A recruiter who ships software.

I help the U.S. hire the best frontier talent. Founder of Ayla, co-founder of Awana.

Javier Dutan smiling, in a grey blazer over a black T-shirt
J. DUTAN · NEW YORK40.71°N 74.01°W

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FRONTIER TALENT FOR THE U.S.

  • PLATE 04 · OLD GLORY
    AYLA · FOUNDER

    Keeping America at the forefront.

    Ayla is an independent public-sector job board and recruiter console.

    Visit aylagov.com Independent · not a government website
  • U.S. Digital Service Recruited technologists for federal agencies. RECRUITER
  • Awana ↗ U.S.-led engineering teams, including engineers who evaluate frontier AI for labs. CO-FOUNDER
  • STATION DC Moderated “Hiring at the Frontier.” MODERATOR

BEFORE THAT

  • Reddit Recruited engineers. RECRUITER
  • Sabor A point-of-sale for restaurants. FOUNDER
  • Bitcoin payments Too early. Learned a lot. FOUNDER
  • A restaurant in Brooklyn My first business. OWNER
WHERE I WORK

New York, DC, the Space Coast and Quito.

I split my time between these four. If you're in one of them, let's get coffee.

I also connect founders and investors through private, curated events: Bagel Entrepreneurs.

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FIELD NOTES · ECUADOR · 0°00′00″
PLATE 01 · LAMA GLAMALlama, the AndesAwana started as Hire Llama.
PLATE 02 · CHELONOIDISGiant tortoise, GalápagosAbout 900 km off the coast of Ecuador.
PLATE 03 · TREMARCTOS ORNATUSSpectacled bear, the AndesThe only bear native to South America.