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// hackerx.private_events / san-diegoPrivate Tech Hiring Events in San Diego
Run an invite-only hiring event for your engineering roles in San Diego. HackerX sources and screens the room from 1,016 local engineer profiles, runs the event end to end, and your team interviews pre-vetted candidates in a single evening. Flat event fee, no placement fees.
Inside a HackerX hiring event
Engineers and hiring teams in one room: short conversations, then follow-up interviews with the people you want to hire.
Hiring engineers in San Diego with HackerX
HackerX has hosted 11 in-person hiring events in San Diego since 2016, plus 9 virtual events for the San Diego market. 1,660 engineers have registered for our San Diego events, and 117 companies have bought employer tickets to meet them.
Our San Diego talent pool holds 1,016 engineer profiles, 54% of them with 10+ years of experience. The largest role groups are Full Stack Engineer and Backend Engineer.
A private event turns that network into a room built for you: we invite only the San Diego engineers who match your roles, and no other employers attend.
Who you can meet in San Diego
A breakdown of the 1,016 engineer profiles in our San Diego talent pool. We source private events from this pool and our wider community.
Top roles
Share of profiles by primary role. Engineers can list more than one role.
Experience
Most common skills
Recent HackerX events in San Diego
Public HackerX events for the San Diego market. Private events are sourced separately for each client.
| Month | Focus | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | Back-end engineering | In person |
| Sep 2023 | Back-end engineering | In person |
| Nov 2022 | Diversity in tech | Virtual |
| Nov 2022 | Diversity in tech | Virtual |
| Jul 2022 | Diversity in tech | Virtual |
| Mar 2022 | Full-stack engineering | Virtual |
How a private event in San Diego works
- Scope. Tell us the roles, stack, seniority and headcount you are hiring for in San Diego.
- Source. We invite and screen engineers from our San Diego pool of 1,016 profiles and the wider HackerX community.
- Run. At your San Diego office or a venue we book. We handle promotion, format and logistics.
- Hire. Your team interviews the room in one evening and makes offers directly, with no placement fee.
Software engineer salaries in San Diego
Base-salary ranges to plan offers before the event (USD).
| Experience level | Base salary |
|---|---|
| Junior (0–2 yrs) | $85K – $110K |
| Mid-level (2–5 yrs) | $110K – $145K |
| Senior (5–8 yrs) | $140K – $185K |
| Staff+ (8+ yrs) | $175K – $230K |
Defense, biotech, and wireless (Qualcomm) are the dominant engineering employers.
Private hiring events in San Diego: FAQ
How much does a private hiring event in San Diego cost?
Private events are priced as a flat event fee, scoped to your roles, headcount and venue, and there is no placement fee on the engineers you hire. HackerX clients typically see a cost per hire under $500, compared with $4,000 to $5,000 through agencies. Send your roles through the form on this page for a San Diego quote.
How many engineers attend a private event in San Diego?
We size the room to your hiring plan. Public HackerX events target 80 to 100 developer registrations. At a private event every invitee has been screened for your roles, so a smaller room still produces hires.
Where are private events held in San Diego?
Most clients host at their San Diego office, which lets candidates meet the team where they would work. If you do not have space, we arrange a venue in San Diego. Virtual private events are also available for distributed teams.
Which roles can you recruit for in San Diego?
Our San Diego talent pool is strongest in Full Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer and Frontend Engineer roles, and the most common skills are HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Python and Agile. We also source engineering managers, data, security and QA candidates.
Is HackerX a recruiting agency?
No. HackerX runs hiring events and a developer community of 180,000+ engineers. You pay a flat event fee, hire candidates directly, and never pay a placement fee.
Plan your San Diego event
Tell us who you are hiring in San Diego. We will come back with a plan for the room, a date and a flat-fee quote.