About the author

Zhenya Kruglova is a talent acquisition strategist with nearly a decade of experience designing scalable hiring systems for startups, marketplaces, and tech companies across Europe and Latin America.

As Head of Talent Acquisition at Lemon.io, she leads the vetting process for top-tier engineers—making sure clients get the right talent quickly and with confidence.

With a foundation in education and mentoring, she brings both empathy and structure to her role, overseeing recruitment and talent matching teams while shaping the overall strategy behind Lemon’s developer vetting process. Her focus is not just on matching skills, but on aligning values, goals, and team fit to build partnerships that last.

Experience

At Lemon.io, Zhenya has spent 7+ years leading recruitment and vetting operations, building the foundation for a trusted marketplace of developers. She developed scalable hiring systems, trained internal recruiters, and built processes that help companies find their ideal tech partners — quickly and reliably.

Before Lemon.io, she led large-scale educational and mentoring programs, launching two major online platforms and managing distributed product teams.

Today, Zhenya continues to advise startups and scaling teams independently, helping them optimize hiring strategies for long-term success.

Great hiring isn’t just about skills. It’s about chemistry, shared values, and mutual trust.

Zhenya Kruglova