Contrario: AI to source and screen 10x engineers
Contrario helps companies hire top engineers faster by identifying and screening high-quality candidates. Their platform leverages proprietary AI to identify job seekers from an elite talent pool (Stanford, MIT, Palantir, OpenAI, etc.) who match your hiring needs. Their voice agents conduct customized interviews that evaluate your candidates’ abilities to use AI in real-world coding challenges. With Contrario, your company only interviews pre-vetted engineers that will 10x your company’s growth.
Active Founders
Arya Marwaha, Founder
Founder & CEO at Contrario. Dropped out of Stanford (BS + MS in AI). Previously led product at BCG X and 5+ startups, including a Series A crypto company and early-stage 0→1 ventures.
Aditya Sood, Founder
Founder & CTO at Contrario. Stanford AI student turned dropout. Led NLP at NASA, published AI research in defense tech, researcher at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL) x Anthropic lab.
