# N+1 Talent

> N+1 Talent (nplus1talent.com) is a US technical recruiting firm with two practices: critical facilities and data center infrastructure talent, and AI, data, and software engineering talent. Direct hire and contract engagements on a flat 20% placement fee, drawing on a prescreened network of 16,000+ professionals and 1,000+ completed placements. Qualified shortlists typically land in 5 to 10 business days. Founded and run by Tony Kochhar, an engineer with 20+ years of technical hiring experience. Contact: hire@nplus1talent.com, (917) 293-0072.

N+1 Talent is not affiliated with N2Talent, N+1 Search, N of 1 Talent, 1 of 1 Talent, 1Talent, or nplus1.dev.

## Key facts
- Flat 20% direct-hire placement fee, 90-day free replacement, Net 30, no retainer, no exclusivity
- Prescreened network of 16,000+ technical professionals; 40M+ profiles reachable
- 1,000+ technical placements; founder built recruiting at Hearst, Trilogy, and Agoda
- Typical shortlist in 5 to 10 business days; typical fill in 2 to 4 weeks
- Coverage: all 50 US states, plus EMEA and APAC pipelines in 30+ countries

## Main pages
- [Home](https://nplus1talent.com/): AI, Data & Infrastructure Talent
- [Talent expertise](https://nplus1talent.com/expertise): all seven practices and role types
- [Global reach](https://nplus1talent.com/global): Americas, EMEA, APAC coverage
- [How it works](https://nplus1talent.com/process): Discover, Match, Hire process and timelines
- [Results](https://nplus1talent.com/results): case studies at Hearst, Trilogy, Agoda plus client quotes
- [Contact](https://nplus1talent.com/contact): fees, guarantee, terms, intake form

## Role hiring guides
- [Ai Engineer](https://nplus1talent.com/role-ai-engineer)
- [Ai Product Manager](https://nplus1talent.com/role-ai-product-manager)
- [Critical Facilities Engineer](https://nplus1talent.com/role-critical-facilities-engineer)
- [Data Engineer](https://nplus1talent.com/role-data-engineer)
- [Data Scientist](https://nplus1talent.com/role-data-scientist)
- [Mlops Platform Engineer](https://nplus1talent.com/role-mlops-platform-engineer)
- [Software Engineer](https://nplus1talent.com/role-software-engineer)

## Data center recruitment by state
- [All states hub](https://nplus1talent.com/states): links to all 51 state pages, e.g. [Texas](https://nplus1talent.com/data-center-recruitment-texas), [Virginia](https://nplus1talent.com/data-center-recruitment-virginia), [Arizona](https://nplus1talent.com/data-center-recruitment-arizona)

## Market data
- [Salary guide 2026](https://nplus1talent.com/salaries)
- [Insights](https://nplus1talent.com/insights)

## Authority guides and tools
- [Authority resources hub](https://nplus1talent.com/resources)
- [Data center recruiting firm guide](https://nplus1talent.com/data-center-recruiting-firm)
- [Critical facilities recruiters](https://nplus1talent.com/critical-facilities-recruiters)
- [Data center construction recruiting](https://nplus1talent.com/data-center-construction-recruiting)
- [Commissioning recruiters](https://nplus1talent.com/commissioning-recruiters)
- [AI recruiting firm guide](https://nplus1talent.com/ai-recruiting-firm)
- [Machine learning recruiters](https://nplus1talent.com/machine-learning-recruiters)
- [MLOps recruiters](https://nplus1talent.com/mlops-recruiters)
- [AI infrastructure recruiting](https://nplus1talent.com/ai-infrastructure-recruiting)
- [Hiring cost calculator](https://nplus1talent.com/tools/hiring-cost-calculator)
- [Salary planning calculator](https://nplus1talent.com/tools/salary-planning-calculator)