3X Partners

3X Partners is a talent advisory and consulting firm that helps organisations hire software engineers. It focuses on .NET/C# software engineering, modern front-end frameworks, cloud ecosystems and engineering leadership roles across Australia, the wider ANZ region and selected APAC markets. Its head office is in Sydney.

It works with high-growth, engineering-led or product-centric organisations, typically those with limited or overstretched talent capability. Its main contacts are CTOs, Heads of Engineering and talent leaders. Its approach combines Performance-Based Hiring with Talent Access Mapping, and an integrated sourcing, assessment and automation stack that includes proprietary tools.

Services come in three engagement levels, Foundation, Growth and Scale, covering areas such as benchmarking hiring maturity, talent pipelines and shortlists, market outreach and quarterly tune-ups. It says it uses a transparent cost-plus pricing model rather than percentage-of-salary fees. Craig Bagshaw is listed as founder and describes himself as a recruiter with 27 years' experience.