eLockerRecruitmentSince February 2025

Five hires, and management time back for building product

eLocker had no technical leadership in-house. Metamindz reviewed around 90 candidates, ran the technical interviews, and filled five engineering and leadership roles.

5
hires across engineering and leadership roles1
~90
candidates reviewed for eLocker's team1
80%
retention: 4 of the 5 hires still in place, one left after more than a year due to career growth2

What we did

It started with a fractional CTO audit that set out the problems and the fixes plainly, without creating a dependency. From there, Metamindz reviewed around 90 candidates and ran the technical interviews, and that judgement is what gave eLocker the confidence to hire.

“We've worked with Lev and Metamindz for several months, both in a fractional CTO role and on recruitment. They've been excellent throughout, responsive, easy to work with, and highly capable. I couldn't recommend them enough.”
eLockerJacob Hinson, eLocker · May 2025

Roles we've filled for eLocker, and their impact

  • Tech lead

    Brought a collaborative management style across departments, and a sales background that helps with both commercial and technical decisions.

  • Backend lead

    Launched a new platform and made eLocker's leadership more confident in architecture conversations.

  • Senior engineer

    Built the AI front end, set up a design system that removed the need for Figma, and architected analytics properly.

  • Senior React developer

    Described by eLocker as fast and methodical.

  • Flutter and Bluetooth developer

    Working on a complex, mobile SDK that combines software and hardware, on a tight timeline and with multiple partners.

Impact as described by Billy Whiffen, eLocker.

Sources

  1. Case study interview with Billy Whiffen, eLocker, 21 August 2026.
  2. Placement records, confirmed by Metamindz, 10 October 2026.

Last checked against these sources on 10 October 2026.

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