed to enhance trading decisions, improve execution speed, and reduce manual inefficiencies through advanced data analysis and automation systems. As product complexity increased and the platform evolved, SageMaster needed to strengthen its engineering and product design capabilities to support rapid iteration, scalability, and long-term technical robustness.
Client:
SageMaster
Industry:
FinTech
Country:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Service:
Executive Search
Background
Operating in the FinTech space requires a balance between speed, precision, and reliability. AI-powered trading systems demand high-performance backend architecture, intuitive frontend interfaces, and user experiences that simplify complex financial workflows.
SageMaster was entering a critical growth phase where product stability and user experience directly influenced market adoption. Scaling the engineering and design team became a strategic priority, not just an operational need.
Challenges
When SageMaster partnered with OnHires, the hiring challenge was shaped by both technical complexity and market competition.
The company needed to hire senior engineers and experienced product designers capable of working in a fast-paced, high-stakes financial environment. At the same time, leadership required alignment between backend infrastructure, frontend performance, and user interface strategy.
Hiring had to move quickly without compromising technical rigor or long-term product vision.
Limited availability of senior engineers with experience in AI-driven systems and financial automation.
Simultaneous hiring across frontend, backend, and product design roles.
Competitive FinTech talent market, especially for senior backend developers.
Alignment challenges between technical and product stakeholders.
Need for structured evaluation criteria tailored to high-performance financial systems.
Solution
OnHires built a recruitment strategy focused on clarity, specialization, and disciplined execution.
The engagement began with detailed role calibration sessions to align expectations across engineering leadership and product stakeholders. We defined technical depth requirements, architectural competencies, and product mindset signals for each role.
From there, we developed role-specific sourcing pipelines and maintained weekly hiring operations to ensure continuous momentum and transparency.
Dedicated recruiters with experience hiring for FinTech, AI, and high-load systems.
Targeted sourcing across regional and international talent markets.
Structured role scorecards reflecting both technical expertise and product impact.
Customized hiring workflows for engineering and design tracks.
End-to-end ownership of sourcing, screening, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
Results
Through a structured and collaborative hiring approach, OnHires helped SageMaster accelerate team expansion while maintaining high hiring standards.
The predictable hiring framework reduced bottlenecks, improved decision clarity, and strengthened collaboration between engineering and product functions.
4 critical roles successfully closed across engineering and product design.
51% faster time-to-hire compared to previous hiring cycles.
Higher first-round interview pass rates driven by precise role calibration.
Improved alignment between backend architecture and frontend experience strategy.
Greater hiring predictability during a key product growth phase.
Beyond filling immediate roles, the engagement established a scalable hiring model that SageMaster can leverage as product expansion continues. The structured process improved cross-team communication and reduced friction in technical decision-making.
Stronger employer visibility within FinTech and AI talent markets.
Sustainable talent pipeline for future platform scaling.
Foundation for long-term partnership on senior technical hiring.
This case illustrates how structured recruitment enables FinTech companies to scale high-performance engineering teams while maintaining execution quality, product integrity, and stakeholder alignment.
“OnHires helped us scale our engineering and design team with clarity and speed. Their structured process ensured we hired the right people without slowing down product development.”
CEO
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