About Us

21+ years of technical recruiting excellence.

SortIQ was founded on a simple premise: the best recruiting happens when recruiters truly understand the roles they're filling and the team they are working with. Every team is different which makes getting to know the people on the team and the people we place our top priority.

Our team has advised and placed people at all levels for all kinds of software centric companies nationally since 2004. Startups in Angel, Seed, Series A-D, M&A, and pre-IPO stages. Government contractors with 0 through their 100th hire after winning their first prime contract. Growth and late stage software companies, and major companies that you have heard of.

Team

Robert Neelbauer, Founder and CEO of SortIQ

Robert Neelbauer

Founder & CEO

Robert, a 3x technical founder, has 21+ years experience recruiting developers and has been builidng software longer. He is a certified as Scrum Master, in Web Application Architecture, People Analytics, and SAFe 6. His past ventures include a developer focused recruiting firm and a Ruby on Rails based SaaS higher education company.

Mission

To bridge the gap between exceptional technical talent and the companies that need them. We believe that when the right people come together, extraordinary things happen.

We're not just filling positions—we're helping build the teams that will create the next generation of technology solutions.

Values we stand by.

Integrity

  • Honest communication with all parties
  • Transparent processes and expectations
  • Ethical business practices
  • Commitment to our promises

Excellence

  • Continuous learning and improvement
  • Attention to detail in every interaction
  • High standards for ourselves and our work
  • Commitment to exceptional outcomes

Partnership

  • Collaborative approach to problem-solving
  • Long-term thinking in all relationships
  • Mutual success as our primary goal
  • Support that extends beyond placement

Authenticity

  • Liked by developers for taking the time to know things
  • We don't try to do it all
  • No games or gimmicks
  • Unvarnished is better than packaged to close

Impact

  • Every hire on a team is part of the same mission and can make or break it
  • We focus on the right people, not the most likely to accept your offer

Zero bullshit

  • No sales voice. No I'll have my recruiter work on this for you
  • Just solid recruiting

Track Record

Our team has successfully placed hundreds of engineers, developers, and technical leaders across a wide range of companies—from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises.

Our placements have gone on to lead successful exits, build industry-changing products, and create the technical foundations for rapidly growing companies.

But more than individual success stories, we're proud of the lasting relationships we've built. Many of our clients return to us repeatedly as they grow, and candidates we've placed often recommend us to their networks.

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