Tai Lopez – IT recruitment for a global business influencer’s tech ventures

Tatia Tatoshvili

Last updated on September 3, 2025 | 17 min read

Introduction

Hiring technical talent for digital ventures requires speed and cultural fit, especially when the company operates in the public eye.

When Tai Lopez, a globally acclaimed business influencer and investor, expanded his tech ventures in eCommerce and media, he partnered with DevsData LLC to recruit key technical personnel. This case study details how DevsData LLC supported the operations of Tai Lopez. The recruitment focused on securing a skilled React Native Developer, a Python Backend Engineer, and an experienced Project Manager. Each hire was carefully aligned with the entrepreneurial pace and digital innovation that define Lopez’s diverse portfolio of ventures.

Client overview

Tai Lopez is an entrepreneur and investor known for acquiring and growing digital brands such as Pier 1 Imports, RadioShack, and Dressbarn. His ventures span education, consumer products, and technology.

In 2021, as part of a strategic push into mobile development and backend infrastructure, Tai Lopez sought to strengthen the technical foundation of his portfolio. To build a reliable and fast-moving team capable of supporting new digital products and maintaining operational agility, he turned to DevsData LLC for recruitment support, focusing on remote talent with expertise in React Native, Python, and agile project management.

Challenge

As Tai Lopez expanded his portfolio of digital-first ventures, including mobile apps and backend platforms supporting eCommerce and media, he encountered several recruitment challenges centered around urgency, technical precision, and cultural fit.

Targeted hiring for core technical roles

Instead of hiring generic developers, Lopez looked for professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset, people who could take ownership and move quickly. The roles focused on building mobile apps, strengthening backend systems, and managing projects in dynamic environments. The roles he needed to fill were:

• A React Native Developer adept at shipping cross-platform features quickly, with a sharp eye for UX and mobile product flow.
• A Python Backend Engineer with experience in building robust APIs, integrating external services, and managing cloud infrastructure tailored to eCommerce.
• A Project Manager skilled at driving delivery across distributed teams, aligning fast-changing priorities, and maintaining velocity in high-pressure environments.

Each role was critical to the same product line, requiring close collaboration and shared accountability. The team needed to be technically skilled, proactive, and comfortable working in a lean, fast-moving setup.

High urgency and public exposure

The success of well-known digital brands depended on seamless execution, leaving little room for delays or missteps. Candidates needed to be immediately effective, able to work remotely, take initiative from day one, and collaborate seamlessly across international teams.

Startup mentality and execution speed

Success in Lopez’s ventures hinged on agility, experimentation, and lean operations. Traditional enterprise developers or rigid project managers wouldn’t thrive in this environment. DevsData LLC needed to identify individuals who were not only technically competent, but also entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and comfortable with ambiguity and constant iteration.

Recognizing these needs, Tai Lopez partnered with DevsData LLC, a firm experienced in recruiting remote professionals for entrepreneurial teams.

Our solution

To meet the hiring goals across Lopez’s ventures, DevsData LLC designed a focused recruitment strategy that prioritized execution skills, remote readiness, and startup experience. Instead of generic pipelines, we built role-specific sourcing funnels, ran live technical assessments, and fast-tracked interviews to identify candidates who could contribute immediately to mobile development, backend systems, and project coordination.

Summary: DevsData LLC’s recruitment impact

Below is a breakdown of the key actions DevsData LLC took during the engagement, and the direct impact each had on Tai Lopez’s hiring goals.

Summary of key metrics

Time to offer
7-9 days on average
From initial outreach to signed offer, minimizing delays and keeping top candidates engaged throughout.

Interview-to-hire ratio
Over 70%
Most candidates who passed initial screening were ultimately hired, reflecting tight alignment between role requirements and talent sourcing.

Offer acceptance rate
100%
Every candidate who received an offer accepted, indicating strong expectation management and role fit during early stages.

Total hires delivered
3 placements
A React Native Developer, a Python Backend Engineer, and a Project Manager, each selected for their ability to operate independently in lean, high-output environments.

Passive sourcing success rate
More than 75%
The majority of hires came from outbound sourcing and direct headhunting rather than inbound applications, underscoring the value of targeted outreach.

