For Recruiters

I maintain an open dialogue with recruiters for two reasons: market calibration and exceptional opportunities. If we're going to work together effectively, here are the ground rules:

• Mission. I work best when the problem is real and the stakes are clear. At Palantir, I built systems to catch insurance fraud—actual criminals stealing actual money. At Google, I worked on infrastructure that keeps real services running. At Anthropic, I'm ensuring AI systems work reliably at scale.

• No phone calls. I prefer async communication and I respond to emails within 24 hours during active processes.

• I like working in an office. In what is considered anathema by my industry colleagues, when remote work is all the rage, I find that in-person collaboration works best for me. I would have no qualms with a 5-day in-office position.

• Let's be realistic about compensation. While in British polite society it is considered rude to disclose my current salary, we all know money is a key part of the discussion. Numerous data points are available on Levels.fyi for both IC and manager roles for my previous L6 role at Google, but you should know my current position at Anthropic pays significantly higher.

• Our time is valuable. My opportunity cost for interviews is nontrivial. I aim to limit engagements to a select few with a high probability of mutual fit. I don't mind a long interview process as it is in the benefit of both parties to know each other better, but expectations should be clear at the beginning of it.

• London only, exceptional circumstances aside.

My resume is available upon request by emailing me at alex.palcuie@gmail.com or by sending a DM on LinkedIn. Please provide context on the role and the company – generic outreach yields low signal-to-noise ratios.