About Vanburn

About Vanburn

I spent more than a decade inside technology companies, building engineering teams across deep tech, AI, software and data.

I spent more than a decade inside technology companies, building engineering teams across deep tech, AI, software and data.

I saw where important hiring decisions break down.

I saw where important hiring decisions break down.

Roles are opened before the problem is understood. Leadership teams hold different definitions of “great.” Strong candidates receive job descriptions instead of credible reasons to move.

Roles are opened before the problem is understood. Leadership teams hold different definitions of “great.” Strong candidates receive job descriptions instead of credible reasons to move.

The issue is rarely effort. It is context, calibration and ownership.

The issue is rarely effort. It is context, calibration and ownership.

So I built VB Embedded: senior technical hiring led by one partner, working closely with the company and the people considering joining it.

So I built VB Embedded: senior technical hiring led by one partner, working closely with the company and the people considering joining it.

One engagement at a time. No handoffs. Clear ownership from the hiring problem through the final decision.

One engagement at a time. No handoffs. Clear ownership from the hiring problem through the final decision.

The aim is simple: help engineering teams make better hires—and help technical people make moves worth making.

The aim is simple: help engineering teams make better hires—and help technical people make moves worth making.

Let’s talk about what’s next.

Building a team? Considering your next move? Or simply wondering what opportunities are out there? Take 15 minutes with Van. No pitch deck. No forced process. Just a useful conversation about the work, the people and what could make sense.

I’m hiring

I’m exploring opportunities

Inside your team. Invested in what comes next.

Inside your team. Invested in what comes next.