How Aionia Was Built
Aionia wasn’t born in a boardroom. It was shaped in the trenches—after years recruiting for companies like Meta, Google, ByteDance, Dropbox, Block, Netflix, United, and more. We kept seeing the same problem: too much noise, too little clarity. Recruiters promising speed, but delivering chaos. Too many resumes. Not enough fit. So we built something better.
Aionia is a boutique, founder-led recruiting firm designed for teams that move fast and hire smart. No resume spray. No handoffs. Just thoughtful calibration, sharp sourcing, and 3 aligned candidates in your inbox—often within the week.
Our model is shaped by real-world hiring challenges across LATAM, Europe, and North America. We’ve worked directly with engineering leaders, founders, and product teams—helping early-stage startups scale with precision and velocity.
When we say “signal over spray,” we mean it.
Human-Curated Talent
Every candidate is handpicked—no resume blasts, no filler.
AI-Accelerated Search
We blend automation with human instinct to find sharp, aligned talent fast.
Global Network
We’ve built trusted talent pipelines in the US, Canada, UK + Europe, Philippines, and LATAM.
First Candidates In 5–7 Days
Most clients receive 3 curated candidates within a week of kickoff.
Founder-Led. No Junior Hand-Offs.
You’re working directly with the expert—no outsourcing, no BS.
How Aionia Was Built
Aionia wasn’t born in a boardroom. It was shaped in the trenches—after years recruiting for companies like Meta, Google, ByteDance, Dropbox, Block, Netflix, United, and more. We kept seeing the same problem: too much noise, too little clarity. Recruiters promising speed, but delivering chaos. Too many resumes. Not enough fit. So we built something better.
Aionia is a boutique, founder-led recruiting firm designed for teams that move fast and hire smart. No resume spray. No handoffs. Just thoughtful calibration, sharp sourcing, and 3 aligned candidates in your inbox—often within the week.
Our model is shaped by real-world hiring challenges across LATAM, Europe, and North America. We’ve worked directly with engineering leaders, founders, and product teams—helping early-stage startups scale with precision and velocity.
When we say “signal over spray,” we mean it.
Human-Curated Talent
Every candidate is handpicked—no resume blasts, no filler.
AI-Accelerated Search
We blend automation with human instinct to find sharp, aligned talent fast.
Global Network
We’ve built trusted talent pipelines in the US, Canada, UK + Europe, Philippines, and LATAM.
First Candidates In 5–7 Days
Most clients receive 3 curated candidates within a week of kickoff.
Founder-Led. No Junior Hand-Offs.
You’re working directly with the expert—no outsourcing, no BS.
Founder's Note
Hello, I’m Iara! I started my career in finance—earning a degree in Economics from Columbia University and spending three years at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. It was the expected path, but not the aligned one. So I pivoted. Moved to London. Immersed myself in design at the University of the Arts London, exploring systems, structure, and the intersection of creative and analytical thinking.
Back in New York, I studied Networks and Systems Security at the Grove School of Engineering—balancing my love for visual work with a growing fascination with technology. That curiosity led me into recruiting, where I began placing top-tier talent for companies like Google, Meta, ByteDance, Dropbox, and Block. I supported projects with United, Netflix, The Gates Foundation, and others—helping teams scale across the U.S., Canada, LATAM, APAC, and Europe.
Over the years, I’ve recruited for some of the most critical, hard-to-fill roles in tech: Backend and Frontend Developers, DevOps Engineers, Cybersecurity Analysts, Network Engineers, Optical Engineers, and more. I’ve also helped build full-spectrum teams with Technical PMs, Designers, Data Analysts, QA Engineers, and Technical Writers—supporting product scale at speed and with clarity.
That experience became the foundation for my work at Aionia: not a firm built from convention, but from clarity. From seeing where hiring breaks down—and what it takes to fix it with speed, precision, and human alignment.
As a woman founder with a global lens, I built Aionia to be the kind of partner I always wished existed: intuitive, intelligent, and unshakably honest.
Iara Celeste Diaz
Senior Global Technical Recruiter | Principal
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