MediRec: engineer placed in 7 days, platform live in 4 weeks

MediRec, a division of Can-Rec Ltd. in Mississauga, set out to build a staffing marketplace for Canadian healthcare: facilities post shifts, verified nurses and PSWs fill them. The product existed as a plan, not as software. Hiring an engineer in Ontario meant months of recruiting and a six-figure salary before the first line of code. The founders wanted to be live in weeks.

Talento placed a vetted AI engineer on the account in 7 days. The engineer worked inside MediRec's team, with the founders driving product decisions. Talento handled the contract, payroll, and compliance, and carried the vendor risk. MediRec got a builder on day one instead of a hiring pipeline.

• Scoped the role and placed a vetted AI engineer in 7 days
• Built the facility side: shift posting with role and credential requirements
• Built the worker side: verified nurses and PSWs matched to eligible shifts
• Automated credential verification with audit-ready reporting
• Tested the platform and took it to production

Talento vetted the engineer before MediRec saw a profile. One account, full time, no agency bench. The founders kept product direction; Talento kept the admin. A 30-day fit window covered the match, so MediRec committed to weeks of work, not a year of salary.

From signed agreement to a live platform in 5 weeks: the engineer placed in 7 days, the build done in 4.

MediRec onboarded its first facility on the platform. Credential checks now run in the product instead of spreadsheets, and the total engineering cost came to about a third of a comparable local hire (estimated against Ontario salary and overhead).

“We signed, had an engineer inside a week, and were live a month later. It felt like he was one of our own.”