Steve Leppert

About Steve Leppert

I’ve spent nearly two decades recruiting engineers and technical leaders, with an emphasis on early-stage startups where the first hires set the technical foundation and operating DNA of the company.I partner directly with founders to hire engineers across software, hardware, and very technical products, people who can operate in ambiguity, take real ownership, and build from day one. My approach comes from lessons learned the hard way and hard-earned experience, shaped by environments where every hire matters.Through Collaborative Talent, I help founders make their most critical early engineering hires with confidence.

Experience

1. Founder

   Collaborative Talent

   Aug 2020 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   We partner with startups to hire Engineering, Hard Tech, AI, and Data talent. We’ve worked with companies backed by Lightspeed, YC, Canaan, Greycroft, and many others.Recent placements include Founding Engineers, SoC Architects, Senior Engineering Leaders, FPGA Engineers, and Senior Data & ML talent.

Education

• Capital University

  B.A., Management, Marketing

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Recruiting
• Graduate Recruitment
• Project Managers
• College Recruiting
• Sourcing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Negotiation
• Internet Recruiting
• Sharepoint
• Soa
• .net
• Software Development
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Temporary Placement
• Contract Recruitment
• Management
• Team Leadership
• Sdlc
• Interviewing
• Information Technology
• Java
• Leadership
• Interviews
• Business Intelligence