By streamlining sourcing and screening, DevsData LLC helped Tai Lopez quickly hire three key professionals, a mobile developer, backend engineer, and project manager. Their work accelerated product delivery, improved system stability, and strengthened coordination across remote teams.

DevsData LLC’s approach

At DevsData LLC, we approach recruitment as a strategic enabler of fast-moving digital ventures, particularly when hiring for multi-functional roles that support product velocity, operational efficiency, and high public visibility. Our model is outcome-driven, technically rigorous, and tuned to the pace of entrepreneurial execution.

We’ve successfully applied this model in projects like Memory AS, a Norwegian SaaS company building AI-driven productivity tools, where we rapidly placed senior backend and AI-focused developers to accelerate core product delivery. Similarly, for Unison Infrastructure, a US-based green energy platform, we enabled fast team expansion across Europe by sourcing experienced engineers and team leads who could operate in high-autonomy, remote-first environments.

For Tai Lopez’s ventures, we designed a focused recruitment process to find experienced remote professionals who could take ownership and start contributing immediately with minimal oversight.
Our recruitment team for Tai Lopez included:

• 1 Account Manager overseeing the entire engagement, ensuring alignment with Lopez’s executive team, managing delivery timelines, and adapting to shifting project priorities.
• 2 Sourcing Specialists, each dedicated to distinct talent streams.
• 2 Technical Evaluators, experienced in mobile and backend architecture, responsible for assessing hands-on technical capabilities through coding assessments, codebase reviews, and scenario-based interviews.
• 1 Candidate Experience Coordinator to support a smooth interview flow, manage candidate communications, and ensure tight feedback loops under accelerated timelines.

This structure allowed us to balance depth and speed, matching high-caliber candidates to Lopez’s fast-paced operational model while maintaining a premium recruitment experience for both the client and candidates.Our process focused on candidates who could work independently and had strong product sense, essential traits for success in Lopez’s remote teams.

Key elements of our process

Phased, role-specific hiring strategy

To ensure quality and alignment with Tai Lopez’s fast-evolving portfolio of tech ventures, DevsData LLC implemented a phased hiring approach. We began by addressing the most urgent technical gap: the React Native Mobile Developer. Once that position was filled, we moved on to backend and project management roles. Each phase was closely coordinated with Lopez’s operational team, allowing for quick reprioritization in response to shifting product timelines and evolving strategic needs.

Tailored technical screening across disciplines

Given the diversity of roles, we created tailored screening flows aligned with the real-world demands of each position. For the React Native Developer, we focused on cross-platform delivery, performance optimization, and backend integration. For the Python Backend Developer, we assessed API design, scalable data handling, and clean code within a microservices architecture. To ensure consistent quality across all roles, DevsData LLC implements a thorough evaluation process as part of its recruitment services. This includes 90-minute technical interviews that allow in-depth assessment of each candidate’s skills, mindset, and execution ability. With an acceptance rate below 6%, only the most qualified professionals are introduced to clients.

The Project Manager underwent scenario-based evaluations centered on agile execution, deadline coordination, remote team leadership, and a strong ownership mindset. Each process mirrored the intensity and ambiguity of Lopez’s entrepreneurial environment, ensuring hires were ready to contribute from day one.

Real-time coordination with the executive team

To maintain alignment and speed, we established a tight communication loop with Tai Lopez’s executive team. This included a shared dashboard tracking candidate progress and feedback, ongoing Slack communication to update availability and priorities, and bi-weekly strategy calls to review performance, timelines, and adjustments to hiring plans. This hands-on coordination enabled us to move quickly, often finalizing offers within 48 to 72 hours of a candidate’s final interview.

High-caliber candidate experience

Given the public-facing nature of Lopez’s ventures, it was critical to maintain a high-quality candidate experience throughout the process. We ensured transparent communication by clearly setting expectations around fast-paced iteration cycles and lean startup culture. Candidates were given early insights into the product roadmap and reporting structures, and we maintained consistent follow-up, even with exploratory or passive talent. This contributed to a high offer-acceptance rate and smooth interactions across the recruitment funnel.

