--- title: "Bía Flutter Engineer Case Study" lang: en canonical_url: "https://www.lemonly.ai/case-studies/bia-flutter-engineer" last_updated: "2026-10-22" last_updated_source: jsonld summary: "Bía hired a Flutter engineer through lemonly: 32,802 distinct profiles assessed, 27 screening interviews, eight introductions and one hire. Bía reviewed the eventual hire by day 18; Michael confirmed an offer was out 43 calendar days after kickoff. These measure client review and time to offer, not signed acceptance." --- # Bia’s next Flutter Engineer – found in 18 days. > **Summary:** Bía, a Canadian sleep-tech startup, opened its Flutter engineer search with lemonly. An upcoming parental leave set the deadline. Bía’s own applicants arrived alongside lemonly’s introductions. lemonly sourced and screened; Bía ran its own hiring interviews. lemonly assessed 32,802 distinct profiles, interviewed 27 candidates and introduced eight. Bía hired one engineer. The kickoff was 8 June 2026 and Bía first viewed the eventual hire on 26 June, 17.66 elapsed days later, rounded to 18 days. This measures time to client review, not time to hire. Michael confirmed that Bía had extended an offer on 21 July 2026, 43 calendar days after the 8 June kickoff. This measures time to offer, not a signed acceptance date. Michael Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of Bía, said the hire topped Bía’s scorecard and was doing productive work in his second week. These are Michael’s retrospective observations. Michael Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of Bía: “Our engineer was going on parental leave. We needed this person started before he became unavailable – we had a hard deadline.” Michael Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of Bía: “Our own applicants weren’t as curated or tailored to the position. With lemonly’s sourced candidates, we saw high-quality people – a very, very big difference.” Michael Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of Bía: “He was top of our scorecard. Instead of three weeks of onboarding, he was done in a handful of days – doing productive work in his second week.” Michael Byrne, Co-founder & CEO of Bía: “We’re using their sourcing again – we already have two more roles in.” Last updated 22 October 2026. Bía · Flutter Engineer · Canada A specialist Flutter hire before parental leave. Top of Bía’s scorecard, and productive in his second week. × 18 days Time to Find 32,802 mobile engineers evaluated ## lemonly helps companies like Bía find the talent they’re looking for. The full market lemonly maps the talent market and assesses thousands of profiles against your written brief. Humans in the loop lemonly’s recruiters interview the strongest matches before introducing them to you. One flat fee Never a percentage of salary. The Problem ## Bia needed an engineer, urgently. Bía needed a senior engineer for the Flutter app behind its smart sleep mask. An upcoming parental leave made **getting the right person in place** urgent. Flutter experience alone wasn’t enough. Bía needed someone who had **shipped apps to real users, could take ownership without hand-holding, and communicate clearly in a remote team**. > “Our engineer was going on parental leave. We needed this person started before he became unavailable – we had a hard deadline.” > > Michael Byrne · Co-founder & CEO, Bía The Approach ## Find every Flutter engineer. Introduce the best. The challenge was finding Flutter specialists within the broader mobile engineering market. lemonly mapped that market across Canada and evaluated 32,802 profiles against Bía’s brief. In less than 18 days, we introduced the engineer Bía went on to hire. Technical fit Evidence of shipped Flutter apps Team fit Proactivity, ownership and communication > “Our own applicants weren’t as curated or tailored to the position. With lemonly’s sourced candidates, we saw high-quality people – a very, very big difference.” > > Michael Byrne · Co-founder & CEO, Bía The Screen ## lemonly found the needle in the haystack. The Search ## How lemonly found the hidden gems. 32,802 Profiles assessed 27 Interviewed by lemonly 8 Introduced to Bía 1 Hired by Bía 27 Interviews with lemonly 8 Introductions to Bía 1 Engineer hired by Bía The Result ## From kickoff to offer in 43 days. The engineer topped Bía’s scorecard, and the search was closed after just 6 weeks – arriving well before the baby did. > “He was top of our scorecard. Instead of three weeks of onboarding, he was done in a handful of days – doing productive work in his second week.” > > Michael Byrne · Co-founder & CEO, Bía > “We’re using their sourcing again – we already have two more roles in.” > > Michael Byrne · Co-founder & CEO, Bía --- _Markdown version of [this page](https://www.lemonly.ai/case-studies/bia-flutter-engineer) for AI agents and LLMs. More lemonly content: [llms.txt](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms.txt) · [full index](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms-full.txt)._