CANDIDATE_INTAKE

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One structured profile, reviewed by an engineer. Most of what we place is never publicly posted, so this is the only way to be in the running for it.

WHAT_HAPPENS_NEXT

STEP_01: We read the profile. An engineer, not a keyword filter.
STEP_02: If it matches an active search, we ask before sending it anywhere.
STEP_03: A technical conversation on fundamentals in your domain.
STEP_04: An introduction to the venture, with a written technical summary.

WHY_IT_IS_WORTH_IT

Exclusive
Stealth and pre-seed ventures do not advertise. We bring those roles to you.
Fractional
Not leaving academia yet? Milestone-based, remote-friendly research work is a real option.
Hardware, not web apps
Apply your physics and device background to physical silicon.

QUESTIONS

Email talent@referents.com — it reaches the same person who reads the forms.

01 / IDENTITY*

Full name*

Email*

Location*

City and country.

Institution or employer*

Where you are now, or where you last were.

02 / TECHNICAL PROFILE*

Primary domain*

The area you would defend in a technical interview.

Role of interest

Optional. Leave as the roster if you are open to anything.

Tooling familiarity*

gdsfactoryKLayoutLumericalCadenceSynopsysMATLABPython

03 / ENGAGEMENT*

Current work arrangement*

Availability*

04 / TARGET REMUNERATION · PKR / MONTH*

Pick the range that reflects what you would accept, not what you think we want to hear. This is the number a venture will be held to, and it only works if it is honest.

Under 100,000100,000 – 175,000175,000 – 250,000250,000 – 400,000400,000 – 600,000600,000+

05 / EVIDENCE*

Layout, code, papers, portfolio

One per line. KLayout screenshots, a gdsfactory repo, a thesis, a DOI — anything we can actually look at. A CV alone carries little weight here.

I agree that Referents may hold these details and contact me about matching roles. I understand my data is shared only with ventures I am introduced to, as set out in the data policy.

Fields marked * are required.

REFERENTS

We exist to solve the hardware talent deficit by matching specialised, high-potential engineers with frontier deep-tech ventures.

TALENTtalent@referents.com

VENTUREShiring@referents.com

OFFICEIslamabad, Pakistan

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