Declan Foster

Managing Consultant | Apollo & Parallel Consulting | SWE & AI in Boston & NYC @ Apollo Solutions

About

Managing Consultant @ Apollo Solutions & Parallel Consulting | Software Engineering & AI Recruitment Boston & NYC Partner to VCs backed start-ups and Investment management firms to support them finding SWE, Platform, and AI/ML engineering talent Over the past 6 years, I’ve supported 100+ companies in attracting, hiring, and retaining exceptional technical talent - helping founders turn ideas into shipped products. Results that matter: ⮕ 73% of placements weren't actively interviewing when we approached them. ⮕ 95% of clients choose partner with us repeatedly. ⮕ 47% of placements identify as ethnic minorities; 28% as female. declan.foster@apollo-solutions.com

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Staffing & Recruiting

Skill

Quantitative Development, Platform Engineering, High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Technology Recruitment, Business Development, Account Management, Negotiation, Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Recruiting, Technical Recruiting, Networking

Experience

Managing Consultant | Apollo & Parallel Consulting | SWE & AI in Boston & NYC

Apollo Solutions

2022-4 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

London/New York

Scaling ambitious VC-backed startups and investment firms with mission-critical talent in: - AI/ML - SWE - Cloud/Platform

Talent Advisor

Expert Thinking

2023-10 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

Talent partner to Expert Thinking’s founders, driving growth across Cloud Platform & AI.

Lead Recruitment Consultant

Harrison Clarke

2020-10 - 2022-1 · 1 yr 4 mos

New York

Talent partner to venture-backed start-ups in SF and NYC. Lead Consultant - October 2021 - January 2022 Principal Consultant - Jan 2021 - October 2021 Senior Consultant - Oct 2020 - Jan 2021