Building Open Influence’s Engineering Team with Top Python Talent

About Client:

Open Influence is a global, multi-award-winning creator marketing agency helping brands connect with culture through creator-driven strategies across major social platforms. 

Founded in 2013, the company was one of the first organizations to recognize the transformative power of creators in marketing. Over the years, Open Influence has partnered with some of the world’s leading brands across industries including automotive, fashion, entertainment, technology, CPG, healthcare, and finance, delivering end-to-end creator marketing solutions designed to drive measurable business impact. At the core of Open Influence’s offering is proprietary technology powered by data intelligence, machine learning, image recognition, and advanced analytics. The company’s platform processes more than 300B data points, works with nearly 2M creators, and analyzes hundreds of millions of content elements to support smarter creator discovery, campaign optimization, and performance prediction.

The Challenge:

As Open Influence continued to scale its technology platform and support growing data-driven marketing solutions, the company needed to strengthen its engineering team with experienced Python specialists. The main challenge was finding senior-level engineers capable of working on complex SaaS solutions handling large volumes of data while contributing across the technology stack. Open Influence was looking for: 

Senior Python Engineer / Senior Fullstack Python Engineer 

with: 

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing large-scale systems and web applications.  
• Strong expertise in Python, Django, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.  
• Experience with frontend technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Node.js.  
• Knowledge of object-oriented and functional programming paradigms.  
• Experience working with Git/GitHub and Agile development processes.  
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment with overlap with US Pacific Time.  
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with high-volume data systems.  

Additional experience with performance optimization, ETL processes, Elasticsearch, and big data solutions was considered a strong advantage.

What we did:

dotLinkers partnered with Open Influence to identify and deliver senior engineering talent capable of supporting the company’s SaaS platform development. 

Our recruitment process included: 

• Sourcing experienced Python Developers with backgrounds in scalable web applications and SaaS products.  
• Identifying candidates with strong backend expertise and full-stack capabilities.  
• Screening candidates based on technical skills, experience with large-scale systems, and remote work readiness.  
• Evaluating candidates’ ability to work with complex data environments and modern technology stacks.  
• Presenting carefully selected profiles aligned with Open Influence’s technical requirements and company culture.  
• Supporting communication between candidates and the client throughout the recruitment process.  

Given the highly competitive market for senior Python engineers, dotLinkers focused on reaching passive candidates with relevant experience in building scalable platforms and working with advanced data solutions. 

Results:

Through close cooperation with Open Influence, dotLinkers successfully supported the company in expanding its engineering team with experienced Python specialists. 

Recruitment results: 

• 3 successful placements  
• 1 Senior Python Engineer hired  
• 2 Senior Fullstack Python Engineers hired  
• 18 candidates shortlisted and presented to Open Influence  
• 3 offers extended  

The collaboration enabled Open Influence to strengthen its lean engineering team with highly skilled developers who could contribute to the continued development of its creator marketing technology platform. By securing senior Python talent capable of handling complex SaaS architecture and large-scale data challenges, Open Influence was able to continue scaling its technology solutions and supporting global brands with innovative creator marketing capabilities.