Advisory-led recruitment support

Beyond candidate sourcing, DevsData LLC provided strategic hiring advisory services throughout the engagement. This included market-specific compensation benchmarks for remote and hybrid tech roles across the US and Central Europe, suggestions on refining job descriptions and seniority levels, and minor but impactful tweaks to employer branding to better resonate with entrepreneurial candidates. This full-cycle, consultative approach ensured that each hire delivered immediate value while also improving Lopez’s overall hiring infrastructure for future needs.

Strategic advantages delivered

DevsData LLC’s recruitment support went beyond simply filling roles, it laid the groundwork for a repeatable hiring engine capable of scaling with Tai Lopez’s fast-growing digital ventures. By integrating speed, selectivity, and real-time adaptability, we enabled Lopez’s team to grow with confidence and without compromise.

Our hires didn’t just meet technical requirements, they strengthened the company’s core capabilities. The React Native Developer accelerated mobile feature delivery, the Backend Engineer improved API stability and system scalability, and the Project Manager introduced structure to cross-team coordination. Together, they enhanced the operational tempo across key product areas.

What truly set this partnership apart was the strategic infrastructure built around hiring. From tailored screening frameworks to stakeholder-aligned feedback loops and post-hire integration, the entire process was optimized for execution-heavy environments. The result: faster release cycles, reduced internal overhead, and long-term hiring discipline that supports future growth.

This case highlights how targeted, startup-aware recruitment, when done right, can directly impact a company’s velocity, product quality, and ability to scale without friction.

Results

Through DevsData LLC’s precision-focused recruitment strategy, tailored candidate screening, and rapid selection cycles, Tai Lopez’s ventures successfully onboarded three high-impact professionals across core technical roles. These hires significantly enhanced the company’s product development capacity, enabling faster iteration and operational efficiency across multiple digital initiatives.

Key Achievements:

Strategic specialized team build-up

Fast and focused hiring funnel

DevsData LLC maintained a >70% candidate-to-final interview ratio, ensuring that Tai Lopez’s internal team only reviewed top-tier, pre-vetted candidates. This approach conserved time, eliminated noise, and supported faster decision-making in a high-demand hiring cycle.

100% offer acceptance rate and zero attrition

All three offers were accepted promptly, showing that the candidates were well-aligned with Lopez’s product vision, emphasis on ownership, and remote-first approach. Each hire stayed with the organization through key product releases, and there were no withdrawals or signs of disengagement during the early stages.

By quickly securing technically sound and startup-ready professionals, DevsData LLC helped Tai Lopez’s ventures scale engineering output, improve product timelines, and lay the foundation for future tech hiring, aligned with the demands of a fast-moving digital brand.

Business impact

The collaboration between Tai Lopez’s ventures and DevsData LLC proved instrumental in building a core technical foundation during a phase of rapid digital expansion. DevsData LLC enabled the influencer’s team to scale product development and operational delivery without overwhelming internal leadership.

The new hires took ownership of critical systems, supporting mobile development, backend infrastructure, and project coordination, which led to accelerated launch timelines for Lopez’s digital brands and improved platform stability across consumer-facing properties. Their impact was immediate: tighter sprint execution, streamlined technical delivery, and stronger cross-functional alignment across tech and business stakeholders.

Beyond the immediate contributions, the engagement established a high-efficiency recruitment model that allowed Tai Lopez’s technology arm to grow confidently and selectively. With DevsData LLC acting as a trusted hiring partner, the ventures maintained high talent standards while scaling at pace, paving the way for long-term innovation, automation, and sustained digital growth.

Case match: Is your company similar to Tai Lopez’s ventures?

A short 3-question diagnostic:

• Are you rapidly expanding digital operations and need startup-ready technical talent?
• Do your projects require mobile, backend, or cross-functional leadership across remote teams?
• Have you struggled to source engineers who thrive in fast-paced, high-ownership environments?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, DevsData LLC can help you scale with precision just as we did for Tai Lopez.

For more detailed information about DevsData LLC, contact them at general@devsdata.com or visit their website at www.devsdata.com.

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Tatia Tatoshvili Copywriter and Marketer

Tatia Tatoshvili is a Marketing and Communications professional with deep expertise in digital strategy and project management. Tatia’s experience includes implementing strategic marketing campaigns, elevating brand visibility, and building partnerships that expand education and job opportunities in the digital sector. She is passionate about fostering innovation and advancing digital literacy to create lasting impact.

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